With climate change likely to sharpen conflict, NZ balances pacifist traditions with defence spending
- Written by David Belgrave, Lecturer in Politics and Citizenship, Massey University
New Zealand's military aircraft are used for disaster relief, such as following a series of earthquakes in Sulawesi in 2018. EPA/Holti Simanjuntak, CC BY-ND
In most countries, the question of whether to produce guns or butter is a metaphor for whether a country should put its efforts into defence or well-being. In New Zealand, this debate is much...