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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In the 80s, New Zealand choose frigates to operate alongside the US Navy. Now, those frigates are nearing retirement age, and Wellington gets a choice: repeat that decision with a much less consistent partner in Washington, or build a navy to different ends. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Rebuilding New Zealand’s Navy for Security, Not Aggression - CIP

A frigate-less New Zealand navy can avoid sunk costs and create a non-provocative defense strategy for the 21st century

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Van Jackson @vanjackson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This report is brilliant, and a devastating takedown of the NZ government’s plans to blow a hole in the budget by acquiring frigates. Jettison a prestige navy, divest of imperialist adventures, and embrace non-offensive defense internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Rebuilding New Zealand’s Navy for Security, Not Aggression - CIP

A frigate-less New Zealand navy can avoid sunk costs and create a non-provocative defense strategy for the 21st century

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Center for International Policy @cipolicy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

New Zealand's aging frigates are set to retire. For the International Policy Journal, @brykharris.bsky.social argues forgoing bigger warships in favor of smaller, more regionally useful vessels,meeting local needs without pulling Wellington into hegemonic wars internationalpolicy.org/publications...

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Rebuilding New Zealand’s Navy for Security, Not Aggression - CIP

A frigate-less New Zealand navy can avoid sunk costs and create a non-provocative defense strategy for the 21st century

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Bryant Harris @brykharris.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

It's been a minute since I've published. NZ has some big navy acquisition decisions coming up, and I argue for CIP that foregoing frigates for lower-cost, less crew intensive OPVs/unmanned systems can patrol more area w/o getting dragged into US wars. internationalpolicy.org/publications...

internationalpolicy.org

Rebuilding New Zealand’s Navy for Security, Not Aggression - CIP

A frigate-less New Zealand navy can avoid sunk costs and create a non-provocative defense strategy for the 21st century

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Evening.

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