In From The Cold
New Zealand Security Matters is hosted by Dr Rhys Ball, a former intelligence officer who is now one of New Zealand’s leading commentators on intelligence and national security; and Martin Schwarz, a former Assistant Director in the New Zealand Intelligence Community.
It will challenge and inform New Zealand’s national security and intelligence matters for policy makers, academics, think tanks, politicians, intelligence professionals, aspiring intelligence professionals and amateur intelligencers alike.
The hosts will draw on their nearly 50 years experience in national security to run a lively debate and inject fresh ideas.
Follow New Zealand Security Matters on Twitter and send in your questions and comments:
Disclaimer: the views expressed by the hosts in this podcast are their personal views only. They do not represent the views of their past or present employers.
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In From The Cold
New Zealand Security Matters is hosted by Dr Rhys Ball, a former intelligence officer who is now one of New Zealand’s leading commentators on intelligence and national security; and Martin Schwarz, a former Assistant Director in the New Zealand Intelligence Community.
It will challenge and inform New Zealand’s national security and intelligence matters for policy makers, academics, think tanks, politicians, intelligence professionals, aspiring intelligence professionals and amateur intelligencers alike.
The hosts will draw on their nearly 50 years experience in national security to run a lively debate and inject fresh ideas.
Follow New Zealand Security Matters on Twitter and send in your questions and comments:
Disclaimer: the views expressed by the hosts in this podcast are their personal views only. They do not represent the views of their past or present employers.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rhys and Martin talk about Intelligence and Leadership in this episode – looking at the four most recent Directors-General of NZSIS, as New Zealand prepares to recruit the next head of the Service. What are the important attributes that a head of an intelligence service needs to have? Is it now the time for an internal candidate to be appointed, or maybe a chief executive from the private sector? Should the status quo remain or maybe it is time to push the boundaries…listen to Martin and Rhys and their take on what a Spy Master should look like today
Send your questions to nzsecmatters@gmail.com or via Twitter @nzsecmatters
The job description for NZSIS Director-General is referenced in this episode. The link is here: https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/news/director-general-of-security-and-chief-executive-of-the-new-zealand-security-intelligence-service/
For those interested to learn more about the Ahmed Zaoui case, Rhys recommends John Keir’s “Enemy of the State: The Ahmed Zaoui File” https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enemy-of-the-state-the-ahmed-zaoui-file/id1577663978
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