Writing

A small library of arguments.

Curated, not a feed. Long pieces and short letters on capability, the Pacific, and the work of building hard companies.

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Sovereign Capability from the Periphery

If you read one thing here, this is the argument the rest is downstream of.

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  • What the Evidence Actually Says About Industrial Policy

    A reading of the academic and multilateral literature on industrial policy. What works, what doesn't, and where the consensus has actually moved.

    Essay
  • The Five-Test Framework for Any NZ Industrial Intervention

    A working filter for distinguishing real industrial policy from rent transfer, applied to the small set of interventions New Zealand should actually consider.

    Essay
  • Why Small Countries Have a Different Industrial Policy Problem

    Israel, Finland, Denmark. What the small-country playbook actually looks like, and what New Zealand should be copying instead of importing the American or Chinese version.

    Essay
  • Why Managed Strategic Competition Needs a Periphery Strategy

    Rudd's framework, applied to the small allied nations on the edge of the contest. What the centre owes the periphery, and what the periphery owes the centre.

    Essay
  • Why "Number Eight Wire" is a Bad Meme for New Zealand

    The myth glamorises improvisation, scarcity, and amateurism. Useful for hobby farming; corrosive for industrial capability.

    Note