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Global Spending On Resilience

1 items · 1 aliases · peaked week of 3 May 2026 · first seen 5 May 2026

A global geopolitical and economic analysis discusses the current state of world affairs, including the doomsday clock, oil dependence, debt structures, and rising defence and inflation risks, with a focus on how New Zealand as an agricultural trading nation may be affected.

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Heard on radio

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  • Well, I've been eagerly awaiting and also dreading this interview on the country today. I love chatting to this bloke. His name is Michael Avery. He's Rabobank's Singapore-based global strategist. He is in Sydney today. Michael, I'm going to split this interview into two because there's too much to get into one piece. So the first part will be about the world geopolitically and how close we are to midnight on the doomsday clock. Part two for New Zealand as an ag trading nation where we fit in and how we position ourselves in this chaotic world. Let's start with the world geopolitically. I call you a bit of an alarmist. I'm almost afraid to ask you, where are we on the doomsday clock?
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the-country Government / N-A

rising defence and subsidy costs amid instability

The Country 05/05/26: Michael Every talks to Jamie Mackay
5 May
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