David Dickens

David Dickens is a former New Zealand defence strategist. He was deputy director (1996-1999) and then director (1999-2002) of the Centre for Strategic Studies: New Zealand.

Controversy and departure

In 1999, Dickens replaced former diplomat Terence O'Brien as Director of CSS.

Dickens was accused in parliament of leaking a letter by an Army officer in 2001, the letter advocating lobbying for greater Army funding at the expense of other services.[1] Dickens denied leaking the letter, and the accusation was later proven false by a Defence Force investigation.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Irate MPs finger think-tank chief as defence letter leak". The New Zealand Herald. 30 August 2001. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  2. ↑ Mold, Francesca (21 May 2002). "Defence strategist joins National staff". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2010.

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