Waitangi 2024: how NZ’s Tiriti strengthens democracy and checks unbridled power
ANALYSIS: By Dominic O’Sullivan
The ACT Party’s election promise of a referendum for Aotearoa New Zealand to redefine and enshrine the “principles” of the Te...
In Gaza, the West is enabling the most transparent genocide in human history
ANALYSIS: By Richard Falk
Recall Samuel Huntington’s controversial, yet influential, 1993 Foreign Affairs article, “The Clash of Civilizations,” which ends with the provocative phrase, “The...
Golriz Ghahraman’s exit from politics shows the toll of online bullying on female MPs
ANALYSIS: By Cassandra Mudgway
The high-stress nature of working in politics is increasingly taking a toll on staff and politicians. But an additional threat to...
Fiji’s defence and security review – a pivotal step towards stability
ANALYSIS: By Shailendra Singh
Fiji Home Affairs Minister Pio Tikoduadua’s national defence and security review initiative announced last month marks a bold and pivotal step...
New Zealand can learn from South Africa, The Gambia and others when it comes to international accountability
ANALYSIS: By Karen Scott
In 2023, the world witnessed a sustained attack on the very foundations of the international legal order.
Russia, a permanent member of...
After 3 months of devastation in the Israel-Hamas war, is anyone ‘winning’?
ANALYSIS: By Ian Parmeter
The 19th century German war strategist and field marshal Helmuth von Moltke famously coined the aphorism “No battle plan survives first...