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...
Since the war on Gaza began, violence against Palestinians has surged in the West Bank
ANALYSIS: By Tristan Dunning and Martin Kear
While the world remains fixated on the devastating October 7 Hamas attacks and the subsequent Israeli attacks on...
Peters has track record but NZ aid policy still hard to figure out
ANALYSIS: By Terence Wood
In the wake of New Zealand’s recent election, and subsequent coalition negotiations, Winston Peters has emerged as New Zealand’s Foreign Minister...
Owen Wilkes was an admirable, fearless and unforgettable New Zealander
INTRODUCTION: By Mark Derby
Just weeks after Owen Wilkes’ sudden death in 2005, a van arrived at his basic bach in Kāwhia to carry away...