Tag: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
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...
Owen Wilkes dead since 2005 – but SIS still won’t release his personal file
By Murray Horton, editor of Foreign Control Watchdog
New Zealand's globally renowned peace researcher Owen Wilkes has been dead since 2005, but he is still...
Iconic peace researcher Owen Wilkes exposed global covert military activity and inspired NZ’s nuclear-free status
REVIEW: By Ken Mansell
The recent publication of a book of essays honouring the life of legendary New Zealand peace researcher and activist Owen Wilkes...
Owen Wilkes: Exposing foreign militarism on the ‘backside of the earth’
By David Robie
When I first encountered Owen Wilkes it was at a range of 17,000 kilometres -- the distance between Auckland, Aotearoa, and Stockholm,...
Peter Lusk: Reflections on my mahi with peace researcher Owen Wilkes
The Owen Wilkes book Peacemonger, edited by May Bass and Mark Derby, was due to be launched in Wellington today after earlier launches in...
‘Lots of information isn’t secret, it’s just hard to find’ – Nicky Hager on one of NZ’s most famous whistleblowers
By Nicky Hager, book chapter in Peacemonger
Whistleblower Owen Wilkes was a tireless and formidable researcher for the Pacific, peace and disarmament. Before the internet,...