A look at Donald Trump’s seismic foreign policy shifts and what America’s controversial vote at the United Nations alongside ‘strongman’ nations means for New Zealand
Read MoreTrump's UN vote a defining act that points to day of reckoning for NZ
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Trump's Comeback: It's a new, strongman era, 'whether they like it or not'
Donald Trump’s comeback is an historic achievement that re-writes the laws of politics and sets the United States on a new course it hasn’t seen for generations and that will test the guardrails of democracy
Read MoreIt’s not (just) about the economy, stupid.
The polls say economics is the #1 issue for Americans but the debate seems to be a culture war for the soul of the United States. Thing is, they’re all different sides of the same anger and there’s data to prove it
Read MoreMight Kamala Harris be about to get a 'stardust' moment like Jacinda Ardern?
A burst of grassroots support, a rush of donations, a new, surprise candidate sweeping into an election race crying out for some ‘stardust’. Could the US presidential election have echoes of New Zealand 2017?
Read MoreUnsurprising, but Trump shooting creates opportunity for a surprising response
As we unite to condemn the shooting at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania, can we honestly say we’re shocked? But perhaps this event could serve to unite a bitterly divided America behind a more peaceful path
Read MoreDems need to ask the right question about Biden as his age now defines the campaign
It was billed as a make-or-break new conference, but the fact is Biden’s cognitive ability is now on the ballot in November and the Democrats need to ask their own make-or-break questions
Read MoreA debate to make the world tremble
The opening presidential debate of 2024 was like no other. This was an awful debate of lies and incoherence, dangerously far from the policy battles of only years ago; a debate of golf swings and porn starts rather than issues
Read MoreHumanity lost amidst the violence in Israel and Gaza
The Israel-Hamas war asks us to balance atrocities, trade off kidnapped grandmothers with bombed babies. It’s a fool’s errand. We need to remember the humanity of our enemies
Read MoreIs is the beginning of the end of the toxic Trump TV show?
The 2022 mid-terms may be remembered as the moment when Americans finally breathed out, exhaling the Trump years. So what’s going on?
Read MoreQueen Elizabeth's death a true end of an era, but her legacy of service can live on
Upon the death of Queen Elizabeth II we can reflect on a life devoted to principles that are no longe popular, but which we need to learn to value again
Read MoreCorroboration: The key January 6 moment where Trump is exposed
A stunning day of testimony at the January 6 committee hearings in Washington DC has corroborated the key, but under-reported, part of Cassidy Hutchinson’s damning evidence against Donald Trump
Read MoreFor a true 'Partnership for the Blue Pacific', we'll need more Pacific partners
New alliances are cropping up in the Pacific, but in whose interests? Are New Zealand and its partners willing to walk the walk required to achieve genuine peace and development or will we fail to learn lessons from elsewhere?
Read MoreRoe V Wade ruling shows why abortion is the answer to so many questions about US politics
Today’s US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade is a lesson to non-American’s that abortion remains the deepest, most divisive, most defining issue in US politics. And its impact will be felt far beyond the realm of reproductive rights
Read More50 days of war in Ukraine: What have we learnt?
Gas, geo-politics, the Crimean War, citizen solidarity, red line and the importance of coastlines… after 50 days of war in Ukraine let’s run through just some of the things we’ve learnt since Vladimir Putin went to war
Read MoreGlobal unity against Moscow sends a clear message to Beijing
The world’s united response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is giving Vladimir Putin pause and resetting geo-political calculations… not just in Moscow, but closer to home as well
Read MoreDesmond Tutu 1931-2021: A hero who dared to hope in a moral universe
Archbishop Desmond Tutu was one of my heroes. Here’s why
Read MoreAfter 20 years in Afghanistan, 'a little revenge' has done immeasurable damage
President Joe Biden has declared the war in Afghanistan over, but the 20-year legacy of bitter fruit will remain on our tongues for many years yet. The price for America’s “little revenge” has been paid by us all and we will keep paying it
Read MoreDrawing a red line with China
As the new podcast Red Line makes clear, China is changing before our eyes and New Zealand faces some increasingly stark, challenging, and maybe defining, choices
Read MoreJoe Biden inauguration: The pendulum has swung, but how far?
Joe Biden gave a message of unity in his inauguration speech and his swearing in shows a pendulum swing in US politics back to the establishment. But what does that mean?
Read MoreTrump Impeachment II: Hat tip to history or something more?
Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment could be merely a note to later historians as to how awful this term has been or it could be the start of healing. But either way, Trump’s place in history will now largely be decided by Joe Biden
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