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NZ’s Olympic-Sized Relationship with Japan May Be about to Change
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NZ’s Olympic-Sized Relationship with Japan May Be about to Change

Geoffrey Miller Victoria University Of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Geoffrey Miller is the Democracy Project’s international analyst and writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues. He has lived in Germany and the Middle East and is a fluent speaker of German and Arabic.

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Myanmar Hit Squad Arrested in New York

Myanmar Hit Squad Arrested in New York

8th August 2021 Two Myanmar nationals were arrested in New York and charged with the attempted murder of Kyaw Moe Tun, Myanmar’s ambassador to the UN, who has refused to support the Junta. If the military were involved, then its clumsy execution was typical of the Tatmadaw’s organisation.

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Democracy’s Road to Tyranny

Democracy’s Road to Tyranny

Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn mises.org Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn (1909-1999) was an Austrian nobleman and socio-political theorist who described himself as an enemy of all forms of totalitarianism and as an “extreme conservative arch-liberal” or “liberal of the extreme right.” Described as “A Walking Book of Knowledge,” Kuehnelt-Leddihn had an encyclopedic

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The Purple Circle

The Purple Circle

Tiger Tiger, a tenacious, surprisingly well-educated animal, living and working in the real world.  Having to come up with staff wages every week sharpens the senses. The elites in the ancient Roman empire valued the colour purple, on account of the rarity (and price) of the vivid purple dye.  Sumptuary

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Vaccine Passport Is the End of Liberty

Vaccine Passport Is the End of Liberty

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Death from Starvation and COVID or Death from Revolution?

Death from Starvation and COVID or Death from Revolution?

Death from starvation and Covid or death from revolution? That is the stark choice facing many Burmese citizens. The sense of despair is getting so strong, especially in the non-metropolitan regions, amongst the young that they are declaring that it is better to die in action against the Junta than

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A Liberal Pop Star Just Condemned Socialist Tyranny in Cuba

Brad Polumbo fee.org Brad Polumbo is a libertarian-conservative journalist and Policy Correspondent at the Foundation for Economic Education. When celebrities weigh in on politics, the result is usually vapid virtue-signaling and surface-level liberal talking points. But pop star Camila Cabello just offered an exception to this rule with her

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The Road to Totalitarianism

The Road to Totalitarianism

CJ Hopkins consentfactory.org People can tell themselves that they didn’t see where things have been heading for the last 17 months, but they did. They saw all the signs along the way. The signs were all written in big, bold letters, some of them in scary-looking Germanic script.

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Myanmar Becoming Superspreader COVID State

Myanmar Becoming Superspreader COVID State

1st August 2021 The following piece carries on the theme from yesterday’s piece about the UK ambassador to the UN. The covid epidemic is getting out of control and has the potential to devastate the region which in turn could spread it to the rest of the world. Not

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UK Ambassador Warns of Mass Infection of COVID

UK Ambassador Warns of Mass Infection of COVID

31st July 2021 On Thursday, I took part in a webinar on the banking crisis in Myanmar and its impact on the economy. Hosted by Monash University the academic and business experts gave a wide range of views on the economy, but basically concurred on one thing – it’s close

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How Bruce Fenton Changed His Mind about COVID

“When the facts change, I change my mind – what do you do, sir?” is the famous saying from John Maynard Keynes. But, as we’ve seen over the past 18 months, a great many people – especially in government and public health bureaucracy – will never, ever change their minds, facts be

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Mr Slugsworth and the Everlasting Lockdown

Mr Slugsworth and the Everlasting Lockdown

Tiger Tiger, a tenacious, surprisingly well-educated animal, living and working in the real world.  Having to come up with staff wages every week sharpens the senses. A favourite childhood book of mine is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It was made into a couple of movies, one with Gene Wilder,

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