Geoffrey Miller Victoria University of Wellington – Te Herenga Waka democracyproject.nz Geoffrey Miller is an international analyst at the Democracy Project. He has lived and travelled extensively in the Middle East and is a fluent Arabic speaker. Nanaia Mahuta’s comments on China in a Guardian interview last week brought
30th May 2021 I have managed to reconnect with useful sources and the situation is getting complex. In protests against the previous coups, the opposition tended to gradually fade away after a few weeks as the military turned the screws and imposed their will on the people. The current coup
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As I’ve reported for The BFD, the ineluctable realities of demographics and geopolitics are against China’s superpower ambitions. Geopolitically, superpowerdom means a lot more than just military strength. A superpower has the sort of cultural clout that draws other nations into its sphere of influence by a kind
Brendan O’Neill, editor of “Spiked”, asks the question “What’s the real reason so many people hate Israel?“ Did you know that for the past three weeks Turkey has been engaged in a military assault on Iraqi Kurdistan? It’s been brutal. The Turks, who have one of the
New Zealand Greens’ list MP Golriz Ghahraman sure does like to talk up the evils of slavery and colonialism. She wants statues of New Zealand’s “colonial past” removed. She also makes a big noise about supporting the “Black Lives Matter” movement, whose central platform is “reparations” for slavery. But
CJ Hopkins consentfactory.org One of the hallmarks of totalitarian systems is the criminalization of dissent. Not just the stigmatization of dissent or the demonization of dissent, but the formal criminalization of dissent, and any other type of opposition to the official ideology of the totalitarian system. Global capitalism has
Paul Rubenstein aijac.org.au Paul Rubenstein is NSW chairman of the Australia/Israel and Jewish Affairs Council. Sydney Morning Herald and The Age – 27 May 2021 “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” So goes the catch-cry chanted by anti-Israel demonstrators around the globe
israelinstitute.nz Cyrus Basham spoke at the Israel Solidarity Rally in Auckland, 23 May, 2021 I’m speaking on behalf of the Iranian Freedom Fighters. I’m here to send a message of friendship and peace to the people of Israel and to tell you that people like Golriz Ghahraman
26th May 2021 I would like to thank all the readers who have indulged me over the last few months as I have tried to keep you up to date with events in Myanmar, many of which haven’t been covered by the MSM. I am having to stop writing
Peeni Henare, the Defence Minister, has opened his Twitter gob and inserted both feet with a comment that in all likelihood will cause a diplomatic incident, all so he could score a cheap political point against David Seymour: Just a few days ago a Hollywood actor, John Cena, had to
25th May 2021 Well, it had to happen. Another hero bit the dust today with the arrest of Danny Fenster at Yangon airport as he was about to board a plane to Kuala Lumpur. Danny is the managing editor of Frontier, which along with the Irrawaddy are the only two
24th May 2021 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court today. Although it was only a first 30-minute hearing, the legal process could lead to her eventual imprisonment and the dissolution of her political party, the National League for Democracy (NLD). Suu Kyi stands accused by the military
Louis T. March mercatornet.com Louis T. March has a background in government, business and philanthropy. A former talk show host, author and public speaker, he is a dedicated student of history and genealogy. Louis lives with his family in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. In demographic circles, all
23rd May 2021 Following on from yesterday’s action in Demoso two artillery shells landed in the town today; Ooredoo (one of the telecom suppliers, based in Qatar) the internet is disconnected; Telenor (telecom supplier, Norway based) only ‘E’ is available and you can’t connect any apps. There has
22nd May 2021 I have been commenting that this rebellion is unlike previous ones in Myanmar in that if it spread to the cities then the regime, even though it won’t lose, will be in trouble. Well, it is happening. Sanchaung township is a relatively well-off district and
