World Politics
No Peace until Jewish Presence Accepted
Dr Sheree Trotter IINZ First published on Stuff OPINION: In 2018 I visited Ramallah with two colleagues. In an unanticipated conversation on a street very near Yasser Arafat’s tomb, a friendly and engaging Palestinian lawyer explained to us that their leaders were like gangs, they were corrupt and ‘monopolise
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It Really Was Real Socialism That Killed Venezuela
Every time a socialist experiment collapses into ruin, repression and starvation, the invariably well-fed, bourgeois enthusiasts of socialism in the West chirp, “But that’s not real socialism!” The latest object lesson is Venezuela. Just over a decade ago, Venezuela was the latest cause celebre for the left. Socialists
In an Increasingly Dangerous Neighbourhood, Australia Needs a Stronger Security System
John Blaxland Australian National University Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a new 2020 Defence Strategic Update and Force Structure Plan that marks a considerable departure from the past. The update boosts defence spending from A$195-$270 billion over the next decade, with a commitment to see it through,
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China’s Real Systemic Racism Gets a Free Pass
The fundamental uselessness of leftist idiots is demonstrated by nothing so much as their furious pursuit of imaginary racism in the West, while a very real genocide is being perpetrated elsewhere. The orchestration of violence and civil unrest in the name of the idiotic BLM Marxist conspiracy theory almost seems
Former Chinese Spy Trainer and NZ MP Faces Calls to Be Sacked
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“A New Era of Reign of Terror” for Hong Kong
“A national security law was imposed on Hong Kong through a process nobody in Hong Kong had any control over, with content nobody in Hong Kong was privy to. That should put an end to the notion that Hong Kong remains autonomous in any meaningful way” – Alvin Cheung. Ever since
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Are We Being Kind to the Cook Islands over COVID-19?
Gerhard Sundborn covidplanb.co.nz The Cook Islands is almost as much a part of New Zealand as the North or South Island. Like Niue and Tokelau, all Cook Islanders hold New Zealand citizenship. The Cooks is home to 17,500 people of whom about 2,500 (15%) are either
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Cathy Buckle cathybuckle.co.zw Cathy Buckle and her well-known blog, Letters from Zimbabwe, featuring eye witness accounts of daily life in Zimbabwe, has been running since February 2000. It is sent to subscribers around the world and is regularly featured by a number of international print and broadcast
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Information Warfare, Who Does it Better — Men or Women, Communists or Capitalists?
Once upon a time warfare was mainly boots on the ground, powerful guns and blowing stuff up by cunning and strategy, but in comparison, information warfare is subtle. It is defined as “the manipulation of information trusted by a target without the target’s awareness so that the target will
What’s the Deal with the Upcoming 1 July Proposal?
IINZ News israelinstitute.nz Much has been written and opined about the expected announcement on July 1st about Israel applying Israeli civilian law to parts of the disputed territories. Here are some facts that are worth keeping in mind. 1. No one really knows what will be proposed yet 2.