Ben Morgan: Kursk Salient, the bad reasons why it is so important
Negotiations are moving rapidly, and last week was punctuated by activity that indicates a ceasefire may be close. On 8…
Setting the Agenda
Political analysis and commentary shaping the progressive debate in Aotearoa New Zealand, focused on power, policy, and accountability.
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Herald hatchet job on pro-Palestinian bias
Under the guise of defending unbiased reporting, the NZ Herald, the newspaper that applauded RNZ sacking a sub-editor for introducing…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update:
US Space Force deploys to Thailand for Exercise Cobra Gold 2025 An emerging aspect of multi-domain war is managing space…
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Peters needs to tell Trump to stop the Israeli bullies
On the eve of Winston Peters’ trip to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa…
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Game of Realms and Rare Earth: How Trump gets the Cook Islands
It may have been sometime during a voyeuristic rewatch of Zelinsky’s Oval Office tag team beat-down when Trump kept referring…
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Ben Morgan: Uncertainty and opportunity, what is America’s next move?
Next week, US and Ukrainian officials plan to meet in Saudi Arabia, and the situation continues to evolve rapidly. Early…
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International Women’s Day activists protest in solidarity with Palestinians
Activists in Aotearoa New Zealand marked International Women’s Day today and the start of Ramadan this week with solidarity rallies across the country, calling for justice and peace for Palestinian women and the territories occupied illegally by Israel.
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: South Korea, Japan and US foreign policy instability
Last week’s US foreign policy disasters, starting with voting alongside countries like Belarus, Russia and North Korea opposing a UN…
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Helen Clark’s global wisdom on NZ/Cook Islands/China/US is the voice we need right now
Helen Clark, the second female Prime Minister of New Zealand, former UNDP head, multiply-vetoed UN Secretary-General nominee, Mt Eden resident,…
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Saige England: NZ arms company building linked to Gaza genocide, claim peace activists
By Saige England: Peace activists who scaled the roof an an international weapons company operating from Christchurch yesterday say the company links New Zealand to the deaths of children in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.