POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEK – Deterrence and De-Escalation Are They Still Valid Concepts In International Relations?
The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin today at 12:45pm August 5, 2024 (NZST) which is…
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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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Joint Sino-Russian air patrol near Alaska
Last week, a small group of Chinese and Russian bombers flew close to US air space near Alaska. The US…
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Protests in 24 centres across the country – from Opononi to Invercargill – call for government action on Palestine
Protests in 24 centres across the country this weekend will call out the anti-Palestinian racism and cowardly fealty to the…
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Ben Morgan: Russia on the offensive
Bucking a trend, Russia launched an unusually large armoured attack this week and is currently on the offensive in Donetsk….
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Labour’s Parker critical of weak NZ response to ICJ ruling against Israel over Gaza
Former New Zealand attorney-general David Parker spoke on day 295 of Israel’ genocidal war on Gaza in Auckland on Sunday, condemning the National-led coalition government’s inaction over the ongoing crisis.
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There are many more past injustices for the state to answer
In 2016 CPAG published Kathryn’s Story: How the Government spent well over $100,000 and 15 years pursuing a chronically-ill beneficiary…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Exercise Pitch Black 2024
Exercise Pitch Black 2024 Currently, Australia is hosting Exercise Pitch Black, the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) most important regular…
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We Are Gloriavale
Former members of the Gloriavale Christian community have filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit claiming its leaders treated them as slaves. They…
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You can’t support a “lesser evil” Genocide
Some writers have a way with words that just nail an issue. One such is Caitlin Johnstone, an independent reader-supported…
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Time to cut through the weirdness, be bold and simplify Working for Families.
There is an old saying in policy wonk land that ‘you don’t make housing policy for those who live in…