More is at stake than a football win or loss when it comes to US secretary of state Antony Blinken’s discussions with New Zealand on the sidelines of the Fifa Women’s World Cup.
Populism's threats make it an important topic for this weekend’s Foreign Policy School, Professor Robert Patman says.
The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam could be an admission of defeat by Russia in its war against Ukraine.
The surprise election result in Thailand may reflect a global resurgence of belief in democracy, Professor Robert Patman says.
It is doubtful all overseas players with fingers in the Sudanese pie want peace, University of Otago foreign affairs specialist Professor Robert Patman says.
New Zealand would not want to see Donald Trump back in the White House while criminal charges against him were still before the courts, Professor Robert Patman says.
Only a clear winner and a clear loser will bring the war in Ukraine to an end, Professor Robert Patman predicts.
New Zealand has a specific role to play as tensions between the United States and China increase, Professor Robert Patman says.
For NZ, a lot rides on Russia successfully being forced out of Ukraine, Otago University's foreign affairs specialist Prof Robert Patman says.
Bigger planes are helping cyclone-hit students make it to O Week.
Drifting towards the rocky shore brought frightening memories of another ferry disaster, Kaitaki passenger Mark Munro says.
The world needs new ways to deal with the three big issues it faces in 2023, argues Professor Robert Patman.
World-changing events of the past four years are tragic proof of the urgent need for global reform, Professor Robert Patman says.
XI Jinping risks losing legitimacy and control, Professor Robert Patman says.
Putin will be hit by fallout from the Russian-made missile that killed two people in Poland this week, Professor Robert Patman says.
A lopsided battle has been taking place in mountainous Chin State, Myanmar, home to former Dunedin man Henry Van Thio.
South Korea’s growing influence makes it a country to keep an eye on, Professor Robert Patman says.
Bruce Munro looks into the dark origins of the global war on drugs, spotlights surprising facts about which of New Zealanders’ favourite drugs are most harmful, looks at why researchers are getting excited about psychedelics and asks, "Ultimately, what are we trying to achieve?"
Charities are terrified of being honest with funders, not-for-profit sector advocate and critic Vu Le says. Bruce Munro talks to Le, and players in the multi-billion-dollar NZ sector, about why the current model fails to truly deliver and what far-reaching fixes are needed.
Lizard-lover, science educator and award-winning photographer Sam Purdie is about to release a guide to all 141 of New Zealand’s reptile and amphibian species.
