Five years after the deadly March 15 Christchurch mosque attacks we need to do more to counter the spread of hate and division, at home and in places like Gaza, Prof Robert Patman says.
Lee Tamahori’s new feature film The Convert thrusts viewers into 1830s Aotearoa-New Zealand; a Māori world dominated by tribal warfare.
Vladimir Putin needs to watch for "international blowback", including on the battlefield in Ukraine, following the suspicious death of Alexei Navalny.
The NZ government should support former Prime Minister Helen Clark in calling out countries for prematurely axing funding to the UN aid agency in Gaza, Prof Robert Patman tells Global Insight this week.
NZ should urge the US to stop supplying Israel with weapons for a conflict where war crimes are being committed, international relations expert Prof Robert Patman tells Global Insight.
There was not a day Esther Hippe was not grateful to the people of New Zealand for giving her a new life after she escaped East Germany.
Disarray has been a major theme of global politics in 2023, Prof Robert Patman says.
Pacific Island states are right to think oil and gas exploration in NZ is an ‘‘inter-mestic’’ issue on which they deserve to have some say, Prof Robert Patman says.
Israel and main ally the United States need to pursue a ceasefire, not a humanitarian truce, in the conflict with Hamas, Prof Robert Patman says.
Our new foreign minister should call for an immediate, lasting ceasefire and the release of all hostages to end the Israel-Hamas war, foreign affairs specialist Prof Robert Patman tells Global Insight.
Defence personnel with a shopping list are heading across the ditch to an international naval expo early next month.
The Hamas group’s shocking attack on Israel was a bad miscalculation and NZ should remind Israel not to make the same mistake, Otago Uni's Professor Robert Patman says.
Most people have never heard of Oleg Vornik, but Vladimir Putin almost certainly has. Bruce Munro talks to the Russian-born, Christchurch-raised head of a counter-drone tech company.
Most people have never heard of Oleg Vornik, but Vladimir Putin almost certainly has. Bruce Munro talks to the Russian-born, NZ head of a counter-drone tech company playing a significant role in the Russia-Ukraine war.
China’s competing goals for Hong Kong mirror what is happening in the country at large, Prof Robert Patman says.
If liberal democracies really want to do something to stem the growing influence of Russia and China in sub-Saharan Africa, they should help nations tackle poverty, Prof Robert Patman says.
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.
