Tag: Diplomacy

By RNZ Pacific reporters Naoero, formerly known as Nauru, has opened its embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the third Pacific Island nation to do so. Naoero's Vice-President...

ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin The 55th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting in Koror, Palau, last week has pushed West Papua back to the centre of...

ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Milne Isolation has been a challenge for the people of the atoll of Tongareva, 1300km north of the Cook Islands capital on...

Asia Pacific Report A leading Palestine solidarity group in New Zealand has challenged Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to explain why his government has not revealed...

Asia Pacific Report A New Zealand national solidarity group for Palestine has condemned plans by Nauru to open an embassy in Jerusalem as an "alarming...

INTERVIEW: By Eugene Doyle In this interview with Reza Nazar Ahari, the Iranian Ambassador to Wellington, we discussed the war, the state of diplomacy with...

By Christina Persico of RNZ Pacific Nauru's government has announced plans to set up an embassy in Israel. The government said Cabinet had endorsed the deployment...

COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean Forty-eight hours ago, I wrote: “Iran doesn't need to close the strait. It needs only to demonstrate, periodically, that it can.” Today,...

ANALYSIS: By Lim Tean Former US Vice-President Mike Pence wants Donald Trump to "finish the job" in the Strait of Hormuz. After 130 days of war...

COMMENTARY:  By Eugene Doyle “They’re scum … they’re led by sick people and they’re vicious, violent people. There’s something wrong with them. They’re cuckoo. As far...

By Kaya Selby of RNZ Pacific The new US Ambassador to New Zealand is introducing Donald Trump's agenda of "disruption" to the Pacific. Jared Novelly arrived...

COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, one of the signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the US,...

COMMENTARY: By Lim Tean The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has told the world that Iran’s foreign policy is driven by “pure theology” and...

COMMENTARY: By Alifereti Sakiasi in Suva The contest for influence in the Pacific is no longer confined to diplomacy, aid projects or infrastructure. Increasingly, it is...

In the great expanse of oceans, a number of small, remote islands are having their moment in the spotlight. From the Chagos islands to...

It isn't Tehran led by unhinged, genocidal megalomaniacs threatening the security of the region and the world. It is Tel Aviv and Washington, writes...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape was on an official visit to France last week,...

RNZ Pacific Nauru's government has issued a directive to all public servants and employees of state-owned enterprises in-country and abroad to adhere to the "One...

Asia Pacific Report The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) has called on the New Zealand government to resolve a tenancy controversy over the Israeli embassy...

COMMENTARY: By Prince Taofeek Ajibade The signals are now coming from both sides of the negotiating table. American sources confirm it. Pakistani mediators confirm it. The...

ANALYSIS: By Jeremy Scahill Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has been on a strategic tour to prepare for two dramatically different paths that could unfold...

By Anish Chand in Suva Fiji’s Ambassador to Israel, Jesoni Vitusagavulu, has defended his country’s voting record at the United Nations, saying it is guided...