Tag: US
Are US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump...
ANALYSIS: By Clive Williams, Australian National University
Tensions are running high in the Middle East in the waning days of the Trump administration.
Over the weekend,...
Beware of elite billionaire ‘do-gooder’ hypocrisy, warns author
From RNZ Saturday Morning
Described by a Guardian reviewer as "superb hate-reading", writer and columnist Anand Giridharadas's latest book Winners Take All: The Elite Charade...
RSF condemns attacks on US protest journalists fueled by Trump slurs
Pacific Media Watch
Protests in at least 30 cities across the US following the police killing of George Floyd have resulted in violent attacks from...
Thousands march in NZ solidarity rallies with Black Lives Matter
By RNZ News
Thousands of New Zealanders have joined large numbers of Americans in protesting following the killing of Minneapolis man George Floyd.
In Auckland, Aotea...
Lack of confidence in US leadership adds to coronavirus panic
ANALYSIS: By Tony Walker of La Trobe University
When the Federal Reserve cut interest rates to the bone this week, this represented the most decisive...
China’s ‘mixed messages’ in Asia recipe for distrust, says academic
China’s rise in the Asia-Pacific region has the entire globe assessing how the future of the region might look. Delegates at February’s QS Summit...
Scott Waide: How China is several moves ahead in Port Moresby
COMMENTARY: By Scott Waide
In November every year, the Papua New Guinean National budget usually takes centre stage. But not this year.
This week, the 2019 budget...
Bill McKibben: Stop swooning over Justin Trudeau – he’s a disaster...
OPINION: By Bill McKibben
Donald Trump is so spectacularly horrible that it’s hard to look away – especially now that he’s discovered bombs. But precisely...