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From Victoria University of Wellington - Comment: A refugee convention that doesn’t recognise the forced migration of Indigenous peoples – like Māori in NZ – is part of a global pattern of persecution.
The Conversation
This could mark the start of a major arms race in space, which would threaten all of us on Earth.
The Conversation
The government insists sanctioning Israel is too complex so close to an election. But New Zealand also has obligations under international law it shouldn’t ignore.
the Guardian
The al-Qaida leader envisaged an economically battered US withdrawing from the Middle East – and a global Muslim uprising. Then the tide turned, says Jason Burke, the Guardian’s international security correspondent
Salon.com
The new face of anti-South Asian hate isn't about terrorism
The American Prospect
The tariff-free importation of 300,000 metric tons of potentially substandard beef crashed cattle markets. Trump’s makeup plans to placate ranchers are lacking in substance.
the Guardian
This is a new and dangerous development: a network of vigilantes who have mobilised as politicians and police have failed to act, says Joe Mulhall of Hope Not Hate
www.democracyproject.org.nz
“Banana Republic at work.” That was the verdict of Dr Martien Lubberink, a regulatory specialist at Victoria University of Wellington, when Craig Stobo resigned as chair of the Financial Markets Authority in May.
Newsroom
Comment: With 1.5C of global warming behind us, how bad climate change gets will be determined by how long we burn fossil fuels. Marc Daalder analyses a pivotal United Nations report.
The Conversation
With growing rivalry between great powers in the Pacific, the Pacific Islands Forum is a chance to seek collective protection for the region’s small nations.
The American Prospect
The AI oligarchs thought they could stuff data centers down the throats of the American people. They thought wrong.
the Guardian
These things are undermining not just our public spaces but the very nature of being human. Let’s shame them off the streets, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
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Collected perspectives from Aotearoa New Zealand and elsewhere. Keep Reading
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