Global Insight

There will be less pressure for New Zealand to ‘‘take orders’’ from the United States if Kamala Harris is the next president, Prof Robert Patman says.

Similarities between Claudia Sheinbaum and former NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern suggest Mexico’s first female president could have a big impact on the world stage, Prof Robert Patman tells Global Insight.

The state of emergency in New Caledonia presents a considerable challenge for NZ's foreign policy efforts in the Pacific, international relations expert Prof Robert Patman says.

China's ‘‘dictatorship’’ can be contained more effectively by defeating Russia’s ‘‘barbaric’’ invasion of Ukraine than by joining Aukus, Professor Robert Patman tells Global Insight.

Allowing representatives of Myanmar’s violent junta to attend an important Asia leaders’ meeting in NZ could signal the govt's willing to back down on values like human rights, Prof Robert Patman warns.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

NZ needs to find its public voice to avoid the impression it can be bullied, Otago University's foreign affairs specialist Robert Patman says.