Robert Patman
@robertgpatman.bsky.social
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Distinguished Professor of International Relations, University of Otago, New Zealand.
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Robert Patman
@robertgpatman.bsky.social
· Jul 26
Why NZ must resist the trashing of international law
Opinion from Otago University: Confronted with the steady decline of the international rules-based order, smaller powers like NZ can’t rely on UN veto-wielding states. They have to take their own acti...
newsroom.co.nz
Robert Patman
@robertgpatman.bsky.social
· Jun 29
Wreaths in Ypres, Missiles in Iran: A week with the prime minister
“New Zealand can do exceptionally well, in spite of all the volatility that's there,” the PM tells the Sunday Star-Times in an exclusive interview, as he returns from a major trip to China and Europe.
www.thepost.co.nz
Robert Patman
@robertgpatman.bsky.social
· Jun 17
As Luxon heads to China, his government’s pivot toward the US is a stumbling block
It’s becoming harder to argue NZ shares common values and interests with the Trump administration, or that the alliance balances Chinese assertiveness in the Pacific.
theconversation.com