Recently added articles from New Zealand International Review:
Making a difference in international affairs: John Key outlines some of the international issues facing New Zealand.
Sep 01, 2009; ... The founding members of the NZIIA first met against the backdrop of a world economy shattered by the Great Depression. In fact among the first issues the institute canvassed 75 years ago was the impact of the 'Slump' on the lives of New Zealanders. The focus of that work was on putting New ...
Civil society centenaries, 2009-10: W. David McIntyre provides some reflections on the aims and work of institutes of international affairs.
Sep 01, 2009; ... Some interesting and important questions were asked at the NZIIA Christchurch branch AGM about the aims and endeavours of the NZIIA and the status of its publications. Four centenaries that will be celebrated in the near future are of relevance to some of the questions raised during that ...
Global Zero: the new old agenda: Ron Smith raises questions about the efficacy of efforts to abolish all nuclear weapons.
Sep 01, 2009; ... Would the world be a safer place without nuclear weapons? To many the answer is self-evident: of course it would. Nuclear weapons have the capacity to do enormous damage. This is indisputable. Should we then ban them (abolish them, eliminate them)? Again, to many (including 100 'world ...
With 'courtesy and consideration': John Crawford describes the evacuation of German diplomats from New Zealand in September 1939.
Sep 01, 2009; ... Following Germany's invasion of Poland, New Zealand declared a state of emergency on 1 September 1939 and the next day adopted the 'Precautionary Stage' for war against Germany and Italy. This involved putting into action a wide range of carefully planned measures that were set out in the ...
Tell It As It Is: Autobiography of Rt. Hon. Sir Peter Kenilorea, KBE, PC, Solomon Islands' First Prime Minister.(Book review)
Sep 01, 2009; ... TELL IT AS IT IS: Autobiography of Rt. Hon. Sir Peter Kenilorea, KBE, PC, Solomon Islands' First Prime Minister Author: Peter Kenilorea Published by: Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, Taipei, 2008, 516pp, VTD800 (A$28). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...