@robertgpatman.bsky.social
Distinguished Professor of International Relations, University of Otago, New Zealand.
Bruce Munro and I discuss the changing dynamics of the Ukraine conflict and how Zelenskyy is now taking the war into Russia's homeland on a consistent basis.
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Bernard Hickey, Peter Bale and I analyse the Xi Jinping - Trump APEC meeting and Christopher Luxon's brief encounter with the US president. Discussion begins at 5.25 mark.
www.youtube.com/live/ji3mlnf...
Bernard Hickey, Peter Bale and I discuss how the economic squeeze is beginning to impact Putin's invasion of Ukraine and how China is managing the Trump challenge. Discussion begins at around 5.20' mark. The Hoon for Thursday 23rd October 2025 youtube.com/live/zLVNuOS... via @YouTube
28.10.2025 21:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
New Zealand has no national interest in any settlement in Ukraine that compromises the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity:
youtu.be/lE-87nzxyGU?...
This is a timely and excellent documentary on New Zealand government's response to the two-year catastrophic conflict in Gaza: www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
28.10.2025 21:13 — 👍 8 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 2
It will pay for NZ to be sceptical about Trump's peace plan newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/03/i...
02.10.2025 21:23 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1
By not recognising a Palestinian state, NZ puts its own hard-won reputation on the line
theconversation.com/by-not-recog...
President Trump's self-congratulatory and bizarre UN General Assembly address seems to confirm US relative decline and increasing marginalisation:
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/internati...
Visit of former NZ Prime Ministers, Helen Clark and John Key, reflects both a difficult geopolitical environment and a concern to safeguard what is a vital trade relationship for NZ:
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Bruce Munro and I discuss the latest ceasefire proposal to end Gaza conflict and consider some of the major lessons of this appalling crisis: youtu.be/-OwAGCNtkx4?...
30.08.2025 05:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
If New Zealand really believes in an rules-based international order, it cannot remain silent on a catastrophe in Gaza which is undermining that vision: youtu.be/mZewY_OE8Yg?...
27.08.2025 03:53 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Netanyahu's pledge to take full control of Gaza will not improve Israel's security. Interview, Ryan Bridge, NZ Herald Now, 8 Aug. 2025:
www.nzherald.co.nz/video/herald...
Why NZ must resist the trashing of international law newsroom.co.nz/2025/07/27/w...
26.07.2025 21:07 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Andrew Urquhart and I discuss the prospects of a peace deal between Israel and Hamas. The absence of any recognition of the Palestinian right to political self-determination may mean any peace deal reached will likely be precarious and short-term in nature: youtu.be/q83XCbQ0iNs?...
11.07.2025 05:22 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The New Zealand government's desire not to offend the
Trump administration in the Middle East has diluted the country's commitment to the international rules-based order:
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/07-...
Peter Bale, Treasa Dunworth, Jonathan Lyons and I discuss the geopolitics of Israel's preemptive attack on Iran and the fallout from Trump's willingness to join the Israeli attacks on The Hoon, 26 June 2025:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN1Z...
Luxon's trips to China and NATO summit were generally positive but NZ should not agree with the claim of Rutte, NATO's chief, that Trump's bombing of Iran was consistent with international law. It clear was not:
www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
It was a pleasure to participate in a fascinating discussion with Antony Loewenstein, Jonathan Lyons, Peter Bale and Bernard Hickey on Israel, Gaza, Iran and the Trump administration:
www.youtube.com/live/cIRBCX4...
As Luxon heads to China, his government’s pivot toward the US is a stumbling block
theconversation.com/as-luxon-hea...
Peter Bale, Jamie Shea, Treasa Dunworth and I discuss the extraordinary Ukrainian drone attacks in Russia and the catastrophic and lawless situation in Gaza:
www.youtube.com/live/VQbaa4R...
Natalia Lutsenko and I discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the geopolitics of Trump's peace plan:
youtu.be/gKE-mDAWxPI?...
Darren Jordon and I discuss the implications of the sudden resignation of the Executive Director of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation before this organisation had become operational:
youtu.be/T54Cow6FYxo?...
Neave Barker and I discuss the demand by multiple liberal democracies that Netanyahu's govt. completely end its blockade of Gaza:
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Peter Bale, Bernard Hickey and I discuss The Otago Declaration on Gaza, Trump's visit to 3 Gulf states, and Zelenskyy's visit to Istanbul. Discussion begins at 5.23 mark:
www.youtube.com/live/zce3LZW...
Will international resistance to Trump's protectionism significantly grow following the Canadian and Australian elections: youtu.be/qq1NERUnI6A?...
08.05.2025 00:10 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The risks of miscalculation cannot be discounted in the clash between nuclear armed rivals, India and Pakistan, over Kashmir: youtu.be/R2GSxpkbLYg?...
07.05.2025 23:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The idea that New Zealand can avoid the impact of Trump's policies by keeping beneath the radar is delusional:
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/why-trump...
New Zealand cannot afford to sit on the fence when it comes to upholding the rules-based free trade order:
youtu.be/9LwSbVQ8bkI?...
Peace in our time? Why NZ should resist Trump’s one-sided plan for Ukraine
theconversation.com/peace-in-our...
Domestically, Trump's America is on the road to autocracy and externally, it is ripping up the international rules-based order. Other liberal democracies like NZ need to stop deluding themselves. Discussion with Bernard Hickey and Peter Bale begins at the 5.23 mark:
www.youtube.com/live/7i2-MGL...
