Newsroom
Merkel’s 16 years of tactical drift
Angela Merkel reflects on her chancellorship, defending controversial decisions while failing to acknowledge their long-term consequences for Germany.
Month: November 2024
The Australian
Lessons for Australia in NZ’s polarising Treaty debate
Australian advocates admire New Zealand’s Treaty of Waitangi, yet its complexities show treaties do not guarantee indigenous rights resolution or national unity.
Insights
My strange German addictions
German politics can be baffling up close – but following its bureaucratic melodramas from New Zealand takes dedication bordering on the surreal.
Newsroom
Germany’s traffic light coalition gets stuck on red
The three-party coalition in Germany collapsed due to Olaf Scholz’s ineffective leadership, fiscal conflicts, and rising political tensions, jeopardising Germany’s stability amid global uncertainties.
Insights
Trump’s victory: Golden age or fiscal reckoning?
Donald Trump’s victory reflects voter frustrations, but his economic plans risk worsening deficits and tariffs, threatening global trade and America’s fiscal health.
The Australian
NZ deepens ties with Delhi – it’s about time
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister met India’s counterpart in Australia, reflecting strengthened ties and a strategic shift under Prime Minister Luxon.