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Analysis, news commentary, and opinions on the international relations of the Indo-Pacific and beyond as seen from the region by people from the region. An initiative of the Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs (www.indopac.nz) in Christchurch, New...

Episodes

Ep. 96: RNZAF P-8 in East China Sea, leaked email of NZ PM, arts and politics

Ep. 95: Hungarian election results and NZ's National Party woes

Ep. 94: Iran conflict again; NZ-Cook Island security pact; Survey shows young Aussies dissatisfied with democracy

Ep. 93: Continuing US-Israel conflict with Iran, closing of Strait of Hormuz

Ep. 92: Carney in Australia, Iran conflict, NZ PM’s polling numbers

Ep. 91: Iran attacked by US and Israel

Ep. 90: Munich Security Conference, China as a green superpower, Ex-South Korean President given life sentence

Ep. 89: NZ-India FTA, Japan's LDP wins, AI and jobs

Ep. 88: Canadian PM Carney's 2026 World Economic Forum speech

Ep.87: Thailand and Cambodia border conflict (again), Thai calls for new general election

Ep. 86: China-Japan spat, NZ MPs sent warning letter by PRC envoy, MAGA's MTG resigning from US Congress

Ep. 85: Learning a foreign language: opening minds, appreciating cultures, building self-confidence, creating opportunities

Ep. 84: ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur and APEC meeting in Seoul

Ep. 83: Trading democracy off for desirable outcomes?

Ep 82: Australia-PNG security pact and Australia-Vanuatu security and development pact

Ep.81: Russian drones over Poland, Hyundai plant raided by immigration agents

Ep. 80: Impressions from the conference we hosted, US rebranding Pentagon to Department of War

Ep. 79: Putin-Trump Alaska summit and Chinese ship collision in the South China Sea

Ep 78: Geoeconomics and USTR Greer's New York Times guest essay

Thailand-Cambodia border skirmishes, Japan's LDP loses upper house majority, Taiwan's recall election