Joint Statement: US-Singapore Strategic Partners Dialogue
Press Release – US State Department Following is the text of a joint statement by the United States and Singapore issued on January 18, 2012, in Washington, D.C.
NZ Asset Sales Policy Began On Wall Street
Opinion – Clutha River Forum NZ Asset Sales Policy Began On Wall Street By Lewis Verduyn The Key government’s asset sales agenda is derived from the Washington Consensus – a set of Wall Street-driven policies that were pronounced dead after the global financial meltdown in 2008. [1] …
Waihopai Spybase Protest: End NZ Involvement in US Wars
Press Release – Anti-Bases Campaign People from all around New Zealand will be converging on Blenheim and the super-secret Waihopai satellite interception spybase, in Marlborough, on Saturday January 21st. Waihopai deals New Zealand into America’s wars in countries such as Afghanistan …
Govt must ensure Destiny University does not open floodgates
Press Release – Tertiary Education Union Destiny Church ‘University’ could be just the beginning if the government’s Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPPA) trade negotiations conclude without proper public scrutiny.
Changing Geometrics of Asia-Pacific & Containment of China
Article – Sameer Jafri Asia-Pacific, as the name suggests, refers to a large part of the earth, whereby countries and continents surround the vast Pacific Ocean. More than being merely a geographical entity, this region has many strategic, economic & political connotations …
Details of US Attack on Pharmac in Free Trade
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The leaking of three further secret texts from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) negotiations confirms fears that the US is pushing for rules on healthcare products that would give its pharmaceutical giants new tools to attack national drug …
US White Paper on Medicines issued at TPPA talks in Chicago
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), facing a deluge of condemnation over the impact of its trade policy on affordable medicines, today issued a four-page white paper entitled ‘Trade Enhancing Access to Medicines (TEAM), Jane Kelsey said.
TPP Talk:Intellectual Property Update
Column – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Following on from last year’s round of consultations with interested parties on intellectual property issues within the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiation, the Ministry of Economic Development is undertaking a further round of targeted consultations …
TPP Talk: A 21st Century Trade Agreement
Column – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade The level of public interest in the Trans-Pacific Partnership reflects the significance of the negotiation as a trade and foreign policy intiative.
Protests At TPP
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey and AFTINET The 4th round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement start at the Sky City Casino on Monday 6 December.
