Opinion – Binoy Kampmark Nothing upsets those drunk on imperialist virtue than the fact it might end. Such romances with power do have a use-by-date, going off like old fruit. Eventually, the crippling contradictions will win through in the end. The days of the US empire …
Fearing the loss of Hegemony: The Concept of US Retreat Read More »
Press Release – AFTINET Secret TPP trade negotiations between Australia, the US, Japan and nine other Pacific Rim countries are continuing into late May. Recent leaked documents confirm proposals which could result in higher medicine prices, more internet copyright restrictions …
Public forum on the Trans–Pacific Partnership (TPP): Read More »
Press Release – U.S. Department of State Remarks Puneet Talwar Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs The Commonwealth Club San Francisco, CA April 1, 2015
U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities in 2015 and Beyond Read More »
Press Release – U.S. Department of State Remarks Daniel R. Russel Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Seattle, WA April 1, 2015
National Bureau of Asian Research Roundtable Read More »
Press Release – It’s Our Future The Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade committee is now accepting public submissions on the NZ-Korea Free Trade Agreement, providing Kiwis with a rare chance to break the silence on the controversial investor-state dispute settlement provisions in …
Kiwis chance to break silence on ISDS Read More »
Column – Gordon Campbell Supposedly, New Zealands destiny lies in Asia, and that was one of Foreign Minister Murray McCullys rationales for his bungled reforms at MFAT. OK. So, if thats the case why didnt Prime Minister John Key – who was already in South Korea – …
Gordon Campbell on a funeral in Asia and Northland Read More »
Press Release – Wikileaks WikiLeaks releases today the “Investment Chapter” from the secret negotiations of the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) agreement. The document adds to the previous WikiLeaks publications of the chapters for Intellectual Property Rights (November …
Secret TPPA Investment Chapter Released Read More »
Press Release – Professor Jane Kelsey The latest revelations about the GCSB pose a stark question: is the GCSBs trade team spying on governments with whom New Zealand is negotiating international deals, especially the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)?, asked University …
Is the GCSB ‘trade team’ spying on NZ’s TPPA ‘partners’? Read More »
Press Release – Solomon Islands Government The Government has launched the Solomon Islands first ever Trade Policy Framework in Honiara Wednesday last week.
Solomon Islands Trade Policy Framework Launched Read More »
Press Release – New Zealand Government Joint statement on enhancing the Comprehensive Partnership between the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and New Zealand
Joint statement on NZ-Viet Nam Partnership Read More »
Press Release – U.S. Department of State Following is the text of a joint statement by the United States and Singapore issued on February 13, in Washington, D.C.
United States-Singapore Strategic Partnership Dialogue Read More »
Press Release – AFTINET China FTA includes rights for investors to sue governments over changes in domestic law but full text remains secret
China FTA allows investors to sue over domestic law Read More »
