What needs to happen to address wildfires? 🔊
In the last few weeks, the western part of the United States has experienced one of the worst wildfire seasons in history. Not coincidently, some areas have also recorded the highest temperatures since records began. What is the relationship between climate change and...
What does the future hold for law in a COVID world? ▶
The “Great Lockdown” has been described as the worst recession since the Great Depression and certainly is much worse than the Global Financial Crisis. Most countries around the world will have largely emptied their coffers, and borrowed heavily, to fund strategies to...
Does the Black Lives Matter movement reflect experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand?
By Ogonna Nweke In the 1970s African American activism was echoed in New Zealand influencing the creation and activism of both Ngā Tamatoa and the Polynesian Panthers. 50 years later these trends continue with protests across New Zealand sparked by the deaths of...
How can “dark ships” and “ghost ships” be tracked and apprehended?
By Christina Stringer In recent months, international media have reported dark ships fishing in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (commonly referred to as North Korea) waters. “Dark ships” are vessels with their Automatic Identification System (AIS) – a...
Is the risk of white nationalist terrorism in New Zealand increasing?
By Chris Wilson Past white nationalist terrorism demonstrates that the greatest risk often comes from individuals on the periphery of organised extremist groups. It is more than 18 months since a now convicted terrorist Brenton Tarrant drove to Christchurch, began...
Is there a growing standoff between Greece, Turkey, and Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean? 🔊
In the Eastern Mediterranean, recent confrontations over the rights to drill natural gas have threatened to reignite conflict between Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus. This conflict emerged after Cyprus’s independence in 1960 and was complicated by international...
Climate change: How damaging is methane?
By Zebedee Nicholls & Tim Baxter Methane is a shorter-lived greenhouse gas – why do we average it out over 100 years? By doing so, do we risk emitting so much in the upcoming decades that we reach climate tipping points? The climate conversation is often...
What do mass protests mean for the future of Belarus?
By Ben Goldson With demonstrations ongoing despite government repression, longtime Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko is faced with a rare challenge to his leadership. With demonstrations ongoing despite government repression, longtime Belarussian President...
Climate anxiety: What is it and how can we cope?
By Peter Kalmus Climate change is 100% human-caused, so it’s 100% human-solvable. Don’t surrender to anxiety. Sometimes a wave of climate grief breaks over me. It happens unexpectedly, perhaps during a book talk, or while on the phone with a congressional...Subscribe by Email
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