American Politics
March/April 2017
Volume 42
Number 2
NZIR
NZ$6.90 (INCL. GST)
The audacity of Trump: how he won and what we missed
Reuben Steff discusses the outcome of the recent American presidential election.
The audacity of hope
Rita Ricketts reflects on Hillary Clinton’s failed bid for the US presidency.
Looking for opportunities with President Trump
Wayne Mapp considers the way forward for New Zealand as old certainties are wiped away.
Shinzo Abe pushes hard on a regional agenda
Stuart McMillan reviews the recent Abe–Putin meeting and its aftermath.
New Zealand’s Pacific policies — time for a reset?
Anna Powles and Michael Powles argue that a reconsideration of New Zealand’s approach to the Pacific Islands region is warranted.
China in a global context over half a century
Peter Harris reviews China’s place in the world during its transformation from an isolated and internally troubled state to the strong, independent and self-assured power of today.
A deeply flawed legacy
Hugh Steadman provides an alternative view of President Obama’s foreign policy record.
BOOKS
Joel K. Bourne Jr: The End of Plenty: The Race to Feed a Crowded World (Nayantara Sheoran Appleton).
Nick Cheesman and Nicholas Farrelly (eds): Conflict in Myanmar: War, Politics, Religion (Anthony Smith).
Johan Saravanamuttu: Power Sharing in a Divided Nation: Mediated Communalism and New Politics in Six Decades of Malaysia’s Elections (Anthony Smith).
Claudia Pond Eyley and Dan Salmon (comps): Helen Clark: Inside Stories (Dan Bartlett).
Michael Powles (ed): China and the Pacific Th View from Oceania (James To).
The audacity of Trump: how he won and what we missed
Reuben Steff discusses the outcome of the recent American presidential election.
The audacity of hope
Rita Ricketts reflects on Hillary Clinton’s failed bid for the US presidency.
Looking for opportunities with President Trump
Wayne Mapp considers the way forward for New Zealand as old certainties are wiped away.
Shinzo Abe pushes hard on a regional agenda
Stuart McMillan reviews the recent Abe–Putin meeting and its aftermath.
New Zealand’s Pacific policies — time for a reset?
Anna Powles and Michael Powles argue that a reconsideration of New Zealand’s approach to the Pacific Islands region is warranted.
China in a global context over half a century
Peter Harris reviews China’s place in the world during its transformation from an isolated and internally troubled state to the strong, independent and self-assured power of today.
A deeply flawed legacy
Hugh Steadman provides an alternative view of President Obama’s foreign policy record.
BOOKS
Joel K. Bourne Jr: The End of Plenty: The Race to Feed a Crowded World (Nayantara Sheoran Appleton).
Nick Cheesman and Nicholas Farrelly (eds): Conflict in Myanmar: War, Politics, Religion (Anthony Smith).
Johan Saravanamuttu: Power Sharing in a Divided Nation: Mediated Communalism and New Politics in Six Decades of Malaysia’s Elections (Anthony Smith).
Claudia Pond Eyley and Dan Salmon (comps): Helen Clark: Inside Stories (Dan Bartlett).
Michael Powles (ed): China and the Pacific Th View from Oceania (James To).
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