Maty Nikkhou-O'Brien

We spent a memorable weekend in the French towns of Le Quesnoy and Arras for #ANZAC How do these events link to the world today?@diplosphere open.substack.com/pub/diplospher…

#Iran: Not Just a Fuel Crisis — A Test for #NZ’s Foreign Policy? Join @diplosphere stellar line-up —@annafifield, Dr @rparsi (Lund University), @vanushi_walters + more — to unpack what the crisis means for NZ & beyond. 11 May, at @NZParliament Register: …plosphere-IranCrisis.eventbrite.co.nz

This is beyond shameful: x.com/atrupar/status… When asked if it "bothered him at all" when Trump "threatened to kill the entire Iranian civilization," Rutte's response was simply: "what I want you to know is I support the President and I know a large part of Europe do." If Europe cared at all about the "values" it supposedly has, this should be cause for immediate dismissal, and potentially criminal prosecution - publicly endorsing genocide would be classified as illegal hate speech in several EU countries, including in the Netherlands (Rutte's own country).

Eternal #Iran Why the country matters more than just petrol prices and plane tickets, to New Zealand & the world. @diplosphere @distantKiwi @HelenClarkNZ @DalrympleWill @Robert_Patman Read here: open.substack.com/pub/diplospher…

Non, cher Mark Rutte. Les Européens peuvent et doivent prendre en charge leur sécurité. Même les États-Unis en conviennent. C’est le pilier européen de l'OTAN.

“What I think has been very, very damaging is the great powers with the veto breaking the international rule of law themselves”: @HelenClarkNZ gives historical context to the current crisis in multilateralism, speaking to @TVPWorld_com from #Davos. youtu.be/W9TPj1hfj0c?si…

Chance Wellington Airport encounter with former NZ Foreign Minister Murray McCully ✈️🇳🇿 From hosting his NZIIA valedictory speech to now, it feels like another world. Worth reading his speech: beehive.govt.nz/speech/speech-…

A mini-Davos at Raumati Beach 🌊 — diplomacy over a BBQ 🍗🔥 Great to reconnect with H.E. Viktor Vavricka @SwissAmbNZ, and family 🇨🇭🇳🇿 His 2024 @diplosphere message still resonates: international law works—but only when words match actions. @distantKiwi

A timely conversation as the world sits at a point of #rupture 🌍 A pleasure to reconnect with H.E. @AmbChina2NZ Xiaolong🇨🇳🇳🇿 We discussed the state of the world. In a fractured world, the NZ–China relationship, built over decades, remains strong. @diplosphere @distantKiwi

🇳🇿 Clean and green? NZ’s image as a good global citizen is more than branding — it is a necessity. As O’Brien wrote, Modern NZ has embellished claims to be ‘clean and green’—for image and for hard-nosed commercial reasons. @distantKiwi @diplosphere #NZpol open.substack.com/pub/diplospher…

Adieu Mr Bolger 🌿 “We can’t force anybody to do anything... All we can do is lead by intellectual argument and persuasion.” A voice of reason we were fortunate to host @diplosphere. The world needs more statesmen like him. More than ever. #nzpol #NZIndependentForeignPolicy

Few leaders have the courage to speak truth to power in a moment of global inaction. Real leadership. In awe of @HelenClarkNZ’s courage & convictions.

Spotted in Dublin. NZ, does this look familiar to you? He’s at the top … replace J by M #nzpol

While downplaying potential involvement in AUKUS Pillar Two, NZ’s coalition government has joined a network of new strategic groupings to the same end. @HelenClarkNZ and I argue that subservience puts New Zealand’s security and sovereignty at risk. nzherald.co.nz/world/opinion-…

Just as war must be prepared, literally “made”, Pacific leaders can safeguard an Ocean of Peace through demilitarisation provisions supported by international law. With gratitude for the patient collaboration of @dasafo123 e-tangata.co.nz/comment-and-an…

Here’s the @DavidParkerMP’s Foreign Affairs address at @diplosphere 👇 labour.org.nz/news-navigatin…

Truly the People's House 🇳🇿 Privileged to address @NZParliament—this time virtually from Paris—to introduce Hon @DavidParkerMP's foreign policy speech at @Diplosphere, expertly moderated by @coughlthom. In a time of global disorder, he urged a principled, independent path for NZ.

The rules-based order is collapsing—what does this mean for #NZ? Join Hon @DavidParkerMP & @diplosphere to explore the impact on #security, #trade & the #Pacific, on 27 March @NZParliament Moderated by @coughlthom Registration & invite here: Diplosphere-Disorder.eventbrite.co.nz