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Nostalgia is not a Strategy • Plus Terence O'Brien on Good Global Citizenship (part 7 of 9) (2016)
Nostalgia is not a Strategy
Plus Terence O'Brien on Good Global Citizenship (part 7 of 9) (2016)
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January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Nostalgia is not a Strategy • Plus Terence O'Brien on Good Global Citizenship (part 7 of 9) (2016)
Independent Foreign Policy: Big Navigating • Part 6 / 9 in a series by Terence O'Brien
Independent Foreign Policy: Big Navigating
Part 6 / 9 in a series by Terence O'Brien
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January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Independent Foreign Policy: Big Navigating • Part 6 / 9 in a series by Terence O'Brien
Independent Foreign Policy: Contributing to Peace • Part 5 / 9 in a series by Terence O'Brien
Independent Foreign Policy: Contributing to Peace
Part 5 / 9 in a series by Terence O'Brien
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Independent Foreign Policy: Contributing to Peace • Part 5 / 9 in a series by Terence O'Brien
Independent Foreign Policy: Trade & Flag • Part 4 / 9 in a series by Terence O'Brien
Independent Foreign Policy: Trade & Flag
Part 4 / 9 in a series by Terence O'Brien
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Independent Foreign Policy: Trade & Flag • Part 4 / 9 in a series by Terence O'Brien
Independent Foreign Policy: Outlook • Part 3 / 9 in a series by Terence O'Brien - A Psychology of Dependency & more
Independent Foreign Policy: Outlook
Part 3 / 9 in a series by Terence O'Brien - A Psychology of Dependency & more
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Independent Foreign Policy: Outlook • Part 3 / 9 in a series by Terence O'Brien - A Psychology of Dependency & more
Independent Foreign Policy: Some Basics • Part 2 / 9 in a series by Terence O'Brien
Independent Foreign Policy: Some Basics
Part 2 / 9 in a series by Terence O'Brien
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Independent Foreign Policy: Some Basics • Part 2 / 9 in a series by Terence O'Brien
Adieu Mr Bolger • On New Zealand’s independent foreign policy, geography, trade, AI — and other reflections he shared at Diplosphere.
Adieu Mr Bolger
On New Zealand’s independent foreign policy, geography, trade, AI — and other reflections he shared at Diplosphere.
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Adieu Mr Bolger • On New Zealand’s independent foreign policy, geography, trade, AI — and other reflections he shared at Diplosphere.
Independent Foreign Policy? • Diplosphere unearths unpublished Terence O'Brien works from 2016: relevant to NZ of 2025
Independent Foreign Policy?
Diplosphere unearths unpublished Terence O'Brien works from 2016: relevant to NZ of 2025
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Independent Foreign Policy? • Diplosphere unearths unpublished Terence O'Brien works from 2016: relevant to NZ of 2025
Creators, Ride the Wave! • Groupthink beware, Substack's on a mission... and a Kiwi is at the helm. Why it matters for the foreign policy debate in NZ
Creators, Ride the Wave!
Groupthink beware, Substack's on a mission... and a Kiwi is at the helm. Why it matters for the foreign policy debate in NZ
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Creators, Ride the Wave! • Groupthink beware, Substack's on a mission... and a Kiwi is at the helm. Why it matters for the foreign policy debate in NZ
Diplosphere Quick Takes • Treasures Saved from Gaza, France's diminished voice, and ED's Otago FP talk
Diplosphere Quick Takes
Treasures Saved from Gaza, France's diminished voice, and ED's Otago FP talk
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Diplosphere Quick Takes • Treasures Saved from Gaza, France's diminished voice, and ED's Otago FP talk
Rouzbeh Parsi on Israel's Attack on Iran • Leading expert shares his insight on the latest dangerous developments
Rouzbeh Parsi on Israel's Attack on Iran
Leading expert shares his insight on the latest dangerous developments
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Rouzbeh Parsi on Israel's Attack on Iran • Leading expert shares his insight on the latest dangerous developments
Might must not be right • The erosion of rules
Might must not be right
The erosion of rules
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Might must not be right • The erosion of rules
Diplostack Quick Takes • Reckless Spiderweb, Macron pitches evenhandedness, needed to be said, courageous Greta
Diplostack Quick Takes
Reckless Spiderweb, Macron pitches evenhandedness, needed to be said, courageous Greta
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Diplostack Quick Takes • Reckless Spiderweb, Macron pitches evenhandedness, needed to be said, courageous Greta
Diplostack Quick Takes • When will Wellington officialdom show some backbone? & the value of Soft Power in a Hard Power world.
Diplostack Quick Takes
When will Wellington officialdom show some backbone? & the value of Soft Power in a Hard Power world.
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Diplostack Quick Takes • When will Wellington officialdom show some backbone? & the value of Soft Power in a Hard Power world.
Diplostack Quick Takes • Malcom Turnbull on AUKUS & more, Ocean of Peace, Pope Francis's independent foreign policy, and Diplosphere @ Parliament recap video
Diplostack Quick Takes
Malcom Turnbull on AUKUS & more, Ocean of Peace, Pope Francis's independent foreign policy, and Diplosphere @ Parliament recap video
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Diplostack Quick Takes • Malcom Turnbull on AUKUS & more, Ocean of Peace, Pope Francis's independent foreign policy, and Diplosphere @ Parliament recap video
We are Internationalists, not Isolationists • Labour's David Parker reflects on the rapidly changing world, underlying drivers for change, and how Labour would return to a more evenhanded foreign policy
We are Internationalists, not Isolationists
Labour's David Parker reflects on the rapidly changing world, underlying drivers for change, and how Labour would return to a more evenhanded foreign policy
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
We are Internationalists, not Isolationists • Labour's David Parker reflects on the rapidly changing world, underlying drivers for change, and how Labour would return to a more evenhanded foreign policy
David Parker on Turbulent Times, Seen Recently, & Ask Terence • The rules-based order is under big strain — what does this mean for New Zealand?
David Parker on Turbulent Times, Seen Recently, & Ask Terence
The rules-based order is under big strain — what does this mean for New Zealand?
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
David Parker on Turbulent Times, Seen Recently, & Ask Terence • The rules-based order is under big strain — what does this mean for New Zealand?
The rules-based order is collapsing—what does this mean for NZ? • Join Hon David Parker and Diplosphere to explore the impact on security, trade & the Pacific at Parliament
The rules-based order is collapsing—what does this mean for NZ?
Join Hon David Parker and Diplosphere to explore the impact on security, trade & the Pacific at Parliament
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The rules-based order is collapsing—what does this mean for NZ? • Join Hon David Parker and Diplosphere to explore the impact on security, trade & the Pacific at Parliament
Terence O'Brien on Five Eyes; Trumpian Convulsions, & Tit for Tat • What lessons for New Zealand with the latest Trumpian exchanges with Europe? Engage but Draw Lines says Helen Clark.
Terence O'Brien on Five Eyes; Trumpian Convulsions, & Tit for Tat
What lessons for New Zealand with the latest Trumpian exchanges with Europe? Engage but Draw Lines says Helen Clark.
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Terence O'Brien on Five Eyes; Trumpian Convulsions, & Tit for Tat • What lessons for New Zealand with the latest Trumpian exchanges with Europe? Engage but Draw Lines says Helen Clark.
Diplosphere Dialogues: Bridging Horizons with Pakistan • In-depth with H.E. Dr. Faisal Aziz Ahmed: Pakistan's Diplomatic and Historical Significance
Diplosphere Dialogues: Bridging Horizons with Pakistan
In-depth with H.E. Dr. Faisal Aziz Ahmed: Pakistan's Diplomatic and Historical Significance
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Diplosphere Dialogues: Bridging Horizons with Pakistan • In-depth with H.E. Dr. Faisal Aziz Ahmed: Pakistan's Diplomatic and Historical Significance
The Pacific: Site of a New "Great Game" or a Nuclear Free, Independent Region? • AUT's Dr Marco de Jong: A Pacific Historian on New Zealand's Place in the Pacific. Why Pacific History Matters in a Generational Debate on Foreign Policy in NZ.
The Pacific: Site of a New "Great Game" or a Nuclear Free, Independent Region?
AUT's Dr Marco de Jong: A Pacific Historian on New Zealand's Place in the Pacific. Why Pacific History Matters in a Generational Debate on Foreign Policy in NZ.
diplosphere.substack.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:09 PM
The Pacific: Site of a New "Great Game" or a Nuclear Free, Independent Region? • AUT's Dr Marco de Jong: A Pacific Historian on New Zealand's Place in the Pacific. Why Pacific History Matters in a Generational Debate on Foreign Policy in NZ.