Elephants v Giants, Taiwan without TikTok, and another serving of TACO?
Plus: Geopolitics on Cook Islands voters' minds, and Vietnam visit overshadowed
Between Giants, by Anna Fifield
A newsletter about how New Zealand navigates a rapidly changing world.
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The immense suffering of Sudan's 'forgotten war' – the conflict the world is neglecting
This week on The Detail, I speak to Tom Gardner, Africa correspondent for The Economist
Chinese space institute tried to set up monitoring station in New Zealand
Spy agency warns of "voracious appetite" for NZ information, especially from China
What to know about Vietnam's bold new(ish) leader, To Lam
Vietnam's most powerful leader in decades arrives in New Zealand tomorrow.
China's tech prowess, truth-telling in Israel, and an Australian call for hope
And a question: What are the greatest speeches in NZ political history?
How China is trying to shape the world (Exhibit A: The Pacific)
On The Detail this week, I talk to China expert — and Kiwi — Sam Chetwin George
New Zealand’s Winston Peters falls flat
The long-standing foreign minister has picked a fight that his own prime minister can’t afford to punish.
As Pacific Island foreign ministers meet, that Chinese missile will be top of the agenda
Plus: A Kiwi in the Alps, and would you license your face for use in a Chinese micro-drama?
Trump's tariffs: These ones look like they'll stick
On The Detail this week, I talk to the Washington Post's veteran economics correspondent.
NZ and the Philippines are upgrading ties. Here's why it matters.
Deeper alliances designed to help navigate an increasingly contested regional order.
Why the Iran crisis hasn't tanked the global economy, and Latin America's right-ward tilt
Plus: Three things I enjoyed reading over the weekend, from K-pop to climate.
Why Australia's been on a diplomatic frenzy in the Pacific
And what New Zealand is doing as the region becomes more contested
Why China's "K-shaped" economy should worry NZ exporters
China’s enormous middle class is feeling the pinch – and that could dent their demand for our products
On Odysseys, India and cruise ships
Plus: Burnham enters Downing Street; World's biggest military exercises taking place in the Pacific
Europe at an inflection point on China
Notes from Brussels and Beijing on how a giant bloc is coping with great power competition
On traditions, ties with India and trade talks
Plus: Some exciting news (well exciting for me at least)
What Fonterra can learn from Volkswagen
A cautionary tale for New Zealand about hubris, complacency and underestimating China.
China's missile launch is a signal to the United States
The missile launch into the Pacific is an alarming development in the great-power competition playing out in our region.
Modi comes to NZ, Penk goes to NATO
Plus: Three stories I've enjoyed this week and one gratuitous dog photo
Europe’s warning for New Zealand
Without a compelling vision for the future, democracies leave space for fear, division and the far right to flourish.