US Alliances in the Trump Era
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Can America’s traditional alliances survive the Trump era? That is the question US – Asian alliances specialist Dr Shirley Smith will tackle for Catalyst Trust in Queenstown on July 22. Dr Smith is the fifth annual Sir Howard Kippenberger Chair at the Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, that Catalyst Trust has had […]
Greater Inequality, Weaker Democracy?
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There are perhaps three fundamental questions about inequality. What are its impacts, why should we care and what can we – as a country – do about it? Wealth inequality is accompanied by negative consequences for both individuals and society, including the erosion of democracy. Concentrated wealth can generate unequal political influence that in turn […]