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Time to arm Pacific women?

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Sam Buchanan

The Pacific’s poor record on gender issues is being highlighted by NGOs and academics. Meredith Burgmann, president of the Australian NGO umbrella group ACFID has pointed out that the Pacific has the lowest number of female politicians in the world; … Continue reading →

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Arms and the nice guy

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Sam Buchanan

What is the correct response to a repressive, nuclear-armed government with a history of sabre-rattling and whose agencies have been implicated in support for terrorism? Give it billions of dollars in military aid, of course. And because they’ve been naughty, … Continue reading →

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