2016 Media Articles
December
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Dr Paul Tankard on how intellectual trends have facilitated 'post-truth' politicians like Trump. ODT, 14 Dec
2016 (Robert Patman)
Berlin terror increases political pressure on Angela Merkel. Interview, Larry Williams, Newstalk ZB, 20 Dec
2016 (Robert Patman)
Diplomatic impact of Russian Ambassador's murder. Interview, Ryan Bridge and Leanne Malcolm, Radio
Live, 20 Dec 2016 (Robert Patman)
Nigel Farage is wrong on Berlin terror attacks. Interview, Trudi Nelson and Mike Puru, Radio Live, 21 Dec
2016 (Robert Patman)
Political fallout from Berlin terror act. Interview, Ryan Bridge and Leanne Malcolm, Radio Live, 22 Dec
2016 (Robert Patman)
NZ's consistent two-state approach to Israeli-Palestinian row. Interview, Richard Green, Radio Live, 29 Dec
2016 (Robert Patman)
Any Trump action against NZ could be counter-productive. Interview, Vaughan Elder, ODT, 30 Dec 2016
(Robert Patman)
November
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FBI has two ongoing investigations into Trump campaign. Interview with Luke Weston, Radio Rhema, 2
Nov. 2016 (Robert Patman)
Past domestic terrorist event in NZ signalled. Interview with Duncan Garner, Radio Live, 5.10pm, 3 Nov
2016 (Robert Patman)
Trump's troubling view of the world. Interview with Sally Muyoma, Whitireia, NewsWire, 8 Nov
2016 (Robert Patman)
'Great uncertainty' likely for some time, ODT, 10 Nov 2016 (Robert Patman, Bill Harris)
European reaction to Trump's election victory. Interview with Luke Weston, Radio Rhema, 10 Nov
2016 (Robert Patman)
Trump will have his work cut out as President. Interview with Chris Lynch, Christchurch Newstalk ZB, 12
Nov 2016 (Robert Patman)
US presidential election and the Putin question. New Zealand Listener, 15 Nov 2016 (Robert Patman)
Trump, Brexit and the end of an era, The Strait Times, 21 Nov 2016 (Nicholas Khoo)
NZ must defend human rights in ties with President Duterte. Interview, Paul Henry Show, Newshub, TV3,
23 Nov 2016 (Robert Patman)
October
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2016 Presidential Election: Transformative Event for America and World? Fulbright Forum, University of
Otago, 5 Oct 2016 (Robert Patman)
Next US president would preside over 'deeply divided America' ODT, 5 Oct 2016 (Robert Patman)
Manila's pyrrhic victory: ASEAN in disarray over the South China Sea, AMTI, 6 October 2016 (Nicholas
Khoo)
Concerns about US-Russia war are overblown. Interview with Chris Lynch, Christchurch, Newstalk ZB, 14
Oct 2016 (Robert Patman)
NZ draft UNSC res. to protect Syrian civiilans is crucial. Interview, Paul Henry Show, Newshub, TV3, 14 Oct
2016 (Robert Patman)
Election complaints unfounded: prof, ODT, 15 Oct 2016 (Janine Hayward)
Clinton seems to pull away from Trump. Interview with Owen Rooney, Radio Dunedin, 20 October
2016 (Robert Patman)
US presidential race and New Zealand. Interview with Kenny Ardouin, Plains FM 96.9, 27 Oct 2016 (begins
8 mins in) (Robert Patman)
NATO down-under: Clouds over Asia-Pacific, New Zealand Listener, 30 Oct 2016 (Robert Patman)
FBI's renewed email focus is not election game-changer. Interview with Paul Henry Show, Newshub, TV3,
31 Oct 2016 (Robert Patman)
September
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Obama's response to Rodrigo Duherte's insult measured but firm. Interview, Paul Henry, Newshub, TV3, 7
Sept 2016 (Robert Patman)
Helen Clark still looking competitive for UN top job. Radio Live, Newshub, TV3, 11 Sept 2016 (Robert
Patman)
Syrian ceasefire is 'fullof holes'. Interview with Mike Hosking, Newstalk ZB, 12 September (William Harris)
The UN has never been more flawed - nor more needed. Interview with John Peachey, Radio Rhema, 21
Sept 2016 (Robert Patman)
9/11 always a symptom not a cause of new global security order. Interview, Sam Smith, The Wire, 95bfm,
13 Sep 2016 (Robert Patman)
Just 6% needed to win seat, ODT, 17 Sept 2016 (Janine Hayward)
Voting rate low in first week, ODT, 24 Sept 2016 (Janine Hayward)
Key govt right to press UNSC on Syria . Interview with Heather Du Plessis-Allan, Radio Live, 25 Sept 2016
(Robert Patman)
The significance of the 2016 presidential election for America and the world. Stuff, 26 Sept. 2016 (Robert
Patman)
P-5 deadlock on UN top job could yet help Helen Clark's bid. Eleanor Ainge Roy, The Guardian, 29 Sep
2016 (Robert Patman)
August
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Chilcot report contains lessons for New Zealand. Eileen Goodwin, ODT, 1 Aug 2016 (Robert Patman)
Chilcot report vindicates Helen Clark's stance on 2003 Iraq invasion. ODT, 4 Aug 2016 (Robert Patman)
Turbulent times: Brexit and Trump-Clinton showdown. Interview, Marvin Hubbard, Otago Community
Radio, 2 Aug 2016 (Robert Patman)
Why Helen Clark makes the P-5 in Security Council nervous. Interview with Paul Henry, Newshub, TV3, 8
Aug. 2016 (Robert Patman)
Islamic State media empire. Interview with Brigitte Purcell, Newshub, TV3, 3 Aug 2016 (Robert Patman)
New GCSB powers highlight need for more oversight. Felix Marwick, Newstalk ZB, 16 Aug 2016 (Robert
Patman)
NZ's role in bridging US-China divide on the Korean Peninsula, Jessica Rowe, Newshub, TV3, 24 Aug
2016 (Robert Patman)
Brexit creates huge uncertainty in UK universities. Eileen Goodwin, ODT, 25 Aug. 2016 (Robert Patman)
Helen Clark must keep fighting for UN top job. Interview, Rebecca Depree, Channel 39, 30 Aug
2016 (Robert Patman)
Helen Clark's bid for top UN job not over yet. Interview with Ali Mau, Radio Live, 30 Aug 2016 (Robert
Patman)
July
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Brexit not a "done deal" yet. Interview with John Gibb, ODT, 1 July 2016 (Robert Patman)
A reckless gamble, The Listener, 4 July (Robert Patman)
It's a damning document for Tony Blair, Dr Robert Patman on the Chilcot report, Interview with Chris
Lynch, Newstalk ZB, 7 July 2016 (Robert Patman)
Blair insists Iraq invasion was right. Interview with Mark Sainsbury, Paul Henry Show, Newshub, TV3, 7 July
2016 (Robert Patman)
Blair convinced 2003 Iraq invasion was justified. Interview with John Peachey, Radio Rhema, 7 July
2016 (Robert Patman)
After Chilcot, Blair still defends Iraq regime change. Interview with Chris Lynch, Newstalk ZB, 7 July 2016
(Robert Patman)
Taxing the poor, ODT, 11 July 2016 (Brian Roper)
More transparency helps Helen Clark's bid to be UN boss. Interview with Alice Burrow, Newstalk ZB, 13
July 2016 (Robert Patman)
Boris Johnson's appointment will hurt British PM. Interview with Larry Williams, Newstalk ZB, 14 July 2016
(Robert Patman)
Nice attacks highlight costs of festering Syrian conflict. Article in New Zealand Herald, 15 July 2016 (Robert
Patman)
Motives behind military coup attempt in Turkey. Interview, Graeme Acton, RNZ, 16 July 2016 (Robert
Patman)
Military grab for power in Turkey looks set to fail. TVNZ News, 16 July 2016 (Robert Patman)
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Is world spinning out of control? Interview with Nadine Chalmers-Ross, Breakfast, TVNZ, 18 July
2016 (Robert Patman)
World is living through turbulent transition to new international order. Interview with Heather du PlessisAllan, Radiolive, 17 July 2016 (Robert Patman)
Erdogan's crackdown goes beyond coup plotters. Interview with Duncan Garner, Radio Live, 18 July 2016
(Robert Patman)
ISIS may target Olympics in Brazil. Interview with Nadine Chalmers-Ross, Breakfast, TVNZ, 18 July 2016
(Robert Patman)
Is corruption natural or learnt? ODT, 25 July 2016 (Brian Roper)
NZ not immune to terrorism, Inside Tourism, Issue 1,084, 28 July 2016 (Robert Patman)
June
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Greens to help fund Hawkins staffer, ODT, 1 June 2016 (Janine Hayward)
Panel on partnerships for sustainability for UN Youth Otago, University of Otago, 4 June 2016 (Robert
Patman)
High stakes for Iraq government and allies at Fallujah. Interview with Paul Henry, Newshub, 7 June 2016
(Robert Patman)
More surprises possible, but brutal Trump v Clinton showdown looms. Interview with Rebecca
Depree, Channel 39, 8 June 2016 (Robert Patman)
Global Peace Index shows new violent trends. Interview with Chris Lynch, Christchurch Newstalk ZB, 9
June 2016 (Robert Patman)
New Zealand's interest in Fiji goes beyond Frank Bainimarana. Heather du Plessis Allan, Radio Live, 12 June
2016 (Robert Patman)
Orlando atrocity shows exceptional US vulnerabilities to terror threat. Stuff, 14 June 2016 (Robert Patman)
Why a British exit from EU will not boost its sovereignty. Stuff, 22 June 2016 (Robert Patman)
Brexit a massive 'own goal' for ordinary British people. Interview, ODT, 24 June 2016 (Robert Patman)
Analysis of Kiwi and Australians kidnapping in Nigeria. Interview with Rachel Smalley, Newstalk ZB, 24 June
2016 (Robert Patman)
In terms of economic self-interest, Brexit is bizarre. Interview with Stefanie Qi, World TV, 24 June 2016 at
10'50' (Robert Patman)
Brexit not "taking back control" for Britain. Interview with Rawdon Christie, Breakfast, TVNZ, 27 June 2016
(Robert Patman)
Review of Svetlana Alexievich's book, Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets, Nine to Noon, RNZ, 28
June 2016 (Robert Patman)
Will Ataturk airport terror attack shift Turkey's focus in Syria? Interview, Paul Henry, Newshub, TV3, 30
June 2016 (Robert Patman)
May
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Launch of new NZ defence and security magazine, Defsec Media, 4 May (Robert Patman)
The Trump factor and US presidential primaries. Interview with Owen Rooney, Radio Dunedin, 9 May
(Robert Patman)
Trump, Sanders & Clinton's FBI investigation. Interview with Marvin Hubbard, Dunedin Community Radio,
17 May 2016 (Robert Patman)
Insights on Soft Power in the Indo-Pacific Region, Griffith Asia Institute, 19 May 2016 (Robert Patman)
The Panama Papers and Putkin's Ukraine policy, Stuff, 20 May (Robert Patman)
The housing problem hits rock bottom, NZ Herald, 20 May (Bryce Edwards)
Panama Papers fall-out could extend to the Kremlin. Interview with Rebecca Depree, Channel 39 TV, 23
May 2016 (Robert Patman)
April
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Helen Clark vies for top UN job, Dunedin TV, 5 April (Robert Patman)
Helen Clark 'ticks all the boxes' for UN's top job, RNZ, 6 April (Robert Patman)
Helen Clark's path to the top of the world, NBR, 10 April (Bryce Edwards)
War on wealth, NZ Herald, 14 April (Bryce Edwards)
Political roundup: Remember Dirty Politics? NZ Herald, 15 April (Bryce Edwards)
Advice for the Labour Party, NZ Herald, 19 April (Bryce Edwards)
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Balancing NZ's human rights concerns with China's desire for Extradition treaty, Rachel Smalley, Newstalk
ZB, 20 Apr 2016 (Robert Patman)
Bernie Sanders changes the political context of the US election, Stuff, 21 April (Robert Patman)
The search for New Zealand's Sanders and Clinton, NZ Herald, 28 April (Bryce Edwards)
Insights into Government processes and wealth protection, NZ Herald, 30 April (Bryce Edwards)
Is New Zealand's surveillance controversy over? Line of Defence Magazine, April, pp 42-43 (Robert
Patman)
March
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Death of a radical intellectual, NZ Herald, 7 March (Bryce Edwards)
Putin targets Merkel on sanctions, Otago Bulletin, 18 March (Robert Patman)
TVNZ's controversial Kiwimeter survey, NZ Herald, 18 March (Bryce Edwards)
Why is Putin withdrawing most of the Russian troops from Syria? PISM, 22 March (William Harris)
NZ and Brussels terror attack, World TV Group, 23 March (Robert Patman)
Otago among main think-tank partners, ODT, 23 March
Interview on presidential primary election process in US, Otago Access Radio, 23 March (Robert Patman)
Significance of Brussels attacks for NZ, Dunedin TV, 24 March (Robert Patman)
The 20 best analyses of the flag referendum result, NZ Herald, 29 March (Bryce Edwards)
Differing agendas impede the anti-Islamic State struggle, ODT, 30 March (Robert Patman)
Political strife could threaten Brazil's Olympics, TV3, 31 March (Robert Patman)
February
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Marco Rubio's Iowa result bad news for Trump and Cruz, Radio Live, 2 February (Robert Patman)
Will TPPA enhance or diminish NZ's sovereignty? Channel 39, 4 February (Robert Patman)
A Treaty for our times, ODT, 6 February (Janine Hayward)
North Korea to press on with nuclear arms programme, Newstalk ZB, 7 February (Robert Patman)
North Korea's latest missile test puts pressure on Beijing, Radio Live, 8 February (Robert Patman)
Is recent missile launch game-changer for China-North Korean ties? TV3, 9 February (Robert Patman)
Foreign Affairs adapt to new information order, Stuff News, 15 February (Robert Patman)
Putin tests Merkel's sanctions resolve, NZ Herald, 16 February (Robert Patman)
Why Putin is backing diplomacy after military gains in Syria, TV3, 29 February (Robert Patman)
January
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Muscular trends in Putin's foreign policy, Radio NZ, 11 January (Robert Patman)
Easing of sanctions and the July Iran Nuclear Arms deal, TV3, 17 January (Robert Patman)
Some implications of the easing of Iran sanctions, Newstalk ZB, 17 January (Robert Patman)
How lifting of Iran sanctions may affect NZ, Radio Live, 18 January (Robert Patman)
Partial lifting of Iran sanctions could boost NZ economy, TVNZ, 18 January (Robert Patman)
Is there a link between Litvineko's murder and Moscow? Radio Live, 22 January (Robert Patman)