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David Miller: The Case Of Napster
Tuesday, 13 February 2001, 10:03 am | David Miller
Another judgement day looms for online music swap site Napster this week. The website which allows its users to swap music files and download them for free is facing another legal challenge in the US courts, although this time the site may be shut down permanently ... More >>
Israel’s Election: Implications for Peace Process
Tuesday, 6 February 2001, 1:02 am | David Miller
Last December Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Barak resigned from office in order to attain a fresh mandate from the Israeli people to pursue the peace initiatives with the Palestinians, which by this stage were plagued by the violence in the areas they ... More >>
David Miller: Desert Storm, Unresolved Conflict?
Tuesday, 30 January 2001, 10:11 am | David Miller
January 16th of this year marked the tenth anniversary of Operation Desert Storm in which the United States led a multinational coalition, which liberated Kuwait from Iraqi occupation. More >>
David Miller: The Legacy of William Clinton
Tuesday, 23 January 2001, 8:30 am | David Miller
Towards the end of his eight-year term in the White House, President Bill Clinton made it his personal mission to bring peace to the Middle East and forge a lasting settlement between Israel and the Palestinians. He invited both leaders to a summit ... More >>
David Miller: Is This the Start of a New Cold War?
Tuesday, 16 January 2001, 9:37 am | David Miller
Even though the Cold War ended over a decade ago, the issues of ballistic missiles and weapons proliferation have continued to gather momentum. The United States government has frequently expressed its concern at such issues and has made no secret that it ... More >>
David Miller: Implications for NZ in East Timor
Thursday, 28 December 2000, 3:57 pm | David Miller
It was unrealistic to have expected the NZDF to withdraw following the November elections in the territory, however another, often overlooked reason is the continued instability in Indonesia. More >>
David Miller: Shape Of Foreign Policy Under Bush
Tuesday, 19 December 2000, 9:34 am | David Miller
Finally it happened. The election saga that has dominated the headlines around the world for the past month came to a close, and after all the legal wrangling, it was announced that George W. Bush was to become the 43rd President of the United States. ... More >>
David Miller Online: Time For the Republic of NZ?
Tuesday, 12 December 2000, 9:08 am | David Miller
Earlier this month, the Guardian newspaper in London openly criticised the position of the British monarchy in the political and social structure of the United Kingdom. Upon publishing the results of a poll it conducted regarding the attitude of the ... More >>
David Miller : What's Happened To Northern Ireland
Tuesday, 5 December 2000, 8:40 am | David Miller
With the violence in the Middle East approaching its third month and the United States Presidential election going through its inevitable court battles, the situation in Northern Ireland has faded from the spotlight. With the ongoing courtroom battle ... More >>
David Miller: Middle East Moves Towards War
Tuesday, 28 November 2000, 9:38 am | David Miller
Just over a month ago, this column addressed the obstacles that are in front of Israel and the Palestinians that while outstanding are preventing a conclusive peace to the ongoing violence being found. A month later, resolution remains further away ... More >>
David Miller: New Zealand and Free Trade
Tuesday, 21 November 2000, 9:38 am | David Miller
The Closer Economic Partnership agreement between Singapore and New Zealand that was signed earlier this year not only marks the first such pact this country has signed with an Asian trading partner but is also a step forward towards achieving ... More >>
US Elections: What is Letting Democracy Down
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, 10:35 am | David Miller
For many people the situation following the United States Presidential race has been marked by a sense of bewilderment as to why a week later there still is no decisive outcome from the vote. For others there is a sense of frustration at the ongoing ... More >>
David Miller: Coup No.2 Strikes Tourism Again
Tuesday, 7 November 2000, 9:53 am | David Miller
The outbreak of violence in Fiji last week is a reminder that the tensions and divisions within the country still linger. Last Thursday’s mutiny by soldiers of the Counter- Revolutionary Warfare unit, shows that beneath the Fijian- Indian partition, division ... More >>
David Miller: The Sinking Of The Kursk
Tuesday, 31 October 2000, 9:52 am | David Miller
The efforts to recover the bodies of the 118 Russian sailors, who died when the submarine Kursk sank on August 12, are a reminder that above all else that this incident was a human tragedy. More >>
David Miller: Why Peace Eludes the Middle East
Tuesday, 24 October 2000, 9:31 am | David Miller
The numerous diplomatic attempts to bring a halt to the latest outbreak of violence in the Middle East have, not surprisingly, proved elusive. Writes David Miller. More >>
David Miller Online: The USS Cole attack
Tuesday, 17 October 2000, 9:45 am | David Miller
David Miller Online The USS Cole attack: A caution against overstating International Terrorism in the 21st Century. More >>
David Miller Online: Struggling For Medals
Tuesday, 10 October 2000, 9:46 am | David Miller
You could almost feel the pride swelling in the chests of all Australians when IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch bestowed the ‘best ever’ label on the Sydney Olympics. More >>
The NZDF And UN Peacekeeping In The 21st Century
Tuesday, 3 October 2000, 4:47 pm | David Miller
One of the decisions to arise from Helen Clark’s recent visit to East Timor is that the government is to look at extending the New Zealand deployment in the former Portuguese colony until after elections there in November. More >>