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Eugene Doyle
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Eugene Doyle is a writer based in Wellington, New Zealand. He has written extensively on the Middle East, as well as peace and security issues in the Asia Pacific region.
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Proven: US Sanctions Are Deadlier For Children Than Tomahawk Cruise Missiles
Monday, 10 August 2026, 7:07 am | Eugene Doyle
The report by Professor Francisco Rodríguez, Silvio Rendón and Mark Weisbrot vividly underscores US President Woodrow Wilson’s comment that sanctions were “something more tremendous than war.” More >>
Responding To NZ Foreign Minister’s Racist Slurs On China And On Fellow MP
Friday, 31 July 2026, 6:53 am | Eugene Doyle
In response to criticism, including from Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, the foreign minister doubled down, flaming the Chinese system of government. More >>
Iranian Ambassador: Why The US Blundered So Badly, The State Of Diplomacy And Ways Forward
Thursday, 23 July 2026, 4:13 pm | Eugene Doyle
The Americans have come to take control of all things in Iran – not just the oil of Iran and the land of Iran, but to take control of Iranians’ own identity, our independence and our way of life. More >>
Sex Crimes, Karim Khan And The West’s War On The ICC
Tuesday, 21 July 2026, 7:21 am | Eugene Doyle
The Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC), the largest coalition of Palestinian civil society organisations, decried the Karim Khan disciplinary process saying it had ‘failed all parties’ and is ‘corroding’ the court's independence. More >>
“China Is Cranking Out Nuclear Submarines Faster Than Dumplings.” WhyNZ-Australian Defence Settings Are Misguided
Friday, 17 July 2026, 3:31 pm | Eugene Doyle
The Chinese, it should be pointed out, fired a dummy warhead so the reference to “nuclear” is reasonable but a slight stretch. More >>
The Iran Lesson: Why The US Will Lose A War With China
Friday, 10 July 2026, 1:45 pm | Eugene Doyle
China's deep structural resilience, its mature leadership, and its careful marshalling of its resources, makes it the likely victor in a war no one should start and possibly no one can decisively win. War is madness. More >>
“You Won’t Even Make It Back To Your F**king Country”. Genocide As US Statecraft
Wednesday, 1 July 2026, 7:14 am | Eugene Doyle
“You close it and you won’t have a country. You won’t even make it back to your fucking country,” Donald J Trump, the President of the United States of America. More >>
Pakistan PM Drops A Truth Bomb On US Over Iranian Missiles
Sunday, 28 June 2026, 8:04 pm | Eugene Doyle
I share both these memorable statements because such comments are seldom aired by our increasingly “curated” Western media. More >>
Winston Peters Has A Brain Explosion
Friday, 19 June 2026, 7:45 am | Eugene Doyle
Peters believes what Itamar Ben-Gvir, Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli ambassador are saying and denies the evidence of 430 activists who were kidnapped and taken to Israel in May. More >>
“The Most Dangerous Place On Earth,” The Baltics At Boiling Point
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 1:22 pm | Eugene Doyle
“The Russians have now threatened very harshly that this must stop,” Lieven says. “They claim that the Ukrainians are already establishing launch sites in Latvia.” More >>
“He’s Māori!” Hāhona Ormsby – A New Zealander In The Gruesome Israeli Prison System
Sunday, 31 May 2026, 4:44 pm | Eugene Doyle
It’s our collective job to make sure this extraordinary story is shared and remembered – and that we draw the necessary lessons from it. More >>
New Zealand And Palantir
Wednesday, 20 May 2026, 2:31 pm | Eugene Doyle
There’s good money to be made killing kids. Kiwis are making a fortune More >>
Did The NZ Prime Minister Just Commit Treason?
Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 3:56 pm | Eugene Doyle
As a minimum the New Zealand government should confront the Israelis and demand two things: Non-repetition and Reparations. More >>
After Israel’s Brutal Attack On Kiwis Our Government Does Nothing
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 4:00 pm | Eugene Doyle
New Zealand has maintained virtually total silence over this criminality in order to provide assistance to its close friend and ally Israel. More >>
Iran Demands Hundreds Of Billions In Reparations For Being Attacked. Guess Who Will Pay?
Thursday, 23 April 2026, 7:37 pm | Eugene Doyle
If Iran succeeds in extracting reparations, it will be a world historic moment. It will be an achievement that will benefit countries around the globe which are similarly assailed by major powers. More >>
Divide And Prosper – The Evil Genius Of The UAE
Tuesday, 21 April 2026, 7:38 pm | Eugene Doyle
Without understanding the astonishing network of power exercised by the United Arab Emirates you would have no idea why the UAE was hit particularly hard by Iran in recent weeks. Nor would you know what fuels chaos from Libya to Sudan to Somalia ... More >>
Who Will Pay Billions In Reparations To Iran? We Will
Saturday, 4 April 2026, 8:29 pm | Eugene Doyle
It is high time the “middle powers” stopped chattering and wittering on, and finally stood up for law over lawlessness, peace over war, and humanity over the military-industrial-tech complex. More >>
Iran’s Target List: Taking The War To Western Multinationals
Friday, 27 March 2026, 2:25 pm | Eugene Doyle
If Iran can stay in the fight, the biggest multinational corporations in the West may be heavily targeted thanks to Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu. Are these major Western companies innocents victims or legitimate targets? More >>
Kharg Island – Into The Valley Of Death
Monday, 23 March 2026, 9:01 pm | Eugene Doyle
Throwing a first wave of Marines onto the sacrificial altar of Iran’s shores may be a deliberate act by Trump to dupe a gullible and patriotic US population into believing that more war, more killing is now justified. I hope not. More >>
Failure To Lead – Is New Zealand Walking Into An Energy Shock?
Thursday, 19 March 2026, 1:05 pm | Eugene Doyle
What is the risk of a hard stop on our oil and fertilizer supplies? Jack Tame of TVNZ put it this way to Finance Minister Nicola Willis this week: “Prudent governments plan for the worst and hope for the best. More >>
