Last week, the US faced foreign policy disasters by voting alongside countries like Belarus, Russia, and North Korea against a UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, followed by a troubling Oval Office meeting with Ukraine’s president, showcasing volatile and unstable American foreign policy. South Korea and Japan, key US allies in the Pacific, are dealing with political instability, with South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol impeached and facing criminal charges, and Japan’s coalition government facing uncertainty due to minority seats in parliament. These challenges may impact US collective security arrangements in the region, as well as economic aid programs in the South Pacific, defense spending, and deterrence efforts against Chinese intervention in Taiwan.
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Media Insider: NZME shareholder meeting – Steven Joyce set to become chair, Jim Grenon to join board; what to expect at today’s meeting
A new NZME board will be voted in today, with former National Party MP Steven Joyce becoming the chair, accompanied by outspoken shareholder Jim Grenon as a new director. The annual shareholders’ meeting, which initially seemed poised for conflict, will now feature a measured transition, as Grenon previously sought to replace the board but reached a compromise allowing him and Joyce to join alongside existing directors Guy Horrocks, Sussan Turner, and Carol Campbell, with Bowen...
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