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Curwen Ares Rolinson has endured almost a decadeÔÇÖs worth of experience at the highest levels of New Zealand Politics; serving as a prominent public face of left-nationalism in his home country before making the transition to political journalism and work in the PR field. His writing has been published in a wide array of outlets ÔÇô ranging from his award-winning ÔÇ£Sex, Drugs & Electoral RollsÔÇØ magazine column, as well as the Official Gazette of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. He's a regular contributor at Fort Russ News since 2016.

Eurasia

On The Curious Un-Death Of Kim Jong Un – Schrodinger’s Dictator

Curwen Ares Rolinson May 5, 2020 0

This article was received on April 26, but despite the delay, it is being published because it's an extremely useful perspective that will no doubt also come in handy the *next* time…
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Anglo 5

Capitalist Misanthropy: On Brazen Talk Of ‘Acceptable Losses’ to Grease Economy

Curwen Ares Rolinson Mar 27, 2020 0

There is a quotation often attributed to Lenin, in which it is said that when it comes time to hang the capitalists - they will fall over each other to attempt to sell their…
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Anglo 5

Trump’s Covid-19 Programme: Crisis Response, Turning Tables, and Corona-tion

Curwen Ares Rolinson Mar 20, 2020 0

One of the curious concepts in a crisis is the way in which the 'old rules' don't so much not apply, as seem actively turned upon their head. We've seen this, just these past…
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Anglo 5

On Trump’s Nixonian “Peace With Honour” In Afghanistan

Curwen Ares Rolinson Mar 9, 2020 0

So over the past few days in Afghanistan, there've been more than six dozen Taliban attacks and the US has resumed airstrikes against them. Yet I seem to keep running across people…
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Anglo 5

Chaos in the Caucuses – Iowa Democrats’ Corn App A Real Bad Dud

Curwen Ares Rolinson Feb 5, 2020 0

There is a quotation ascribed to Stalin - “I consider it completely unimportant who in the party will vote, or how; but what is extraordinarily important is this — who will count the…
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MENA

On Taking Responsibility For Downing A Passenger Jet

Curwen Ares Rolinson Jan 20, 2020 0

Despite what some are suggesting, there is little direct equivalency between the inadvertent Iranian shoot-down of Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 752 earlier this week, and the…
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Anglo 5

On The Tantalizing Possibility Of “The People’s Prince”

Curwen Ares Rolinson Jan 20, 2020 0

So over the past few weeks, the Royal Family has 'lost' two princes. I mean, they're still there, nobody's been exiled nor beheaded (potential migration to Canada notwithstanding),…
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MENA

A Few Thoughts On Iran Perception As The Stars Begin To Fall

Curwen Ares Rolinson Jan 8, 2020 0

As the missiles began to fall yesterday afternoon NZ time, I was struck by a few observances. Both of how much some things had changed - and, within those, how much yet disappointingly…
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MENA

‘Death Is As Nothing Compared To Vindication’ – On Soleimani and the Soleimani…

Curwen Ares Rolinson Jan 8, 2020 0

So, in response to Donald J. Trump's .. desperate tweet from earlier this week, in which he threatened Iran with "CONSEQUENCES THE LIKES OF WHICH FEW THROUGHOUT HISTORY HAVE EVER…
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Anglo 5

Labouring Under A False Narrative – On The UK’s 2019 Election Outcome And What It Means…

Curwen Ares Rolinson Dec 19, 2019 0

In many ways, this should have been UK Labour's election to lose. Or, at least, do a helluvalot better on with the Cons on the back, flat, bear-trapped-and-mangled foot. Despite key…
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