Name: Iran: Not Just a Fuel Crisis — A Test for New Zealand’s Foreign Policy?
Start: 2026-05-13T17:15:00+12:00
End: 2026-05-13T18:45:00+12:00
Location: New Zealand Parliament Buildings, Theatrette

$Iran: Not Just a Fuel Crisis \u2014 A Test for New Zealand\u2019s Foreign Policy?$

What does the Iran crisis mean for NZ—and the world? And how should small progressive democracies like New Zealand respond?
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Iran: Not Just a Fuel Crisis — A Test for New Zealand’s Foreign Policy?
Wed 13 May 2026 | 5:15PM (5:45PM start) - 6:45PM | Theatrette, Parliament Buildings

Join Diplosphere's panel of experts to discuss:

Why Iran matters beyond petrol prices and airfare,
How the jigsaw of international relations is shifting, and
What small progressive democracies like New Zealand—and other small states—should consider in the current context.

Speakers:

Anna Fifield, Independent journalist
Prof Robert Patman, Professor of International Relations, Otago University
Dr Rouzbeh Parsi, Affiliated researcher, Dept. of History & Human Rights Studies, Lund University
Vanushi Walters, Labour Foreign Affairs spokesperson
Additional speakers TBC

Chair: Maty Nikkhou-O'Brien, Executive Director, Diplosphere

Registration required by Mon 11 May (noon)

Dress code: Business attire

See official invitation fhere-after.