Déjà vu in New Caledonia: why decades of political failure will make this uprising hard to contain
- Written by David Small, Senior lecturer, Above the Bar School of Educational Studies and Leadership, University of Canterbury
With an air force plane on its way to rescue New Zealanders stranded by the violent uprising in New Caledonia, many familiar with the island’s history are experiencing an unwelcome sense of déjà vu.
When I first visited the island territory in 1983, I interviewed Eloi Machoro, general secretary of the largest pro-independence...
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