Nina Hall

Guest writer

Nina Hall is an associate professor of international relations at Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). She was born in Wellington, and has lived in Bologna for seven years where she works at the SAIS Europe campus.

From left: swing dancing in the streets of Bologna on April 25; a cartoon in Repubblica, one of Italy’s major newspapers, reading “80 years, the resistance still peddles”; the crowd in Piazza Maggiore for the official April 25 commemorations; and an ‘anti-fascist pride’ poster in Bologna (Photos: Nina Hall)

Under Italy’s far-right government, Liberation Day takes on new importance

On April 25, as we mark Anzac Day, Italians commemorate their country's liberation from fascism. This year, the mood was different.

By Nina Hall | 28th April, 2025

A nurse holds up a vial of vaccine at a hospital in Srinagar. India has administered more than 55 million shots of Covid-19 vaccine so far. (Photo: Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)

NZ made the right call on supporting the vaccine waiver. Now comes the hard part

We’re a small place, but we can have a big role in getting other countries on board too

By Nina Hall | 17th May, 2021

If the polls are to be believed, Joe Biden will defeat Donald Trump this week. NB if.

What would a President Joe Biden mean for New Zealand?

If the Democrat challenger were to overcome Donald Trump this week, it would have important implications for the world and Aotearoa.

By Nina Hall | 2nd November, 2020

Photo: Getty Images

The border may be closed, but NZ ignores its place in the world at its peril

While our borders might be largely closed, we have to keep doors to international engagement open.

By Nina Hall | 8th September, 2020

If New Zealand introduces a climate refugee visa, 100 Pacific Islanders could be granted access on the basis that their home islands are threatened by rising seas.
Reuters/David Gray, CC BY-ND

Six things the New Zealand government needs to do to make climate refugee visas work

The New Zealand government is planning to create the world’s first humanitarian visa for climate refugees, allowing 100 Pacific Islanders to be granted access to New Zealand. But what considerations should be made when developing humanitarian climate policies?

By Nina Hall | 3rd December, 2017