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PODCAST: Buchanan and Manning on Nuclear Deterrence + Risk + First Strike States

July 8, 2021

Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, A View from Afar, where they analyse: Revelations that the People's Republic of China has further developed missile silos in its north-west desert. How does this fit with proliferation of nuclear silos in the west? How do great powers enforce their nuclear deterrence dogma and strategy in 2021 compared to when the first Cold War was chilling the world's expectations of longevity?

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VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on Afghanistan – What Will Happen Once the USA Withdraws

July 1, 2021

A View from Afar: Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, A View from Afar, where they analyse: How United States President Joe Biden has confirmed that US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan before the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. Questions to consider are: With Afghanistan being far from stable, and ... <a title="VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on Afghanistan – What Will Happen Once the USA Withdraws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/01/scheduled-live-buchanan-and-manning-on-afghanistan-what-will-happen-once-the-usa-withdraws/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on Afghanistan – What Will Happen Once the USA Withdraws">Read more</a>

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VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on G7 NATO EU Get Behind US for the Biden-Putin Summit

June 17, 2021

A View from Afar: Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, A View from Afar, where they analyse how leaders of the G7, NATO and EU juxtapositioned behind the United States to form a consensus-pact immediately prior to the Biden-Putin Summit. United States President Joe Biden spoke of this in an impromptu media ... <a title="VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on G7 NATO EU Get Behind US for the Biden-Putin Summit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/17/scheduled-live-buchanan-and-manning-on-g7-nato-eu-get-behind-us-for-the-biden-putin-summit/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on G7 NATO EU Get Behind US for the Biden-Putin Summit">Read more</a>

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PODCAST – Manning and Buchanan on NZ’s National Security Strategy – Also Peru Voters Go Left

June 10, 2021

Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, A View from Afar, where they analyse New Zealand's national security strategy. How does NZ best position itself as a progressive independent Pacific Island state? Also, Peru voters go left. What does this mean for Peru, and neoliberalism, as Peru faces a pandemic where Covid-19 has raged causing the highest recorded death rates in the world.

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SCHEDULED LIVE: Manning and Buchanan on NZ’s National Security Strategy – Also World Watch

June 9, 2021

A View from Afar: Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, A View from Afar, where they will analyse New Zealand’s national security strategy. There has been no defence white paper since the John Key National-led governments and no comprehensive review of New Zealand’s strategic priorities, nor assessment of the region’s threat landscape both ... <a title="SCHEDULED LIVE: Manning and Buchanan on NZ’s National Security Strategy – Also World Watch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/09/scheduled-live-manning-and-buchanan-on-nzs-national-security-strategy-also-world-watch/" aria-label="Read more about SCHEDULED LIVE: Manning and Buchanan on NZ’s National Security Strategy – Also World Watch">Read more</a>

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ER LIVE: Manning and Buchanan on Australia-NZ-China Is This the Tipping-Point?

June 2, 2021

A View from Afar: Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, where they analyse the Australia-China-New Zealand relationship. Has this reached a tipping-point? Also, Israel. How stable will this cobbled together coalition of anti-Netanyahu parties be? What are the main take-away points from the New Zealand-Australia leaders bilateral meeting this week? AU PM Scott ... <a title="ER LIVE: Manning and Buchanan on Australia-NZ-China Is This the Tipping-Point?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/02/scheduled-live-manning-and-buchanan-on-australia-nz-china-is-this-the-tipping-point/" aria-label="Read more about ER LIVE: Manning and Buchanan on Australia-NZ-China Is This the Tipping-Point?">Read more</a>

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Buchanan and Manning on the Israel-Palestine Conflict + Samoa

May 27, 2021

A View from Afar: In this week’s podcast Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan discuss: The latest information on the Israel/Palestine conflict and consider; is the ceasefire likely to hold? What are the underlying causes of the most recent hostilities? Is there a case of political opportunism in play by the Government of Israel? Is there a ... <a title="Buchanan and Manning on the Israel-Palestine Conflict + Samoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/27/buchanan-and-manning-on-the-israel-palestine-conflict-samoa/" aria-label="Read more about Buchanan and Manning on the Israel-Palestine Conflict + Samoa">Read more</a>

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Live Postponed – New Time-Date To Be Announced – Buchanan and Manning on the Israel-Palestine Conflict

May 19, 2021

Live Postponed – New Time-Date To Be Announced A View from Afar: In this week’s podcast Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan discuss: The latest information on the Israel/Palestine conflict. Also, they will discuss the underlying causes of hostilities: What caused the most recent hostilities to flare? Is Israel guilty of an indiscriminate and disproportionate military operations ... <a title="Live Postponed – New Time-Date To Be Announced – Buchanan and Manning on the Israel-Palestine Conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/19/scheduled-live-buchanan-and-manning-on-the-israel-palestine-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about Live Postponed – New Time-Date To Be Announced – Buchanan and Manning on the Israel-Palestine Conflict">Read more</a>