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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A View from Afar, where they analyse: How United States President Joe Biden has confirmed that US troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan before the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks.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>

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A View from Afar podcast Nominated as a Top  Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology

May 17, 2021

Evening Report. The MIL Network’s podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top  Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. Janes’ The World of Intelligence was placed in the top ... <a title="A View from Afar podcast Nominated as a Top  Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/a-view-from-afar-podcast-nominated-as-a-top-defence-security-podcast-by-threat-technology/" aria-label="Read more about A View from Afar podcast Nominated as a Top  Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology">Read more</a>

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PODCAST: Buchanan and Manning on Microlateralism – Is This How New Zealand Becomes Relevant on the World Stage?

May 6, 2021

Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate: How recently New Zealand Government confirmed its intention to be defined as an independent Pacific Island state, where its foreign policy should be considered against the collective values that its peoples share, and its diplomacy (if you consider human rights issues) will now be expressed multilaterally with likeminded countries. But how does this work in practice?