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May 5, 2021
A View from Afar (@ midday, Thursdays NZST): In this week’s podcast Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate: 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 ... <a title="VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on Microlateralism – Is This How New Zealand Becomes Relevant on the World Stage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/scheduled-live-buchanan-and-manning-on-microlateralism-is-this-how-new-zealand-becomes-relevant-on-the-world-stage/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on Microlateralism – Is This How New Zealand Becomes Relevant on the World Stage?">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2021
A View from Afar: In this week’s podcast Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate: How this week, New Zealand’s minister of foreign affairs, Nanaia Mahuta, delivered a significant speech detailing how this Labour-led Government defines its foreign policy. BACKGROUND: In short, Mahuta anchored New Zealand within the Asia Pacific region as an independent Pacific Island state, ... <a title="Video: Buchanan and Manning on NZ Govt’s Commitment to Foreign Policy Independence – Is it an Achievable Quest?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/21/scheduled-video-buchanan-and-manning-on-nz-govts-commitment-to-foreign-policy-independence-is-it-an-achievable-quest/" aria-label="Read more about Video: Buchanan and Manning on NZ Govt’s Commitment to Foreign Policy Independence – Is it an Achievable Quest?">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2021
In this week’s podcast Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate: Why regional powers including Russia, Israel, Iran are willing to provoke flash-points that risk triggering a wider war. Why are these states risking regional conflict that could trigger a wider global war?
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April 14, 2021
A View from Afar: Midday Thursday (NZST, Wednesday 7pm US EDST) – Join this LIVE recording of this week’s podcast where Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan will debate: Why regional powers including Russia, Israel, Iran are willing to provoke flash-points that risk triggering a wider war. In recent weeks, Israel is suspected of espionage destroying an ... <a title="Video: Buchanan and Manning on Why Regional Powers are Provoking Flash-Points to War" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/14/scheduled-video-buchanan-and-manning-on-why-regional-powers-are-provoking-flash-points-to-war/" aria-label="Read more about Video: Buchanan and Manning on Why Regional Powers are Provoking Flash-Points to War">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2021
Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate: how in the last two weeks, China and the United States have been advancing distinct and separate defence alliances – positioning that is akin to the old Cold War. So what makes the last two weeks different from the last four years?
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April 7, 2021
A View from Afar – Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate: how in the last two weeks, China and the United States have been advancing distinct and separate defence alliances – positioning that is akin to the old Cold War. On one hand, the US has been building up a coalition of allies that is ... <a title="VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on China + USA Construct Cold War-Styled Coalitions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/07/scheduled-live-buchanan-and-manning-on-china-usa-construct-cold-war-styled-coalitions/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Buchanan and Manning on China + USA Construct Cold War-Styled Coalitions">Read more</a>
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April 1, 2021
A View from Afar - Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan debate political symbolism and discuss: How governments use symbolism to accentuate intent and identity. Some of it is fact, and some of it is fiction, some of it is designed to divert attention and deceive. In this episode Buchanan and Manning show you how to sift through the wheat from the chaff.
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March 25, 2021
Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning debate:
Whether the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service has accepted its failure to identify and detect terrorist planning activity in the lead up to the tragedy that occurred in Christchurch against Muslim people on March 15, 2019.
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March 25, 2021
A View from Afar: Join Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning debate: Whether the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service has accepted its failure to identify and detect terrorist planning activity in the lead up to the tragedy that occurred in Christchurch against Muslim people on March 15, 2019. ALSO, since the Christchurch terror attacks, after ... <a title="Video: Buchanan + Manning: After all the intel reports on the 2019 Terror Attacks are Kiwis safer in 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/25/scheduled-video-buchanan-manning-after-all-the-intel-reports-on-the-2018-terror-attacks-are-kiwis-safer-in-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Video: Buchanan + Manning: After all the intel reports on the 2019 Terror Attacks are Kiwis safer in 2021">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2021
Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning discuss this week’s revelations by Paula Penfold and the Stuff Circuit team that a New Zealand tech company (with New Zealand Government investment) has been in business with iFlytec – a Chinese company alleged to be involved with surveillance of China’s oppressed Uyghur people. ALSO, we discuss Myanmar and the disturbing reality that Myanmar's military has overthrown once again the democratically elected government.
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March 17, 2021
A View from Afar: Political scientist and former Pentagon analysis Paul G. Buchanan and investigative journalist Selwyn Manning and debate security, intelligence, and foreign policy trends and issues. This week’s episode: Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning discuss this week’s revelations by Paula Penfold and the Stuff Circuit team that a New Zealand tech company ... <a title="VIDEO: Buchanan + Manning: Ethical Trade and China + Myanmar’s Descent into Military Rule" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/03/17/coming-up-live-buchanan-manning-ethical-trade-and-china-myanmars-descent-into-military-rule/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Buchanan + Manning: Ethical Trade and China + Myanmar’s Descent into Military Rule">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2021
A View from Afar: Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning discuss whether the Five Eyes spy agencies are adequately monitoring white supremacist activity, and, what can be done. Plus Ollie Neas joins the panel to discuss whether the New Zealand Government is aware of what Rocket Lab is sending into space?
