Independent Analysis and Reportage
THE ISSUE: The movie Oppenheimer has renewed interest in the dawn of the nuclear era. Almost 80 years later, are we safer from nuclear war than we were in the years immediately after 1945?
In this episode political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine the strengths and weaknesses of democracy around the world. In particular Paul and Selwyn consider how and why democracy in many countries around the world is on the slide.
The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin at midday Thurs July 20, 2023 (NZST) and Wednesday July 19, 8pm (USEDST). In this the seventh episode of A View from Afar podcast for 2023 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will examine the strengths and weaknesses of democracy around the ... <a title="LIVE PODCAST@MIDDAY: How and Why Democracy is Backsliding Around the World – Buchanan and Manning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/live-podcastmidday-how-and-why-democracy-is-backsliding-around-the-world-buchanan-and-manning/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE PODCAST@MIDDAY: How and Why Democracy is Backsliding Around the World – Buchanan and Manning">Read more</a>
Political scientist Dr Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning present a two-part episode to analyse what to make of the New Zealand-People's Republic of China bilateral leadership meetings. And also, Paul and Selwyn analyse the shifts inside Russia in the weeks after the destabilisation caused by Wagner Commander Yevgeny Prigozhin's pronouncements and challenge to Russia's military heads.
The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin at midday Thurs July 6, 2023 (NZST) and Wednesday July 5, 8pm (USEDST). In this the sixth episode of A View from Afar for 2023 political scientist Dr Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will present a two-part episode to analyse what to make ... <a title="LIVE@MIDDAY: New Zealand’s PRC Trade Balancing Act + Russia in the wake of Prigozhin’s ‘Pronouncement’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/05/livemidday-new-zealands-prc-trade-balancing-act-russia-in-the-wake-of-prigozhians-pronouncement/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE@MIDDAY: New Zealand’s PRC Trade Balancing Act + Russia in the wake of Prigozhin’s ‘Pronouncement’">Read more</a>
Paul and Selwyn deep dive into the battle to control a narrative, waged by all sides in a polarised combative world, and how modern mainstream media institutions, like Radio New Zealand, fall vulnerable in the absence of robust all-sides-considered analysis and debate.
In this episode of A View from Afar podcast Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will deep dive into the battle to control a narrative, waged by all sides in a polarised combative world, and how modern mainstream media institutions, like Radio New Zealand, fall vulnerable in the absence of robust all-sides-considered analysis and debate.
Political scientist, and former Pentagon analyst, Dr Paul Buchanan, and Selwyn Manning analyse the question: What does the Geopolitical balancing that is taking place in the West and South-West Pacific mean for the region and the globe?
INTERACTIVE WEBCAST: Join the LIVE recording of Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning’s podcast A View from Afar shortly after midday today Thursday (New Zealand time) and Wednesday 8pm (US EDT). Today, In this episode of A View from Afar political scientist, and former Pentagon analyst, Dr Paul Buchanan, and Selwyn Manning will analyse the ... <a title="LIVE @ Midday: Geopolitical balancing in the South-West Pacific and Does this mean Conflict is inevitable?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/08/live-midday-geopolitical-balancing-in-the-south-west-pacific-and-does-this-mean-conflict-is-inevitable/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE @ Midday: Geopolitical balancing in the South-West Pacific and Does this mean Conflict is inevitable?">Read more</a>
PODCAST: In this the second episode of A View from Afar podcast for 2023, political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will analyse the question: How stable is Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin’s regime?
INTERACTIVE WEBCAST: Join the LIVE recording of Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning’s podcast A View from Afar at midday Thursday (New Zealand time) and Wednesday 8pm (US EDT). In this the second episode of A View from Afar podcast for 2023, political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will analyse the question: How ... <a title="LIVE PODCAST@Midday Thurs: How Stable is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Hold on Power?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/24/live-podcastmidday-thurs-how-stable-is-russian-president-vladimir-putins-hold-on-power/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE PODCAST@Midday Thurs: How Stable is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Hold on Power?">Read more</a>
INTERACTIVE WEBCAST: Join the LIVE recording of Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning’s podcast A View from Afar at midday Thursday (New Zealand time) and Wednesday 8pm (US EDT). LIVE@MIDDAY NZ Time – 8pm US EDT – In this the first episode of A View from Afar for 2023 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and ... <a title="LIVE: A View from Afar – AUKUS: Should New Zealand and Other APAC Nations Join This Anglophile Security Bloc?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/11/live-a-view-from-afar-aukus-should-new-zealand-and-other-apac-nations-join-this-anglophile-security-bloc/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE: A View from Afar – AUKUS: Should New Zealand and Other APAC Nations Join This Anglophile Security Bloc?">Read more</a>