ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for March 21, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 21, 2026.
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ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 21, 2026.

COMMENTARY: By Marcus Alexander In a stunning resignation that has sent shockwaves through Washington, former National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent has exposed what many have long suspected but few have dared to state publicly — Israel is systematically undermining peace in the Middle East to serve its own expansionist agenda. Joe Kent, a 20-year ... <a title="Israel – the parasite state sabotaging peace in the Middle East" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/21/israel-the-parasite-state-sabotaging-peace-in-the-middle-east/" aria-label="Read more about Israel – the parasite state sabotaging peace in the Middle East">Read more</a>

By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands’ (CNMI) economic struggles are not just a local issue, but a matter of strategic importance to American operations in the Indo-Pacific, say senior US military leaders. In a letter, dated 25 February 2026, Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of ... <a title="Northern Mariana Islands’ security and stability vital for US, say military leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/21/northern-mariana-islands-security-and-stability-vital-for-us-say-military-leaders/" aria-label="Read more about Northern Mariana Islands’ security and stability vital for US, say military leaders">Read more</a>

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone Westerners are about to start paying a lot more attention to the war in Iran as massive US-Israeli escalations point to a coming energy crisis set to impact on the whole world. Israel has bombed the world’s largest natural gas field in ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: Iran is forcing the world to care about US-Israeli warmongering" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/21/caitlin-johnstone-iran-is-forcing-the-world-to-care-about-us-israeli-warmongering/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: Iran is forcing the world to care about US-Israeli warmongering">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tina Soliman Hunter, Professor of Energy and Natural Resources Law, Macquarie University Israel’s bombing of Iran’s South Pars gas field has sent shockwaves through global energy markets. The South Pars gas field is part of the world’s largest gas field, known as North Dome, shared by Iran ... <a title="Why Middle East gas field attacks could send energy prices soaring" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/why-middle-east-gas-field-attacks-could-send-energy-prices-soaring-278777/" aria-label="Read more about Why Middle East gas field attacks could send energy prices soaring">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Leib, Associate Professor in Aviation, CQUniversity Australia We are now three weeks into the war between the United States, Israel and Iran, which has grown to engulf much of the Middle East. There are few signs the conflict will slow down or stop anytime soon. The ... <a title="If you still need to fly amid global travel chaos, here’s what to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/if-you-still-need-to-fly-amid-global-travel-chaos-heres-what-to-know-278655/" aria-label="Read more about If you still need to fly amid global travel chaos, here’s what to know">Read more</a>

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan M. Sawyer, Professor of Adolescent Health The University of Melbourne; Director, Royal Children’s Hospital Centre for Adolescent Health; and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Australia’s world-first national legislation to restrict access to social media accounts for children under 16 years old has been ... <a title="Early wins for the social media ban, new survey claims. But the full picture is far more complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/early-wins-for-the-social-media-ban-new-survey-claims-but-the-full-picture-is-far-more-complicated-278768/" aria-label="Read more about Early wins for the social media ban, new survey claims. But the full picture is far more complicated">Read more</a>

COMMENTARY: By Ian Powell When Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, was assassinated in the opening stages of the US-Israeli war against Iran, I didn’t mourn. Khamenei was not someone who deserved to be mourned notwithstanding my contempt for the increasing use of assassination by aggressor nations; in this case the United States and ... <a title="Ian Powell: Iran, US imperialism and the New Zealand lapdog" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/ian-powell-iran-us-imperialism-and-the-new-zealand-lapdog/" aria-label="Read more about Ian Powell: Iran, US imperialism and the New Zealand lapdog">Read more</a>

Analysis by Keith Rankin, 20 March 2026. The human world changed twice during the twentieth century. The first transition lasted from 1914 to 1945. The principal cause of World War Two was World War One. So, to understand the drivers of that long transition, indeed a great levelling event, it is necessary to investigate the ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – 1956, 1967, 1973, 1979 and all that: Shipping, Oil, and Inflation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/keith-rankin-analysis-1956-1967-1973-1979-and-all-that-shipping-oil-and-inflation/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – 1956, 1967, 1973, 1979 and all that: Shipping, Oil, and Inflation">Read more</a>
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on March 20, 2026.
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Dat, Consultant Urological Surgeon and Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Surgery, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University As a urological surgeon, I meet many patients with chronic (long-term) kidney disease. Sometimes, I see patients that have progressed to the point where their kidneys do not work at ... <a title="I’m a kidney surgeon. Here’s why I hope I never see you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/im-a-kidney-surgeon-heres-why-i-hope-i-never-see-you-278193/" aria-label="Read more about I’m a kidney surgeon. Here’s why I hope I never see you">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The South Australian state election is Saturday, with polls closing at 6:30pm AEDT. The 47 lower house seats will be elected in single-member electorates using preferential voting. ... <a title="Labor set for landslide in final South Australian polls with One Nation ahead of Liberals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/20/labor-set-for-landslide-in-final-south-australian-polls-with-one-nation-ahead-of-liberals-278426/" aria-label="Read more about Labor set for landslide in final South Australian polls with One Nation ahead of Liberals">Read more</a>