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May 9, 2023
Jubi News A West Papuan leader, defending himself against treason charges, has denounced “systemic racism” by Indonesian authorities in the Melanesian region in a court hearing. Viktor Yeimo, the international spokesperson of the West Papua National Committee (KNPB), presented his defence statement — pledoi — in a hearing at the Jayapura Class 1A District Court ... <a title="Viktor Yeimo denounces Jakata’s ‘systemic racism’ in Papua in his treason case defence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/viktor-yeimo-denounces-jakatas-systemic-racism-in-papua-in-his-treason-case-defence/" aria-label="Read more about Viktor Yeimo denounces Jakata’s ‘systemic racism’ in Papua in his treason case defence">Read more</a>
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April 19, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller This weekend’s visit to Australia by New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks volumes about major changes underway in New Zealand foreign policy. Hipkins is flying to Brisbane – Australia’s third-biggest city and home to around 100,000 New Zealand citizens – to meet with his counterpart, Anthony Albanese. The trip’s significance ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: Why Chris Hipkins is heading to Brisbane – not Beijing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/19/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-why-chris-hipkins-is-heading-to-brisbane-not-beijing/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: Why Chris Hipkins is heading to Brisbane – not Beijing">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has New Zealand firmly in its sights. Last week, New Zealand’s foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta attended the annual NATO foreign ministers’ meeting in Brussels – alongside her counterparts from Australia, Japan and South Korea. Mahuta’s participation came after New Zealand’s then Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ... <a title="Geoff Miller’s Political Roundup: Why NZ is getting closer to NATO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/11/geoff-millers-political-roundup-why-nz-is-getting-closer-to-nato/" aria-label="Read more about Geoff Miller’s Political Roundup: Why NZ is getting closer to NATO">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: NZ needs to distance itself from Australia’s anti-China nuclear submarines The New Zealand Government has been silent about Australia’s decision to commit up to $400bn acquiring nuclear submarines, even though this is a significant threat to peace and stability in the Asia Pacific. The deal was struck by the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ needs to distance itself from Australia’s anti-China nuclear submarines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/24/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nz-needs-to-distance-itself-from-australias-anti-china-nuclear-submarines/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: NZ needs to distance itself from Australia’s anti-China nuclear submarines">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2023
A Pacific elder and former secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum says Pacific leaders need to sit up and pay closer attention to AUKUS and the Indo-Pacific strategy and China’s response to them. Speaking from Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea, Dame Meg Taylor said Pacific leaders were being sidelined in major geopolitical decisions affecting ... <a title="Pacific needs to sit up and pay close attention to AUKUS, says Dame Meg Taylor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/22/pacific-needs-to-sit-up-and-pay-close-attention-to-aukus-says-dame-meg-taylor/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific needs to sit up and pay close attention to AUKUS, says Dame Meg Taylor">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller. Political Roundup: NZ’s foreign policy hardens under new leadership Times are changing in New Zealand foreign policy. That seems to be the message from New Zealand’s new triumvirate of ministers with responsibility for foreign affairs and defence – Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta and defence minister Andrew Little. Jacinda ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: NZ’s foreign policy hardens under new leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/07/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-nzs-foreign-policy-hardens-under-new-leadership/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: NZ’s foreign policy hardens under new leadership">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Yamin Kogoya “We are part of them and they are part of us,” declared politician Augustine Rapa, founder and president of the PNG Liberal Democratic Party, on the 61st anniversary of the struggle for West Papuan independence earlier this month. Rapa’s statement of West Papua at Gerehu, Port Moresby, on December 1 was ... <a title="Yamin Kogoya: While West Papuans face an ‘existential threat’ under Indonesia, PNG plans defence pact with Jakarta" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/15/yamin-kogoya-while-west-papuans-face-an-existential-threat-under-indonesia-png-plans-defence-pact-with-jakarta/" aria-label="Read more about Yamin Kogoya: While West Papuans face an ‘existential threat’ under Indonesia, PNG plans defence pact with Jakarta">Read more</a>
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December 15, 2022
In this, the 25th episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning will examine how hostage taking, prisoner exchanges, and establishing diplomatic back-channels work and how they are used by states during times of conflict.
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December 12, 2022
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller. Political Roundup: What to expect from Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the New Zealand Parliament By Geoffrey Miller As New Zealand’s foreign policy year draws to a close, it seems fitting that Volodymyr Zelensky will have the final word. Ukraine’s President is scheduled to address the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington by video ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What to expect from Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the New Zealand Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/12/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-what-to-expect-from-volodymyr-zelenskys-address-to-the-new-zealand-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What to expect from Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the New Zealand Parliament">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2022
In this episode, Buchanan and Manning take you on a journey into a world that exists all around us, no matter where we live. But, it’s fair to say, it’s a world few realise exists and few realise how it is effecting them. With the technologies that surround us, tech that we use every day, it has become easy to conduct indirect or non-attributable warfare using a variety of means.
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September 1, 2022
RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s new Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko has revealed to Australian media his country is moving to negotiate a security treaty with Australia — and potentially New Zealand. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported this seemed to signal Canberra and Port Moresby were willing to build a deeper defence relationship as China ... <a title="PNG negotiating security treaty with Australia (and NZ?), says minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/01/png-negotiating-security-treaty-with-australia-and-nz-says-minister/" aria-label="Read more about PNG negotiating security treaty with Australia (and NZ?), says minister">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will analyse the advent of new technologies and the rise of hybrid warfare. In this episode, we will take you on a journey into a world that exists all around us, no matter where we live. But, it’s fair to ... <a title="LIVE@Midday Thurs Buchanan + Manning: How Hybrid Warfare and Hostile Tech Surrounds Us All" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/31/livemidday-thurs-buchanan-manning-how-hybrid-warfare-and-hostile-tech-surrounds-us-all/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE@Midday Thurs Buchanan + Manning: How Hybrid Warfare and Hostile Tech Surrounds Us All">Read more</a>
