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March 9, 2024
Tonga has been locked in a political standoff between the country’s King Tupou VI and Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni Hu’akavameiliku which erupted into a heated row in Parliament this week with two MPs being suspended. Here Kaniva News editor Kalino Latu gives his recent reaction to an ultimatum by the Tongan nobles. EDITORIAL: By Kalino ... <a title="Kaniva News: Nobles’ letter demanding PM resign over royal memo takes Tonga back to dark ages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/09/kaniva-news-nobles-letter-demanding-pm-resign-over-royal-memo-takes-tonga-back-to-dark-ages/" aria-label="Read more about Kaniva News: Nobles’ letter demanding PM resign over royal memo takes Tonga back to dark ages">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller – Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) New Zealand’s international relations are under new management. And Winston Peters, the new foreign minister, is already setting a change agenda. As expected, this includes a more pro-US positioning when it comes to the Pacific – where Peters will be picking up where he left off. Peters sought ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Analysis – New Zealand’s foreign policy resets on AUKUS, Gaza and Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/04/geoffrey-millers-analysis-new-zealands-foreign-policy-resets-on-aukus-gaza-and-ukraine/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Analysis – New Zealand’s foreign policy resets on AUKUS, Gaza and Ukraine">Read more</a>
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December 1, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Terence Wood In the wake of New Zealand’s recent election, and subsequent coalition negotiations, Winston Peters has emerged as New Zealand’s Foreign Minister again. I’ve never been able to adequately explain why a populist politician leading a party called New Zealand First would have an interest in a post that takes him overseas ... <a title="Peters has track record but NZ aid policy still hard to figure out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/12/01/peters-has-track-record-but-nz-aid-policy-still-hard-to-figure-out/" aria-label="Read more about Peters has track record but NZ aid policy still hard to figure out">Read more</a>
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November 6, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller. New Zealand’s new Government will need to hit the ground running on foreign affairs. Determining New Zealand’s full response to the war in Gaza and the fallout in the wider Middle East will be the first major test for whoever takes the foreign minister’s role. New Zealand has been run by ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller Analysis – The foreign affairs puzzle facing NZ’s new Government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/06/geoffrey-miller-analysis-the-foreign-affairs-puzzle-facing-nzs-new-government/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller Analysis – The foreign affairs puzzle facing NZ’s new Government">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller – The Democracy Project. The weekend’s surprise and brutal attack on Israel by Hamas fighters has the potential to reshape the Middle East – and will only further increase global geopolitical instability. As of Sunday night NZT, the initial 24 hours of the assault by Hamas on Israel had already taken ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller – How will New Zealand handle the new war in the Middle East?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/09/geoffrey-miller-how-will-new-zealand-handle-the-new-war-in-the-middle-east/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller – How will New Zealand handle the new war in the Middle East?">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller. A shakeup of the ministers responsible for New Zealand’s international relations seems almost guaranteed, irrespective of the country’s election result on October 14. Coalition politics are likely to play a key role in appointments related to foreign affairs. On current opinion polling, a government led by the centre-right National Party would ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller Analysis – Who will be New Zealand’s next foreign minister?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/18/geoffrey-miller-analysis-who-will-be-new-zealands-next-foreign-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller Analysis – Who will be New Zealand’s next foreign minister?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Geoffrey Miller Analysis - The BRICS are back. Johannesburg will this week host the 15th annual summit of the BRICS, an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The loose grouping may be about to become tighter – and bigger.
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July 26, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller Antony Blinken is heading down under. The US Secretary of State’s visit to New Zealand and Australia this week comes as the two countries jointly host the FIFA Women’s World Cup. New Zealand foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta has highlighted the potential for ‘good old-fashioned sports diplomacy’ – and the Secretary is scheduled to attend ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: Antony Blinken’s endgame for New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-antony-blinkens-endgame-for-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: Antony Blinken’s endgame for New Zealand">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller Timing is everything. After months of mixed signals, Chris Hipkins will head to China at the end of June. The New Zealand Prime Minister’s long-awaited visit to Beijing will come shortly before he attends July’s NATO summit in Vilnius. The careful timing of the PM’s China trip – billed as a ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What to expect from Chris Hipkins’ trip to China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/13/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-what-to-expect-from-chris-hipkins-trip-to-china/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What to expect from Chris Hipkins’ trip to China">Read more</a>
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June 6, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller. Seeing is no longer believing. Surprisingly realistic – yet fake – images created by Artificial Intelligence (AI) are here. To date, most have seemed more like curiosities than genuine deception attempts. Last month, it was revealed that New Zealand’s National Party had used the AI image generation app Midjourney to produce ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: How fake AI images could stoke tensions in the Indo-Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/06/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-how-fake-ai-images-could-stoke-tensions-in-the-indo-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: How fake AI images could stoke tensions in the Indo-Pacific">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2023
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?
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May 11, 2023
Political scientist Paul G. Buchanan and journalist/analyst Selwyn Manning deliver their latest podcast A View from Afar. This episode: AUKUS, should New Zealand and other Asia Pacific nations join this security pact? And if not, why not?
