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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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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 20, 2023
Analysis by By Geoffrey Miller. Political Roundup: NZ’s Middle East strategy, 20 years after the Iraq War This week marks the twentieth anniversary of the Iraq War. While it strongly opposed the US-led invasion, New Zealand’s then Labour-led government led by Prime Minister Helen Clark did deploy military engineers to try to help rebuild Iraq in mid-2003. With violence soaring, ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: NZ’s Middle East strategy, 20 years after the Iraq War" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/20/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-nzs-middle-east-strategy-20-years-after-the-iraq-war/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: NZ’s Middle East strategy, 20 years after the Iraq War">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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January 16, 2023
Political Roundup: What Japan’s foreign policy shifts mean for New Zealand By Geoffrey Miller Japan is a country on the move. Since World War II, Tokyo has largely been happy to outsource its security needs to Washington. But this is now changing to a more equal partnership. On Friday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called his country’s ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What Japan’s foreign policy shifts mean for New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/16/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-what-japans-foreign-policy-shifts-mean-for-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What Japan’s foreign policy shifts mean for New Zealand">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2022
In this, the 24th episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning examine whether there is, in reality, such a thing as foreign policy independence in today's world.
Specifically, Paul and Selwyn examine the following questions:
What does it mean to be foreign policy independent, and what would independence look like?
How is foreign policy independence different from foreign policy autonomy and flexibility?
What factors inhibit or constrain foreign policy independence (domestic and international)?
In an interdependent world can FP independence be a realistic objective?
And finally: is FP independence possible for a small state in this era, if it ever was, and conversely, do great powers really exercise independence in their foreign affairs?
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November 21, 2022
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller Political Roundup: Does New Zealand need to up its game with World Cup host Qatar? As the FIFA World Cup gets underway in Qatar, it is worth looking at the state of New Zealand’s wider relationship with the host nation. While New Zealand often likes to think of itself as a ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: Does New Zealand need to up its game with World Cup host Qatar?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/21/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-does-new-zealand-need-to-up-its-game-with-world-cup-host-qatar/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: Does New Zealand need to up its game with World Cup host Qatar?">Read more</a>
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October 12, 2022
Political Roundup: New Zealand’s relationship with India is in trouble Analysis By Geoffrey Miller. New Zealand’s relationship with India is not in good health. That’s the underlying message from a rare visit to New Zealand by India’s external affairs minister, Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Jaishankar met with his New Zealand counterpart, Nanaia Mahuta, last Thursday – but only ... <a title="Analysis – Political Roundup: New Zealand’s relationship with India is in trouble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/12/analysis-political-roundup-new-zealands-relationship-with-india-is-in-trouble/" aria-label="Read more about Analysis – Political Roundup: New Zealand’s relationship with India is in trouble">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will analyse how the Pacific region has become the epicentre of foreign policy assertions from the region's and the world's powers.
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February 7, 2022
A View from Afar: In this the first episode for 2022 Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss What we all should expect to unfold in 2022 - especially with regard to foreign affairs and global security.
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May 21, 2021
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Palestine, West Papua and Western Sahara are places where the indigenous people are struggling for freedom and human rights. CARTOON: © Malcolm Evans By JOHN MINTO WHEN Nanaia Mahuta was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, there were hopes for a change in government thinking towards the ... <a title="Time for NZ to speak up clearly for Palestinian rights and international law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/21/time-for-nz-to-speak-up-clearly-for-palestinian-rights-and-international-law/" aria-label="Read more about Time for NZ to speak up clearly for Palestinian rights and international law">Read more</a>
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February 14, 2019
Political Roundup: The Story of the Chinese blowback against New Zealand by Dr Bryce Edwards This week might come to be seen as a turning point in New Zealand’s complex trading and political relations with China. Suddenly there is a very strong awareness of the deteriorating relations between the capitals of Wellington and Beijing. And ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Story of the Chinese blowback against New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/14/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-story-of-the-chinese-blowback-against-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Story of the Chinese blowback against New Zealand">Read more</a>
