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January 21, 2026
Analysis by Keith Rankin, 21 January 2026 Truth in world affairs is not a single expert-narrated story. National Politics In our ‘official’ ‘United Nations’ world – the world referenced by the expression the international rules-based order – there are about 200 sovereign nation states (ie ‘countries’) which are equal members of the global community of ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Greenland: National Politics versus Geopolitics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/01/21/keith-rankin-analysis-greenland-national-politics-versus-geopolitics/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Greenland: National Politics versus Geopolitics">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Post-pandemic economics and the rise of national populism - Wherever we look today, whether it be through a political, economic, or security lens, we can see the consequences of post-pandemic economic instability. And politically, the rise of national populism is in evidence, as is an apparent anti-incumbent mood among voters.
In this podcast, Paul G Buchanan and Selwyn Manning assess the global Zeitgeist and what impact post-pandemic economics is having on geopolitics and geo-economics.
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June 24, 2024
The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin today at 12:45pm June 24, 2024 (NZST) which is Sunday evening, 8:45pm (USEDT). Post-pandemic economics and the rise of national populism – Wherever we look today, whether it be through a political, economic, or security lens, we can see the consequences of post-pandemic economic instability. ... <a title="LIVE RECORDING: A View from Afar – Post-Pandemic Economics and the Rise of National Populism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/live-recording-a-view-from-afar-post-pandemic-economics-and-the-rise-of-national-populism/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE RECORDING: A View from Afar – Post-Pandemic Economics and the Rise of National Populism">Read more</a>
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June 10, 2024
Today, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine: At a micro level, how 'Post-Colonial Blowback' has impacted on New Caledonia, Gaza, South Africa, India and even New Zealand. And at a macro level, Paul and Selwyn assess how 'Post-Colonial Blowback' is a power giving rise to the Global South and its worldwide influence in global geopolitics.
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May 6, 2024
In this , the first episode of A View from Afar for 2024, political scientist Paul G Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning focus on an analytical essay titled ‘A moment of friction’ that Paul wrote on how, in 2024, we are living within a decisive moment of world affairs ... a "period where force has become the major arbiter of who rises and who falls in the systemic transitional shuffle.”
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March 18, 2024
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller – Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) Timing is everything. And from China’s perspective, this week’s visit by its foreign minister to New Zealand could be coming at just the right moment. The visit by Wang Yi to Wellington will be his first since 2017. Anniversaries are important to Beijing. It is more than ... <a title="China Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s perfectly-timed, Aukus-themed visit to New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/18/china-foreign-minister-wang-yis-perfectly-timed-aukus-themed-visit-to-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about China Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s perfectly-timed, Aukus-themed visit to New Zealand">Read more</a>
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December 21, 2023
Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning note and discuss some of the big world events that have occurred and are occurring in 2023.
And in particular, they discuss the rise of the Global South; evaluate the the wars that continue to rage in Ukraine and Gaza; and tensions in the South China Sea.
Plus Paul and Selwyn note, with particular reference, the trends that will become prominent in 2024, including the decline of Western democracies and a rightward turn in many places (including in Argentina and New Zealand in their respective 2023 elections).
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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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November 24, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller – Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) The COP28 countdown is on. Over 100 world leaders are expected to attend this year’s UN Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which starts next Thursday. Among the VIPs confirmed for the Dubai summit are the UK’s Rishi Sunak and Brazil’s Lula da ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller Analysis – New Zealand’s strategy for COP28 in Dubai" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/geoffrey-miller-analysis-new-zealands-strategy-for-cop28-in-dubai/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller Analysis – New Zealand’s strategy for COP28 in Dubai">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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August 17, 2023
Paul G Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine why events in North Africa are connected to authoritarian multipolarity, a realignment of global power that favours the Russian Federation’s Putin regime.
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July 6, 2023
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.
