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LIVE@MIDDAY: New Zealand’s PRC Trade Balancing Act + Russia in the wake of Prigozhin’s ‘Pronouncement’

July 5, 2023

The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin at midday Thurs July 6, 2023 (NZST) and Wednesday July 5, 8pm (USEDST). In this the sixth episode of A View from Afar for 2023 political scientist Dr Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will present a two-part episode to analyse what to make ... <a title="LIVE@MIDDAY: New Zealand’s PRC Trade Balancing Act + Russia in the wake of Prigozhin’s ‘Pronouncement’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/05/livemidday-new-zealands-prc-trade-balancing-act-russia-in-the-wake-of-prigozhians-pronouncement/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE@MIDDAY: New Zealand’s PRC Trade Balancing Act + Russia in the wake of Prigozhin’s ‘Pronouncement’">Read more</a>

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LIVE: A View from Afar – AUKUS: Should New Zealand and Other APAC Nations Join This Anglophile Security Bloc?

May 11, 2023

INTERACTIVE WEBCAST: Join the LIVE recording of Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning’s podcast A View from Afar at midday Thursday (New Zealand time) and Wednesday 8pm (US EDT). LIVE@MIDDAY NZ Time – 8pm US EDT – In this the first episode of A View from Afar for 2023 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and ... <a title="LIVE: A View from Afar – AUKUS: Should New Zealand and Other APAC Nations Join This Anglophile Security Bloc?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/11/live-a-view-from-afar-aukus-should-new-zealand-and-other-apac-nations-join-this-anglophile-security-bloc/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE: A View from Afar – AUKUS: Should New Zealand and Other APAC Nations Join This Anglophile Security Bloc?">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Essay – Predicting the Coming Quarter Century

December 6, 2022

Analysis by Keith Rankin. On 29 October 2022, the New Zealand Listener published 10 Billion reasons to be cheerful, an article by Greg Dixon summarising “futurologist” Hamish McRae’s 2022 book The World in 2050: How to think about the future. (Note also the accompanying article, A blast from the past; and the letters responses.) The ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Predicting the Coming Quarter Century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/06/keith-rankin-essay-predicting-the-coming-quarter-century/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Predicting the Coming Quarter Century">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Analysis – Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng: What they were Thinking

November 7, 2022

Analysis by Keith Rankin. In the last three months, Elizabeth (Liz) Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng performed an amazing political boom and bust routine. They captured the British Conservative Party at a time that such a capture meant a direct route to power in the United Kingdom. (More commonly, at least in New Zealand, political party ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng: What they were Thinking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/07/keith-rankin-analysis-liz-truss-and-kwasi-kwarteng-what-they-were-thinking/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng: What they were Thinking">Read more</a>

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PODCAST: Buchanan + Manning: What’s Next Regarding the Ongoing War in Ukraine?

August 18, 2022

A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse the ongoing war in Ukraine. Specifically, they examine how the invading forces of Russia are struggling against a determined and well-equipped Ukraine defence. What can we expect next from Russia? How can western nations sustain the sanctions regime, and is there an intensifying risk of sanctions evasion taking place? How stable is the wider region, and how serious is the fomenting unrest among the Balkan states?

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PODCAST: Buchanan + Manning ON The NATO Leaders’ Summit

June 23, 2022

In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine in detail what to expect from the NATO leaders’ summit, which includes addresses from the prime ministers of Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Why is NATO including addresses of NATO partners in this year’s leaders’ summit? What will the hawks bring to the summit, and what will those of a more moderate and dove persuasion bring to the NATO debate and course ahead?

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LIVE Thurs@Midday Buchanan + Manning: Can Deterrence be an effective tool against Putin’s offensive in Ukraine?

March 16, 2022

A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will unpack why the west is losing a strategic deterrence advantage against Russian Federation president Vladimir Putin. In this episode Buchanan and Manning will analyse whether deterrence, in its various forms, is an effective tool against aggressive authoritarian opponents and ... <a title="LIVE Thurs@Midday Buchanan + Manning: Can Deterrence be an effective tool against Putin’s offensive in Ukraine?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/16/live-thursmidday-buchanan-manning-can-deterrence-be-an-effective-tool-against-putins-offensive-in-ukraine/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE Thurs@Midday Buchanan + Manning: Can Deterrence be an effective tool against Putin’s offensive in Ukraine?">Read more</a>

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PODCAST: Buchanan + Manning – The Big Picture Behind Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

March 10, 2022

In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning deep dive into the big picture that hangs over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. That big picture has many aspects to it, and as such any resolution to the atrocities being committed in Ukraine will likely be weighed against what is a challenge to the International law and rules-based order.

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LIVE Thurs@Midday: Buchanan + Manning on why Putin has exhausted the support of his natural allies

March 2, 2022

A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will discuss the ongoing Russian attacks against Ukraine, including: Whether the Russian Federation’s president Vladimir Putin has lost the support of significant leaders of allied nations, and if so what does this mean for Russia as a global power? We ... <a title="LIVE Thurs@Midday: Buchanan + Manning on why Putin has exhausted the support of his natural allies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/02/live-thursmidday-buchanan-manning-on-why-putin-has-exhausted-the-support-of-his-natural-allies/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE Thurs@Midday: Buchanan + Manning on why Putin has exhausted the support of his natural allies">Read more</a>