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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>
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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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August 17, 2022
COMMENTARY: By John Minto The last 10 days has seen the entire media focus (aside from the ubiquitous concern for the All Black prospects in a rugby test and then the fate of coach Ian Foster) has been on allegations of bullying by new opposition National MP Sam Uffindell and bullying of first term Labour ... <a title="John Minto: RNZ and the news media – asking the hard questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/17/john-minto-rnz-and-the-news-media-asking-the-hard-questions/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: RNZ and the news media – asking the hard questions">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Prue Taylor in Auckland From 1949 to 1996 more than 300 nuclear devices were detonated in the Pacific. In the mid-1990s a generation of political leaders had the foresight, wisdom and courage to support a civil society initiative that led to an International Court of Justice advisory opinion on the legality of the ... <a title="NZ should show real solidarity with the Pacific by embracing climate action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/31/nz-should-show-real-solidarity-with-the-pacific-by-embracing-climate-action/" aria-label="Read more about NZ should show real solidarity with the Pacific by embracing climate action">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2022
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage John PerryMasaya, Nicaragua July 19th is a day of celebration in Nicaragua: the anniversary of the overthrow of the Somoza dictatorship. But the international media will have it penciled in their diaries for another reason: it’s yet another opportunity to pour scorn on Nicaragua’s Sandinista government. We’ll hear ... <a title="Nicaragua celebrates 43 years of revolution: a clash between reality and media misrepresentation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/20/nicaragua-celebrates-43-years-of-revolution-a-clash-between-reality-and-media-misrepresentation/" aria-label="Read more about Nicaragua celebrates 43 years of revolution: a clash between reality and media misrepresentation">Read more</a>
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July 19, 2022
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Arturo López LevyOakland, California. I don’t remember when I started listening to Silvio Rodríguez’ songs. It must have been during college prep, once I was grown up and wanted to be able to express things better so that the ones that I loved would be more receptive ... <a title="Interview with Mythical Cuban Troubadour, Silvio Rodríguez: “I am closing ranks with my people who have been subjected to systematic torture for six decades”" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/19/interview-with-mythical-cuban-troubadour-silvio-rodriguez-i-am-closing-ranks-with-my-people-who-have-been-subjected-to-systematic-torture-for-six-decades/" aria-label="Read more about Interview with Mythical Cuban Troubadour, Silvio Rodríguez: “I am closing ranks with my people who have been subjected to systematic torture for six decades”">Read more</a>
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July 15, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Pacific Islands Forum has launched a new longterm strategy to address present and future challenges faced by Pacific peoples. The “2050 Strategy for the Blue Pacific Continent” was endorsed by regional heads of governments as the curtains fell on the 51st Forum Leaders’ summit in Suva. “As Pacific leaders, our vision is ... <a title="Pacific Islands Forum launches new 2050 strategic blueprint" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/15/pacific-islands-forum-launches-new-2050-strategic-blueprint/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Islands Forum launches new 2050 strategic blueprint">Read more</a>
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July 9, 2022
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Patrick Synan Boston As the trial of former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández proceeds,[1] as Guatemalan Attorney General María Consuelo Porras begins her controversial second term,[2] and as the state of exception in El Salvador enters its 3rd month[3], progressive members of Congress and the Senate maintain ... <a title="Progressive Legislators Call to Cut Aid to Northern Triangle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/09/progressive-legislators-call-to-cut-aid-to-northern-triangle/" aria-label="Read more about Progressive Legislators Call to Cut Aid to Northern Triangle">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Robert G. Patman, University of Otago Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s acceptance of an invitation to speak at this week’s NATO leaders’ summit in Madrid has fuelled a narrative that New Zealand’s independent foreign policy is falling victim to a new Cold War. According to this view, Ardern’s participation is a reward for recently ... <a title="Some see NZ’s invite to the NATO summit as a reward for a shift in foreign policy, but that’s far from accurate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/some-see-nzs-invite-to-the-nato-summit-as-a-reward-for-a-shift-in-foreign-policy-but-thats-far-from-accurate/" aria-label="Read more about Some see NZ’s invite to the NATO summit as a reward for a shift in foreign policy, but that’s far from accurate">Read more</a>
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June 30, 2022
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By John Perry Managua, Nicaragua Two years ago, COHA reported on the manufactured “refugee” crisis around Nicaraguans living in Costa Rica.[1] Now the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is saying that “102,000 people fled Nicaragua and sought asylum in Costa Rica” in 2021. As this article shows, this ... <a title="The UN Refugee Agency is exaggerating the number of Nicaraguan refugees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/30/the-un-refugee-agency-is-exaggerating-the-number-of-nicaraguan-refugees/" aria-label="Read more about The UN Refugee Agency is exaggerating the number of Nicaraguan refugees">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2022
Analysis by By Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s acceptance of an invitation to speak at this week’s NATO leaders’ summit in Madrid has fuelled a narrative that New Zealand’s independent foreign policy is falling victim to a new Cold War.
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June 27, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Professor Steven Ratuva The West and China continue to exert influence over the Pacific region. But discussions of Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are increasingly patronising, framing them as vulnerable, and omitting their agency. In the battle for geopolitical influence and supremacy in the Pacific, the two most visible antagonists, the Anglo-West and China, ... <a title="Steven Ratuva: Pacific agency: A devalued political capital?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/27/steven-ratuva-pacific-agency-a-devalued-political-capital/" aria-label="Read more about Steven Ratuva: Pacific agency: A devalued political capital?">Read more</a>
