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March 18, 2025
Analysis by Keith Rankin. As most of us appreciate, there is a whole geopolitical world that overlays the formal political world of about 200 ‘nation states’ (aka ‘polities’). Geopolitical fractures – a result of the ‘big games’ over and above the ‘rules-based order’ – occur in all sorts of places, sometimes through provinces, even counties. ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Geopolitical fractures, and untidy yet workable solutions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/18/keith-rankin-analysis-geopolitical-fractures-and-untidy-yet-workable-solutions/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Geopolitical fractures, and untidy yet workable solutions">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says New Zealand is asking for too much oversight over its deal with China, which is expected to be penned in Beijing next week. Brown told RNZ Pacific the Cook Islands-New Zealand relationship was reciprocal. “They certainly did not consult with us when ... <a title="Mark Brown on China deal: ‘No need for NZ to sit in the room with us’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/09/mark-brown-on-china-deal-no-need-for-nz-to-sit-in-the-room-with-us/" aria-label="Read more about Mark Brown on China deal: ‘No need for NZ to sit in the room with us’">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2025
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Update on El Salvador by CISPES First published January 31, 2025 Despite a unanimous October ruling in their favor, five anti-mining activists from the community of Santa Marta will be back on trial on February 3. The retrial sets a dangerous precedent, allowing the Attorney General to move ... <a title="Resistance to mining grows in El Salvador as environmentalists’ face persecution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/04/resistance-to-mining-grows-in-el-salvador-as-environmentalists-face-persecution/" aria-label="Read more about Resistance to mining grows in El Salvador as environmentalists’ face persecution">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2025
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By John Perry and Roger D. Harris Migration, Drugs, and Tariffs. With Donald Trump as the new US president, pundits are speculating about how US policy towards Latin America might change. In this article, we look at some of the speculation, then address three specific instances of how ... <a title="Whether Biden Or Trump, US’ Latin American Policy Will Be Contemptible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/04/whether-biden-or-trump-us-latin-american-policy-will-be-contemptible/" aria-label="Read more about Whether Biden Or Trump, US’ Latin American Policy Will Be Contemptible">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2025
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Maximiliano Véjares Washington DC Chile’s recent local elections, in which moderate, traditional parties staged a comeback, offer a promising sign of political stability. Following five years of uncertainty marked by a social uprising in 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic, and two unsuccessful attempts to rewrite the Pinochet-era constitution, ... <a title="Chile: Back to the Future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/chile-back-to-the-future/" aria-label="Read more about Chile: Back to the Future">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Ali Mirin Indonesia officially joined the BRICS — Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa — consortium last week marking a significant milestone in its foreign relations. In a statement released a day later on January 7, the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that this membership reflected Indonesia’s dedication to strengthening multilateral cooperation ... <a title="Indonesia joins BRICS: What now for West Papuan goal of independence?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/15/indonesia-joins-brics-what-now-for-west-papuan-goal-of-independence/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia joins BRICS: What now for West Papuan goal of independence?">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2025
Navigating the shared challenges of climate change, geostrategic tensions, political upheaval, disaster recovery and decolonisation plus a 50th birthday party, reports a BenarNews contributor’s analysis. COMMENTARY: By Tess Newton Cain Vanuatu’s devastating earthquake and dramatic political developments in Tonga and New Caledonia at the end of 2024 set the tone for the coming year in ... <a title="Pacific 2025: Vanuatu quake, Tongan and Kanaky shakeups, Trump questions set tone for coming year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/04/pacific-2025-vanuatu-quake-tongan-and-kanaky-shakeups-trump-questions-set-tone-for-coming-year/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific 2025: Vanuatu quake, Tongan and Kanaky shakeups, Trump questions set tone for coming year">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2024
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent Northern Marianas Governor Arnold Palacios and Senator Celina Babauta have travelled to Guam to attend a luncheon with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te. Taiwan is officially known as the Republic of China (Taiwan). China claims Taiwan as its own territory, with no right to state-to-state ... <a title="Northern Marianas leaders meet Taiwan President Lai Ching-te in Guam" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/05/northern-marianas-leaders-meet-taiwan-president-lai-ching-te-in-guam/" aria-label="Read more about Northern Marianas leaders meet Taiwan President Lai Ching-te in Guam">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Dr Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning deep-dive into the United States November 5, 2024 Elections and consider the 'what, where, how and why' questions as they detail the rise and fall and rise of Donald John Trump and Trumpism.
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November 9, 2024
LIVE PODCAST: A View from Afar A Deep-Dive with Dr Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning. The LIVE Recording of this podcast will begin today, Monday at 12:45pm November 11, 2024 (NZST) which is Sunday evening, 7:45pm (USEST). Image courtesy of Nick Minto, Copyright 2024 Nick Minto; photographed November 6, 2024, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. In ... <a title="A View from Afar – US SPECIAL EPISODE: The Rise & Fall & Rise of Trumpism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/09/scheduled-live-podcast-us-special-episode-the-rise-fall-rise-of-trumpism/" aria-label="Read more about A View from Afar – US SPECIAL EPISODE: The Rise & Fall & Rise of Trumpism">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2024
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage St. Lucia during and post Hurricane Beryl by Tamanisha J. John Toronto, Ontario Whenever a hurricane hits in the Caribbean, people rush to point out that it is an indicator of “disaster capitalism” and/or that “disaster capitalism” will surely come. While I agree that non-governmental organizations (NGO) and ... <a title="Hurricane Unpreparedness in the Caribbean, Disaster by Imperial Design" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/31/hurricane-unpreparedness-in-the-caribbean-disaster-by-imperial-design/" aria-label="Read more about Hurricane Unpreparedness in the Caribbean, Disaster by Imperial Design">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2024
In this episode of A View from Afar political scientist and former Pentagon Analyst, Paul G. Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning discuss: The Murky World of Israel’s Booby-Trapped Pagers and Walkie-Talkies.
