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Building upon recent episodes of A View from Afar, Political Scientist Paul G Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning discuss The Politics of Desperation. This episode flows on from our discussions about long transitions and the moment of friction.
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Pacific foreign ministers have given their nod of approval for United States territories Guam and American Samoa to be associate members of main regional decision-making body, but a political analyst says it is geopolitics at play. The news was delivered by Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) chair and Cook Islands ... <a title="Greenlight given to Guam, American Samoa for PIF associate membership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/12/greenlight-given-to-guam-american-samoa-for-pif-associate-membership/" aria-label="Read more about Greenlight given to Guam, American Samoa for PIF associate membership">Read more</a>
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage by Leonardo Flores Caracas A massive cyberattack, a global disinformation campaign and armed gangs are key elements in an attempted coup in Venezuela following presidential elections on July 28. The results of those elections, in which 10 candidates competed, saw President Maduro win 51.2% of the vote against ... <a title="An Attack on Venezuela’s Democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/01/an-attack-on-venezuelas-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about An Attack on Venezuela’s Democracy">Read more</a>
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Maribel Nolasco and Rubén Sierra Honolulu, Hawai‘i History was made on June 2, 2024. Claudia Sheinbaum became the first woman to be elected President of México and the first democratically-elected woman to lead a country in North America. President-elect Sheinbaum will take the reins from her predecessor ... <a title="México Elects First Woman President in Historic Election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/mexico-elects-first-woman-president-in-historic-election/" aria-label="Read more about México Elects First Woman President in Historic Election">Read more</a>
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) has signed onto the following letter urging respect for the electoral process underway in Venezuela and opposing outside interference. July 27, 2024 On July 28, millions of Venezuelans will go to the polls to choose between ten presidential candidates, including incumbent Nicolás ... <a title="Beware of Attempts to Discredit Venezuela’s Election and Launch Regime Change: A Letter from Organizations in the US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/29/beware-of-attempts-to-discredit-venezuelas-election-and-launch-regime-change-a-letter-from-organizations-in-the-us/" aria-label="Read more about Beware of Attempts to Discredit Venezuela’s Election and Launch Regime Change: A Letter from Organizations in the US">Read more</a>
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone The thing I hate about Western electoral politics in general and US presidential races in particular is that they take the focus off the depravity of the US-centralised Empire itself, and run cover for its criminality. In the coming months you’re going to be hearing a lot of talk about the ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: US presidential races hide the criminality of the Empire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/27/caitlin-johnstone-us-presidential-races-hide-the-criminality-of-the-empire/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: US presidential races hide the criminality of the Empire">Read more</a>
Analysis by Keith Rankin. An important (and widely commented on) book published last year is End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites, and the Path of Political Disintegration, by Perer Turchin. Before reading this book I read his 2007 book War and Peace and War (see my 30 Jan 2024 article Asabiyya), Ages of Discord (2016, an application ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Peter Turchin’s “End Times”; Some Comments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/25/keith-rankin-essay-peter-turchins-end-times-some-comments/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Peter Turchin’s “End Times”; Some Comments">Read more</a>
Wansolwara News Here is the speech by Papua New Guinea’s Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Timothy Masiu, at the 2024 Pacific International Media Conference dinner at the Holiday Inn, Suva, on July 4: I thank the School of Journalism of the University of the South Pacific (USP) for the invitation to address this august ... <a title="PNG Communications Minister calls for media to ‘protect, preserve Pacific identity’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/14/png-communications-minister-calls-for-media-to-protect-preserve-pacific-identity/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Communications Minister calls for media to ‘protect, preserve Pacific identity’">Read more</a>
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller – This analysis was first published on the Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz). Christopher Luxon is finding his foreign policy feet. Now eight months into the job, New Zealand’s Prime Minister is in Washington DC this week to attend the NATO summit. It is the third year in a row that Wellington has been ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller Analysis – New Zealand forges deeper ties with NATO" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/geoffrey-miller-analysis-new-zealand-forges-deeper-ties-with-nato/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller Analysis – New Zealand forges deeper ties with NATO">Read more</a>
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.
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>
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller – This analysis was first published by Democracy Project. Don’t put it all at risk. That’s likely to be the take-home message for New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in his meetings with Li Qiang, the Chinese Premier. Li’s visit to Wellington this week is the highest-ranking visit by a ... <a title="Geffrey Miller Analysis – China’s message to New Zealand – don’t put it all at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/geffrey-miller-analysis-chinas-message-to-new-zealand-dont-put-it-all-at-risk/" aria-label="Read more about Geffrey Miller Analysis – China’s message to New Zealand – don’t put it all at risk">Read more</a>