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November 26, 2020
VIDEO: Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning present A View from Afar. This week we discuss: How nations that have a long history of trading with China, are becoming intolerant to the People’s Republic’s covert influence operations. Specifically: * Why is China pursuing this 21st century-style of covert spying on its supposed trade-allies? * How ... <a title="VIDEO: China’s Influence Operations – Paul Buchanan & Selwyn Manning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/26/live-video-chinas-influence-operations-paul-buchanan-selwyn-manning/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: China’s Influence Operations – Paul Buchanan & Selwyn Manning">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2020
Analysis by Dr Paul G Buchanan – 36th Parallel Assessments. News that Zhenhua Data, an arm of China Zhenhua Electronics Group, a subsidiary of the military-connected China Electronic Information Industry Group (CETC), maintains a list of 800 New Zealanders on a “Overseas Key Information Database” that contains personal information on more than 2.4 million foreign ... <a title="Paul G Buchanan on The Chinese List – 36th Parallel Assessments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/19/the-chinese-list/" aria-label="Read more about Paul G Buchanan on The Chinese List – 36th Parallel Assessments">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2020
Headline: Research Link: The 42 Group Q1/Q2 2020 Report. – 36th Parallel Assessments From time to time 36th Parallel features the work of guest analysts. This time we feature the latest offering from The 42 Group, an independent strategic analysis collective based in New Zealand that focuses on military, security and geopolitical analyses. While 36 ... <a title="Research Link: The 42 Group Q1/Q2 2020 Report." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/23/research-link-the-42-group-q1-q2-2020-report/" aria-label="Read more about Research Link: The 42 Group Q1/Q2 2020 Report.">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2020
Headline: A crisis of governance. – 36th Parallel Assessments [embedded content] The Port of Beirut warehouse explosion, involving 2.7 kilotons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate negligently stored in an unsecured area, crystalizes in one national tragedy a much wider trend: the crisis and decline of democratic governance world-wide. For a decade Lebanon has been gripped ... <a title="Video + Analysis: A crisis of governance – Paul G Buchanan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/08/a-crisis-of-governance/" aria-label="Read more about Video + Analysis: A crisis of governance – Paul G Buchanan">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2020
Headline: Media Link: Director Paul G. Buchanan Standing Places Interview. – 36th Parallel Assessments 36th Parallel’s principal, Dr Paul G. Buchanan. Director Paul G. Buchanan is interviewed on the London-based Standing Places podcast on the politics of pandemics and related issues. Most of the world is now in some form of pandemic lockdown. Everything around ... <a title="Media Link: Director Paul G. Buchanan Standing Places Interview." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/23/media-link-director-paul-g-buchanan-standing-places-interview/" aria-label="Read more about Media Link: Director Paul G. Buchanan Standing Places Interview.">Read more</a>
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February 5, 2020
Headline: Iran as a Strategic Actor, Part Two. – 36th Parallel Assessments Given the demographics of each state, the Iowa and New Hampshire Democratic primaries seem to best serve as an early test of how Democrats will fare with the MAGA base and who is best suited to make a play for “soft” MAGA voters. ... <a title="Iran as a Strategic Actor, Part Two." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/05/iran-as-a-strategic-actor-part-two/" aria-label="Read more about Iran as a Strategic Actor, Part Two.">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2020
Headline: Iran as a strategic actor. – 36th Parallel Assessments Director Paul G. Buchanan has written a two part series on Iran as a strategic actor for the Australian Institute of International Affairs. The analysis is designed to offer an alternative interpretation to views prevalent in the West that see Iran as a rogue and ... <a title="Iran as a strategic actor." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/01/31/iran-as-a-strategic-actor/" aria-label="Read more about Iran as a strategic actor.">Read more</a>
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November 15, 2019
The recent surge in social protests world-wide is quantitatively and qualitatively different than in previous ages. The advent of individualised mass communications technologies and the heterogenous range of demands presented in countries governed by political regimes of different ideological persuasions makes the moment unique from an analytic standpoint and challenging for policy-makers, interested observers and ... <a title="Dr Paul G. Buchanan Analysis – An age of protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/15/an-age-of-protest/" aria-label="Read more about Dr Paul G. Buchanan Analysis – An age of protest">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University Never has the case for law reform to properly protect public-interest whistleblowers been so stark. Today, the public hearings into press freedom begin, following the “seismic” raids on media organisations ... <a title="Australia – It’s time whistleblowers had better protection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/13/from-richard-boyle-and-witness-k-to-media-raids-its-time-whistleblowers-had-better-protection-121555/" aria-label="Read more about Australia – It’s time whistleblowers had better protection">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2019
Headline: Paul Buchanan – Radio NZ Dispatch: Beware the false narrative linking Christchurch to Sri Lanka bombings – 36th Parallel Assessments A woman grieves for the loss of a family member in Negombo, Sri Lanka. Planning for the Easter Sunday bombings would have started well before last month’s terrorism attacks in Christchurch, Paul Buchanan believes. Photo: RNZ. ... <a title="Paul Buchanan – Radio NZ Dispatch: Beware the false narrative linking Christchurch to Sri Lanka bombings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/09/paul-buchanan-radio-nz-dispatch-beware-the-false-narrative-linking-christchurch-to-sri-lanka-bombings/" aria-label="Read more about Paul Buchanan – Radio NZ Dispatch: Beware the false narrative linking Christchurch to Sri Lanka bombings">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2019
Headline: Was Sri Lanka attack retaliation? – Analysis – 36th Parallel Assessments 36th Parallel’s principal, Dr Paul Buchanan. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has made a statement responding to the suggestion that the Sri Lanka bombings were retaliation for the Christchurch attacks. “We have seen reports of the statement from the Sri Lankan Minister of state ... <a title="Was Sri Lanka attack retaliation? – Analysis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/09/was-sri-lanka-attack-retaliation-analysis/" aria-label="Read more about Was Sri Lanka attack retaliation? – Analysis">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2019
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is winning praise for her campaign to clean up the internet, and in particular for her announcement of the “Christchurch Call” Summit to be held with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris next month. And if they can come up with some meaningful and effective ways to make the internet less ... <a title="Political Roundup: Ardern’s “Christchurch Call” might not be so simple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/political-roundup-arderns-christchurch-call-might-not-be-so-simple/" aria-label="Read more about Political Roundup: Ardern’s “Christchurch Call” might not be so simple">Read more</a>
