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September 8, 2023
RNZ Pacific The Palestinian Authority has called the opening of Papua New Guinea’s Israeli embassy in Jerusalem an “aggression” and a “violation” of international law. In a statement, Palestine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates termed the embassy opening as “an aggression against the Palestinian people and their rights” and “a blatant violation of international ... <a title="Palestine furious at PNG Prime Minister opening embassy in Jerusalem" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/08/palestine-furious-at-png-prime-minister-opening-embassy-in-jerusalem/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine furious at PNG Prime Minister opening embassy in Jerusalem">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
In this the eighth episode of A View from Afar for 2023, political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine the risks of a 21st century nuclear war. The movie Oppenheimer has renewed interest in the dawn of the nuclear era. Almost 80 years later, are we safer from nuclear war than we were in the years immediately after 1945?
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August 2, 2023
THE ISSUE: The movie Oppenheimer has renewed interest in the dawn of the nuclear era. Almost 80 years later, are we safer from nuclear war than we were in the years immediately after 1945?
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February 25, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato One year to the day since Russian tanks ran over the Ukraine border — and over the UN Charter and international law in the process — the world is less certain and more dangerous than ever. For New Zealand, the war has also presented a unique foreign policy ... <a title="Ukraine a year on – how the invasion changed NZ foreign policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/25/ukraine-a-year-on-how-the-invasion-changed-nz-foreign-policy/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine a year on – how the invasion changed NZ foreign policy">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato The humanitarian aid worker Andrew Bagshaw, who has dual New Zealand and British citizenship, has been missing in Ukraine for more than 10 days. Bagshaw and his British colleague Christopher Parry worked as part of a team of Ukrainian and international volunteers delivering aid and carrying out evacuations ... <a title="NZ aid worker remains missing in Ukraine – the tragedy of helpers in war zones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/17/nz-aid-worker-remains-missing-in-ukraine-the-tragedy-of-helpers-in-war-zones/" aria-label="Read more about NZ aid worker remains missing in Ukraine – the tragedy of helpers in war zones">Read more</a>
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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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April 13, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will discuss how numerous countries have committed aid, intelligence expertise, military hardware and weapons to a multilateral effort in support of Ukraine.
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April 7, 2022
In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse how it is now clear atrocities committed against Ukrainian civilians is widespread, appears systematic, and may be coldly planned by Russian leaders as troops withdraw toward the east. But can justice be achieved?
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April 6, 2022
In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse how it is now clear the atrocities committed against Ukrainian civilians is widespread, appears systematic, and may be coldly planned by Russian leaders as troops withdraw toward the east. But can justice be achieved?
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March 24, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning raise the question: If escalation of the Russian war against Ukraine will occur should NATO or European Union nations intervene to protect Ukraine, who or what can assist in bringing this war to a close?
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March 24, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning raise the question: If escalation of the Russian war against Ukraine will occur should NATO or European Union nations intervene to protect Ukraine, who or what can assist in bringing this war to a close? For many of us around ... <a title="LIVE Today @ 1pm Buchanan + Manning: What can bring the Russian war against Ukraine to a close?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/24/live-today-1pm-buchanan-manning-what-can-bring-the-russian-war-against-ukraine-to-a-close/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE Today @ 1pm Buchanan + Manning: What can bring the Russian war against Ukraine to a close?">Read more</a>
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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>