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August 3, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. We have this pretty fiction that the world is made up of approximately 200 politically autonomous nation-states. This in the entrenched ‘Wilsonian’ view of the political world that, in particular, was sort-of realised after World War One; a view that rendered the national empires (such as the British Empire) of the ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Territorial Fundamentalism in our Post-Globalisation Era" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/03/keith-rankin-essay-territorial-fundamentalism-in-our-post-globalisation-era/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Territorial Fundamentalism in our Post-Globalisation Era">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2021
Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, A View from Afar with a deep-dive into cyber-attacks and hybrid warfare - Especially how 2021 has witnessed a Cold War II styled stand-off between global powers.
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July 28, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Jacinda Ardern and Grant Robertson like to think of themselves as leftwing politicians. So why aren’t they prioritising and championing the vulnerable at the bottom of society? Since Covid hit they have chosen economic policies that benefit the rich while pushing more into poverty. Increasing inequality was thrown into stark relief ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s sacrificing of the poor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-labours-sacrificing-of-the-poor/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Labour’s sacrificing of the poor">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. A consensus is emerging that the Government has generally managed the Covid crisis very well over the last 18 months, but they have dropped the ball when it comes to the crucial vaccine rollout. This was nicely encapsulated in opinion polling last week showing that while 69 per cent of the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: “Year of the vaccine” at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/26/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-year-of-the-vaccine-at-risk/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: “Year of the vaccine” at risk">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew McGowan, Dean and President of Berkeley Divinity School, Yale University AAP/EPA/Nic Bothma This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show will have a “who am I” quiz for listeners about influential figures who helped ... <a title="Radicalism mixed with openness: how Desmond Tutu used his gifts to help end Apartheid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/24/radicalism-mixed-with-openness-how-desmond-tutu-used-his-gifts-to-help-end-apartheid-156499/" aria-label="Read more about Radicalism mixed with openness: how Desmond Tutu used his gifts to help end Apartheid">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. It’s nearly a week since the “Howl of a Protest” took place throughout the country, and we’re still talking about the rural revolt. What are the farmers’ concerns? Are they legitimate? Has the rural-urban divide has become too deep, and will any of this have an impact on politics in Wellington? ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Seriousness of the rural revolt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-seriousness-of-the-rural-revolt/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Seriousness of the rural revolt">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Finland and Greece are in the East of Europe, but generally thought of as western countries, having not been behind the ‘Iron Curtain’ during the Cold War. They can be seen as a benchmark to help understand the other Eastern European countries. And, like other eastern countries, they had low levels ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: East Europe in the European Union, Excess Deaths in Context" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/23/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-east-europe-in-the-european-union-excess-deaths-in-context/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: East Europe in the European Union, Excess Deaths in Context">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. It is true that New Zealand – and the rest of the world – now faces substantial inflation pressure. As the 2020s unfold, the biggest macroeconomic story – as in the 1920s after World War 1 – is likely to be about how we address these pressures in a context of ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Inflation Fears, Bullshit Costs, and Inappropriate Policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/16/keith-rankin-analysis-inflation-fears-bullshit-costs-and-inappropriate-policy/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Inflation Fears, Bullshit Costs, and Inappropriate Policy">Read more</a>
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July 16, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University An 1880s illustration of the village at Parihaka, sitting beneath Mt Taranaki. GettyImages Whenever I visit my mother in New Plymouth we drive out around the Taranaki coast to visit the old family farms, chugging along the South Road that ... <a title="From Parihaka to He Puapua: it’s time Pākehā New Zealanders faced their personal connections to the past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/16/from-parihaka-to-he-puapua-its-time-pakeha-new-zealanders-faced-their-personal-connections-to-the-past-164553/" aria-label="Read more about From Parihaka to He Puapua: it’s time Pākehā New Zealanders faced their personal connections to the past">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. We now have excess death data for most of western Europe, until the end of June 2021. The peaks are all due to Covid19. We can see clearly that the pandemic in Europe began simultaneously in Italy and Spain, and almost certainly in January 2020. While we are yet to even ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: West Europe at the onset of a New Wave of Cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/13/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-west-europe-at-the-onset-of-a-new-wave-of-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: West Europe at the onset of a New Wave of Cases">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. The Government has begun a $3.5m advertising campaign to convince New Zealanders of the need for radical reform of our drinking, storm and wastewater. A consensus appears to be building on the need for change, but there are arguments against the Government’s “Three Waters” reforms. Have they come up with the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Democratic and equity deficits in the Three Waters reforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/12/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-democratic-and-equity-deficits-in-the-three-waters-reforms/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Democratic and equity deficits in the Three Waters reforms">Read more</a>
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July 12, 2021
Joint Op-Ed By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Kanni Wignaraja, and Bambang Susantono If the world wants to beat back the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure no one is left behind in the recovery, two issues thrown into sharp relief by the pandemic need attention: digitalization and regional cooperation. Ensuring the digital transformation reaches all in Asia Pacific ... <a title="OP-ED: Combating COVID-19 and Ensuring No One is Left Behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/12/op-ed-combating-covid-19-and-ensuring-no-one-is-left-behind/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Combating COVID-19 and Ensuring No One is Left Behind">Read more</a>
