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August 26, 2023
By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report The Melanesian Spearhead Group has thrown away a golden chance for achieving a historical step towards justice and peace in West Papua by lacking the courage to accept the main Papuan self-determination advocacy movement as full members. Membership had been widely expected across the Pacific region and ... <a title="MSG throws away golden chance to reset peace and justice for West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/26/msg-throws-away-golden-chance-to-reset-peace-and-justice-for-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about MSG throws away golden chance to reset peace and justice for West Papua">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. National is not only winning the race towards the general election finish line, but is also miles ahead in raising money to campaign with. So far, the National Party has picked up $8.2m in big donations since the start of 2021. As RNZ reported this week, that’s seven times more ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who is funding National?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/26/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-who-is-funding-national/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who is funding National?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Labour appears to be in something of an electoral death spiral. The four-point drop in last night’s 1News Verian poll to just 29 per cent – together with National’s bump up to 37 per cent – suggests that the gulf between the left and right blocs is now opening up, ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is it now all over for the Labour Government?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-it-now-all-over-for-the-labour-government/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is it now all over for the Labour Government?">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2023
Paul G Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine why events in North Africa are connected to authoritarian multipolarity, a realignment of global power that favours the Russian Federation’s Putin regime.
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August 16, 2023
The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin at midday Thurs August 03, 2023 (NZST) and Wednesday August 02, 8pm (USEDST). In this episode of A View from Afar, political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning will examine why there is a trend toward military dictatorships in North Africa.
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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 1, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Cabinet Minister David Parker recently told the Spinoff he’s reading “The Triumph of Injustice – how the wealthy avoid paying tax and how to fix it”, by Berkeley economists Gabriel Zucman and Emmanuel Saez. The book complains that leftwing politicians throughout the world have forsaken their historic duty to innovate ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Can David Parker push Labour back onto a more progressive path?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-can-david-parker-push-labour-back-onto-a-more-progressive-path/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Can David Parker push Labour back onto a more progressive path?">Read more</a>
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July 29, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. New Zealand First aren’t being given the attention they warrant by political commentators in the lead-up to this year’s election, with most rubbishing or downplaying the chances of Winston Peters and his party making it back into Parliament. This is despite the fact that the party is bubbling just below the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How NZ First might “take back our country”" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/29/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-how-nz-first-might-take-back-our-country/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How NZ First might “take back our country”">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller Antony Blinken is heading down under. The US Secretary of State’s visit to New Zealand and Australia this week comes as the two countries jointly host the FIFA Women’s World Cup. New Zealand foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta has highlighted the potential for ‘good old-fashioned sports diplomacy’ – and the Secretary is scheduled to attend ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: Antony Blinken’s endgame for New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-antony-blinkens-endgame-for-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: Antony Blinken’s endgame for New Zealand">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
In this episode political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine the strengths and weaknesses of democracy around the world. In particular Paul and Selwyn consider how and why democracy in many countries around the world is on the slide.
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July 19, 2023
The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin at midday Thurs July 20, 2023 (NZST) and Wednesday July 19, 8pm (USEDST). In this the seventh episode of A View from Afar podcast for 2023 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will examine the strengths and weaknesses of democracy around the ... <a title="LIVE PODCAST@MIDDAY: How and Why Democracy is Backsliding Around the World – Buchanan and Manning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/19/live-podcastmidday-how-and-why-democracy-is-backsliding-around-the-world-buchanan-and-manning/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE PODCAST@MIDDAY: How and Why Democracy is Backsliding Around the World – Buchanan and Manning">Read more</a>
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July 13, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. The ultra-rich can breathe easy and progressive voters can scream into the void, because Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has ruled out any meaningful reform to our broken and unfair tax system. The Labour leader says it won’t happen on his watch. Official documents were released yesterday showing the Government asked ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup – Political Roundup: Labour keeps the status quo on tax, but has it shot itself in the foot?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/13/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-political-roundup-labour-keeps-the-status-quo-on-tax-but-has-it-shot-itself-in-the-foot/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup – Political Roundup: Labour keeps the status quo on tax, but has it shot itself in the foot?">Read more</a>
