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June 13, 2025
Analysis and Notes by Selwyn Manning: Prep for Radio New Zealand – Israel Strikes Against Iran – June 13, 2025. Listen to the audio from 3:00 minutes in. Over the last 24 hours, the atomic control agency IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) formed a view at its UN Geneva meeting, that there was so-called evidence ... <a title="Selwyn Manning Analysis: Israel clearly saw an opportunity to strike Iran. Here’s the trip-wire…" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/06/13/selwyn-manning-analysis-israel-clearly-saw-an-opportunity-to-strike-iran-heres-the-trip-wire/" aria-label="Read more about Selwyn Manning Analysis: Israel clearly saw an opportunity to strike Iran. Here’s the trip-wire…">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2025
Analysis by Keith Rankin. People of a certain age will be aware that the 1962 Cuba Missile Crisis was, for the world as a whole, the most dangerous moment of the Cold War. The 1962 ‘Battle of Cuba’ was a ‘cold battle’ in the same sense that the Cold War was a ‘cold war’. (Only ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Using Cuba 1962 to explain Trump’s brinkmanship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/27/keith-rankin-analysis-using-cuba-1962-to-explain-trumps-brinkmanship/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Using Cuba 1962 to explain Trump’s brinkmanship">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Analysis by Keith Rankin. To understand antisemitism, we need a meaning for ‘semitism’, and another -ism to contextualise semitism. Literally, semitism means the promotion of the Semitic people, whoever they might be. The most appropriate comparator for ‘semitism’ is ‘hamitism’, relating to the ‘hamites’ or ‘Hamitic people’; analogous to the ‘Semitic people’. These are archaic ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Judaism, Antisemitism, and Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/keith-rankin-essay-judaism-antisemitism-and-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Judaism, Antisemitism, and Israel">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2024
Regional Conflicts - Political scientist Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning analyse how conflicts are expanding, arguably with warring sides taking an opportunity to take as much territory, while a 'Lame-Duck Window' exists in the United States.
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December 2, 2024
The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin today, Monday at 12:45pm December 2, 2024 (NZST) which is Sunday evening, 6:45pm (USEST). In this episode of A View From Afar political scientist Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning will analyse how conflicts are expanding, arguably with warring sides taking an opportunity to take ... <a title="LIVE@12:45pm – Conflict Expansion and Opportunism Within a Lame-Duck Window" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/02/live1245pm-conflict-expansion-and-opportunism-within-a-lame-duck-window/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE@12:45pm – Conflict Expansion and Opportunism Within a Lame-Duck Window">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2024
In this episode of A View From Afar political scientist Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning analyse how the state of Israel has gone rogue, attacking United Nations peacekeepers in southern Lebanon. At this juncture it is clear this is an intentional attack.
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October 14, 2024
The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin today, Monday at 12:45pm October 14, 2024 (NZST) which is Sunday evening, 7:45pm (USEST). In this episode of A View From Afar political scientist Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning I will analyse how the state of Israel has gone rogue, attacking United Nations ... <a title="LIVE@12:45pm – State of Israel Goes Rogue – Attacks UN Peacekeepers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/14/live1245pm-state-of-israel-goes-rogue-attacks-un-peacekeepers/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE@12:45pm – State of Israel Goes Rogue – Attacks UN Peacekeepers">Read more</a>
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September 23, 2024
In this episode of A View from Afar political scientist and former Pentagon Analyst, Paul G. Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning discuss: The Murky World of Israel’s Booby-Trapped Pagers and Walkie-Talkies.
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September 23, 2024
Podcast: In this episode of A View from Afar political scientist and former Pentagon Analyst, Paul G. Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning will discuss: The Murky World of Israel’s Booby-Trapped Pagers and Walkie-Talkies.
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August 21, 2024
political scientist and former Pentagon Analyst, Paul G. Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning discuss, debate, and assess whether deterrence is still a valid concept in international relations. Paul and Selwyn assess whether deterrence has failed in Syria, Ukraine, the Middle East, and failed to stop an intensification of threat in the South China Sea. And they consider the question: Is nuclear deterrence dead in the water?
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August 21, 2024
The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin today at 12:45pm August 21, 2024 (NZST) which is Tuesday evening, 8:45pm (USEDT). In this episode of A View from Afar political scientist and former Pentagon Analyst, Paul G. Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning will discuss, debate, and assess whether deterrence is still a ... <a title="LIVE@12:45pm – A New Arms Race: Deterrence and De-Escalation Are They Still Valid Concepts?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/21/live1245pm-a-new-arms-race-deterrence-and-de-escalation-are-they-still-valid-concepts/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE@12:45pm – A New Arms Race: Deterrence and De-Escalation Are They Still Valid Concepts?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2024
The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin today at 12:45pm August 5, 2024 (NZST) which is Sunday evening, 8:45pm (USEDT). In this episode of A View from Afar political scientist and former Pentagon Analyst, Paul G. Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning will discuss, debate, and assess whether deterrence is still a ... <a title="POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEK: Deterrence and De-Escalation Are They Still Valid Concepts In International Relations?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/05/live-recording-deterrence-and-de-escalation-are-they-still-valid-concepts-in-international-relations/" aria-label="Read more about POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEK: Deterrence and De-Escalation Are They Still Valid Concepts In International Relations?">Read more</a>
