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New Biden Administration: Time for U.S. Rapprochement with Venezuela

February 2, 2021

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Op-Ed By Frederick Mills and William Camacaro From Washington DC and New York Venezuela is a nation of people who fight battles even though they have no weapons, who triumph despite setbacks, who organize themselves in disasters,  who exalt in the face of terror, who are offended by ... <a title="New Biden Administration: Time for U.S. Rapprochement with Venezuela" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/02/new-biden-administration-time-for-u-s-rapprochement-with-venezuela/" aria-label="Read more about New Biden Administration: Time for U.S. Rapprochement with Venezuela">Read more</a>

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Trump-Guaidó’s Pyrrhic Victory and Their Achilles Heel

December 30, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Op-Ed By Arnold August From Montreal, Canada On December 14, a live webinar was broadcast on the topic of “The National and Regional Impact of Parliamentary Elections in Venezuela.” It was organized by the Washington DC-based Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA). Along with electoral observers Dr. Margaret Flowers, ... <a title="Trump-Guaidó’s Pyrrhic Victory and Their Achilles Heel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/30/trump-guaidos-pyrrhic-victory-and-their-achilles-heel/" aria-label="Read more about Trump-Guaidó’s Pyrrhic Victory and Their Achilles Heel">Read more</a>

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OP-ED: Economy – Robertson not in the cheerleading squad – Chris Leitch

November 18, 2020

Opinion by Chris Leitch, Social Credit Party leader. 18th November 2020 – Hardly any of them will admit it (apart from Richard Prebble, David Seymour and the Taxpayers Union, who claim we already have a Social Credit economy, but who are wrong) but a growing majority of the notable people in New Zealand’s economic sphere ... <a title="OP-ED: Economy – Robertson not in the cheerleading squad – Chris Leitch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/18/op-ed-economy-robertson-not-in-the-cheerleading-squad-chris-leitch/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Economy – Robertson not in the cheerleading squad – Chris Leitch">Read more</a>

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Op-Ed: The United Nations, 75 years young – Engaging youth social entrepreneurs to accelerate the SDGs

October 27, 2020

Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana. This year, the United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary – a milestone of extraordinary economic and social progress in Asia and the Pacific. While the Organization enjoys a lifespan almost equal to the world’s improved average life expectancy, the future lies with those who have recently embarked on theirs: ... <a title="Op-Ed: The United Nations, 75 years young – Engaging youth social entrepreneurs to accelerate the SDGs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/27/op-ed-the-united-nations-75-years-young-engaging-youth-social-entrepreneurs-to-accelerate-the-sdgs/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: The United Nations, 75 years young – Engaging youth social entrepreneurs to accelerate the SDGs">Read more</a>

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Op-Ed: Enhanced social protection an opportunity Asia Pacific must grasp

October 20, 2020

Opinion by By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and Chihoko Asada Miyakawa In the fight against COVID-19, success has so far been defined by responses in Asia and the Pacific. Many countries in our region have been hailed as reference points in containing the virus. Yet if the region is to build back better, the success of immediate ... <a title="Op-Ed: Enhanced social protection an opportunity Asia Pacific must grasp" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/20/op-ed-enhanced-social-protection-an-opportunity-asia-pacific-must-grasp/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Enhanced social protection an opportunity Asia Pacific must grasp">Read more</a>

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Democracy Hangs in the Balance as Bolivians Head to the Polls in Sunday’s Presidential Election

October 17, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage COHA EditorialFrom Washington DC On October 18, Bolivians will go to the polls to elect their next president and vice president after eleven months of turmoil in the aftermath of a coup backed by the Organization of American States (OAS) that undermined the electoral victory of the Movement ... <a title="Democracy Hangs in the Balance as Bolivians Head to the Polls in Sunday’s Presidential Election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/17/democracy-hangs-in-the-balance-as-bolivians-head-to-the-polls-in-sundays-presidential-election/" aria-label="Read more about Democracy Hangs in the Balance as Bolivians Head to the Polls in Sunday’s Presidential Election">Read more</a>

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New Simón Bolívar Institute for Peace and Solidarity Among Peoples: A Refreshing Contribution from Venezuela to the World

September 17, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Op-Ed By Arnold August From Montreal, Canada The founding of the Simón Bolívar Institute for Peace and Solidarity Among Peoples on September 6, 2020 marks a new political milestone. In the most difficult of circumstances, having to cope with not only the U.S. and Canadian sanctions but the ... <a title="New Simón Bolívar Institute for Peace and Solidarity Among Peoples: A Refreshing Contribution from Venezuela to the World" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/17/new-simon-bolivar-institute-for-peace-and-solidarity-among-peoples-a-refreshing-contribution-from-venezuela-to-the-world/" aria-label="Read more about New Simón Bolívar Institute for Peace and Solidarity Among Peoples: A Refreshing Contribution from Venezuela to the World">Read more</a>

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OPINION: Financing economic recovery

September 7, 2020

Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana – United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific As the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the length and breadth of Asia and the Pacific, finance ministries are continuing their relentless efforts to inject trillions of dollars ... <a title="OPINION: Financing economic recovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/07/opinion-financing-economic-recovery/" aria-label="Read more about OPINION: Financing economic recovery">Read more</a>

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Venezuela, and Trump’s Irrational Electoral Policy

August 7, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Jorge Arreaza Montserrat From Caracas, Venezuela Elections always have an interesting effect on public policy, in particular if the person in charge of designing and implementing a certain policy is up for reelection. In politics, it is logical that an incumbent candidate decides to show successful policies ... <a title="Venezuela, and Trump’s Irrational Electoral Policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/07/venezuela-and-trumps-irrational-electoral-policy/" aria-label="Read more about Venezuela, and Trump’s Irrational Electoral Policy">Read more</a>

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OPINION – Hon Matt Robson – Labour should have the courage of National and rule out NZ First

August 1, 2020

OPINION – by Matt Robson, former Alliance Minister and Deputy Leader of Alliance and Progressive Parties 01 AUGUST 2020 – Labour, as a party founded on the interests of all who labour for their living, should rule out before the election coalescing with New Zealand First (NZF). National has done that, for its own narrow interests, as NZF ... <a title="OPINION – Hon Matt Robson – Labour should have the courage of National and rule out NZ First" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/01/opinion-hon-matt-robson-labour-should-have-the-courage-of-national-and-rule-out-nz-first/" aria-label="Read more about OPINION – Hon Matt Robson – Labour should have the courage of National and rule out NZ First">Read more</a>

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Submission – A Determined Path to the SDGs in 2030 Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic

July 27, 2020

OP-ED by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, Kanni Wignaraja, Bambang Susantono. As lockdowns ease in countries across Asia and the Pacific in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is clear—a return to business as usual is unimaginable in a region that was already off track to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The virtual High-Level ... <a title="Submission – A Determined Path to the SDGs in 2030 Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/27/submission-a-determined-path-to-the-sdgs-in-2030-despite-the-covid-19-pandemic/" aria-label="Read more about Submission – A Determined Path to the SDGs in 2030 Despite the COVID-19 Pandemic">Read more</a>

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WOLA’s David Smilde Advocates a more Efficient Regime Change Strategy against Venezuela

July 14, 2020

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage Op-Ed Stansfield SmithFrom Chicago Common Dreams, a liberal-left website, reposted an article by David Smilde of the Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA): Joe Biden Should Not Try to Out-Hawk Trump on Venezuela. It starts off well with the subtitle: “The first task for a Biden administration would ... <a title="WOLA’s David Smilde Advocates a more Efficient Regime Change Strategy against Venezuela" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/07/14/wolas-david-smilde-advocates-a-more-efficient-regime-change-strategy-against-venezuela/" aria-label="Read more about WOLA’s David Smilde Advocates a more Efficient Regime Change Strategy against Venezuela">Read more</a>