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LIVE PODCAST@Midday Thurs: How Stable is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Hold on Power?

May 24, 2023

INTERACTIVE WEBCAST: Join the LIVE recording of Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning’s podcast A View from Afar at midday Thursday (New Zealand time) and Wednesday 8pm (US EDT). In this the second episode of A View from Afar podcast for 2023, political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will analyse the question: How ... <a title="LIVE PODCAST@Midday Thurs: How Stable is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Hold on Power?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/24/live-podcastmidday-thurs-how-stable-is-russian-president-vladimir-putins-hold-on-power/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE PODCAST@Midday Thurs: How Stable is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Hold on Power?">Read more</a>

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Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: NZ’s foreign policy hardens under new leadership

March 7, 2023

Analysis by Geoffrey Miller. Political Roundup: NZ’s foreign policy hardens under new leadership Times are changing in New Zealand foreign policy. That seems to be the message from New Zealand’s new triumvirate of ministers with responsibility for foreign affairs and defence – Prime Minister Chris Hipkins, foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta and defence minister Andrew Little. Jacinda ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: NZ’s foreign policy hardens under new leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/07/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-nzs-foreign-policy-hardens-under-new-leadership/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: NZ’s foreign policy hardens under new leadership">Read more</a>

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LIVE @ Midday – Hostage Taking, Prisoner Exchanges and Back-Channels – Buchanan and Manning

December 15, 2022

LIVE@MIDDAY NZ Time – 6pm USEST – In this, the 25th episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning will examine how hostage taking, prisoner exchanges, and establishing diplomatic back-channels work and how they are used by states during times of conflict. Specifically, Paul and Selwyn will ... <a title="LIVE @ Midday – Hostage Taking, Prisoner Exchanges and Back-Channels – Buchanan and Manning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/15/live-midday-hostage-taking-prisoner-exchanges-and-back-channels-buchanan-and-manning/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE @ Midday – Hostage Taking, Prisoner Exchanges and Back-Channels – Buchanan and Manning">Read more</a>

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Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What to expect from Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the New Zealand Parliament

December 12, 2022

Analysis by Geoffrey Miller. Political Roundup: What to expect from Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the New Zealand Parliament By Geoffrey Miller As New Zealand’s foreign policy year draws to a close, it seems fitting that Volodymyr Zelensky will have the final word. Ukraine’s President is scheduled to address the New Zealand Parliament in Wellington by video ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What to expect from Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the New Zealand Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/12/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-what-to-expect-from-volodymyr-zelenskys-address-to-the-new-zealand-parliament/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: What to expect from Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the New Zealand Parliament">Read more</a>

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LIVE@Midday Thurs Buchanan + Manning: How Hybrid Warfare and Hostile Tech Surrounds Us All

August 31, 2022

A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will analyse the advent of new technologies and the rise of hybrid warfare. In this episode, we will take you on a journey into a world that exists all around us, no matter where we live. But, it’s fair to ... <a title="LIVE@Midday Thurs Buchanan + Manning: How Hybrid Warfare and Hostile Tech Surrounds Us All" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/31/livemidday-thurs-buchanan-manning-how-hybrid-warfare-and-hostile-tech-surrounds-us-all/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE@Midday Thurs Buchanan + Manning: How Hybrid Warfare and Hostile Tech Surrounds Us All">Read more</a>

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PODCAST: Buchanan + Manning: What’s Next Regarding the Ongoing War in Ukraine?

August 18, 2022

A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse the ongoing war in Ukraine. Specifically, they examine how the invading forces of Russia are struggling against a determined and well-equipped Ukraine defence. What can we expect next from Russia? How can western nations sustain the sanctions regime, and is there an intensifying risk of sanctions evasion taking place? How stable is the wider region, and how serious is the fomenting unrest among the Balkan states?

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LIVE@Midday Thurs Buchanan + Manning: What’s Next Regarding the Ongoing War in Ukraine?

August 18, 2022

A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will analyse the ongoing war in Ukraine. Specifically, we will examine how the invading forces of Russia are struggling against a determined and well-equipped Ukraine defence. What can we expect next from Russia? How can western nations sustain the sanctions ... <a title="LIVE@Midday Thurs Buchanan + Manning: What’s Next Regarding the Ongoing War in Ukraine?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/18/livemidday-thurs-buchanan-manning-whats-next-regarding-the-ongoing-war-in-ukraine/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE@Midday Thurs Buchanan + Manning: What’s Next Regarding the Ongoing War in Ukraine?">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Essay – The Economic Cost of War, especially World War

July 22, 2022

Analysis by Keith Rankin. All wars incur economic costs, and not only to the directly belligerent countries. The biggest costs arise when a war becomes a prolonged stalemate. The present war in Ukraine can be characterised, differently, as a Russian Civil War (that’s the Russian view), as ‘just another’ Eastern European conflict that will go ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – The Economic Cost of War, especially World War" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/22/keith-rankin-essay-the-economic-cost-of-war-especially-world-war/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – The Economic Cost of War, especially World War">Read more</a>

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PODCAST: Buchanan + Manning ON The NATO Leaders’ Summit

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?