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West Papuan students’ dreams dashed after scholarships suddenly cancelled

April 23, 2022

SPECIAL REPORT: By Marian Faa of ABC Pacific Beat As a child, Efika Kora remembers watching planes glide over her remote village in the Pacific. Transfixed, she imagined that one day she would be the one flying them. Now, just two semesters away from completing a diploma of aviation at an Adelaide school, the 24-year-old ... <a title="West Papuan students’ dreams dashed after scholarships suddenly cancelled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/23/west-papuan-students-dreams-dashed-after-scholarships-suddenly-cancelled/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan students’ dreams dashed after scholarships suddenly cancelled">Read more</a>

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Solomon Islands: China mouthpiece blames Australia for ‘fomenting riots’

November 29, 2021

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk An editorial in the Chinese English-language mouthpiece Global Times has accused Australia — and the United States — of “conniv[ing] with and even encourag[ing] the unrest” in the Solomon Islands after three days of rioting last week destroyed much of Chinatown in the capital Honiara. “Even though [100] Australian troops and ... <a title="Solomon Islands: China mouthpiece blames Australia for ‘fomenting riots’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/29/solomon-islands-china-mouthpiece-blames-australia-for-fomenting-riots/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands: China mouthpiece blames Australia for ‘fomenting riots’">Read more</a>

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The U.S. flies Alex Saab out from Cabo Verde without court order or extradition treaty

October 19, 2021

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Dan KovalikFrom Pittsburg, PA On October 16, Colombian businessman and Venezuelan Special Envoy Alex Saab was in practical terms kidnapped for the second time, first by Cabo Verde under pressure from Washington, and now by the U.S., in flagrant violation of international law. For nearly a year ... <a title="The U.S. flies Alex Saab out from Cabo Verde without court order or extradition treaty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/19/the-u-s-flies-alex-saab-out-from-cabo-verde-without-court-order-or-extradition-treaty/" aria-label="Read more about The U.S. flies Alex Saab out from Cabo Verde without court order or extradition treaty">Read more</a>

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PODCAST: USA-Aust Submarine Nukes + China + USA move to occupy each other’s vacuum

September 16, 2021

In this week's podcast, Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning discuss: Geopolitics and how the global order is changing fast after the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan. This includes; the USA, Australia and the UK announce a trilateral security defence alliance, plus the nuclearisation of Australia's submarine fleet. Also, China shifts strategy to mainland interests and hits the Silk Road running.

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New covid book exposes global media bias, racism and stigmatisation

August 30, 2021

REVIEW: By Krishan Dutta While the covid-19 pandemic’s relentless cyclone continues across the globe wreaking havoc on economies and social systems, this book sheds light on the adversarial reporting culture of the media, and how it impacts on racism and politicisation driving the coverage. It explores the global response to the covid-19 pandemic, and the ... <a title="New covid book exposes global media bias, racism and stigmatisation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/30/new-covid-book-exposes-global-media-bias-racism-and-stigmatisation/" aria-label="Read more about New covid book exposes global media bias, racism and stigmatisation">Read more</a>

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Live@Midday Thursday: Buchanan and Manning on Afghanistan – Intelligence Failures a Prelude to a Taliban Takeover

August 18, 2021

A View from Afar: Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan will present this week’s podcast, A View from Afar, LIVE at midday Thursday where they will analyse the crisis, the tragedy, unfolding in Afghanistan, including an apparent intelligence failure. Unanswered questions, to be considered, include: Why were United States intelligence unable to predict how poised and ... <a title="Live@Midday Thursday: Buchanan and Manning on Afghanistan – Intelligence Failures a Prelude to a Taliban Takeover" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/18/livemidday-thursday-buchanan-and-manning-on-afghanistan-intelligence-failures-a-prelude-to-a-taliban-takeover/" aria-label="Read more about Live@Midday Thursday: Buchanan and Manning on Afghanistan – Intelligence Failures a Prelude to a Taliban Takeover">Read more</a>

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Nicaragua: U.S. sanctions will disrupt sustainable beef production and reforestation

July 20, 2021

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Richard Kohn, Ph.D.From Columbia, MD Recently, there have been reports in the news media that Nicaragua is destroying its rain forests and allowing beef ranchers to convert them to pastures in the country’s vast nature reserves.  A network of supposed human rights and environmental groups are calling ... <a title="Nicaragua: U.S. sanctions will disrupt sustainable beef production and reforestation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/07/20/nicaragua-u-s-sanctions-will-disrupt-sustainable-beef-production-and-reforestation/" aria-label="Read more about Nicaragua: U.S. sanctions will disrupt sustainable beef production and reforestation">Read more</a>

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Ramsey Clark: An Essential Voice of Dissidence from the Center of U.S. Power

April 15, 2021

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By William Camacaro New York “There will be some who will remember Ramsey Clark as an outsider. There are many more who remember him as a friend of justice, the oppressed, the exploited, and the rule of law. Perhaps he himself would like to be remembered merely as ... <a title="Ramsey Clark: An Essential Voice of Dissidence from the Center of U.S. Power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/15/ramsey-clark-an-essential-voice-of-dissidence-from-the-center-of-u-s-power/" aria-label="Read more about Ramsey Clark: An Essential Voice of Dissidence from the Center of U.S. Power">Read more</a>

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Made in the USA: Tutelage Democracy Feeds Its Own Insurrection

February 2, 2021

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Patricio Zamorano From Washington, DC “That is not who we are,” insists the U.S. political class after the grave events of January 6 when a mob of Trump supporters brutally invaded the Capitol here in Washington, DC, leading to the loss of five lives. An entire nation, ... <a title="Made in the USA: Tutelage Democracy Feeds Its Own Insurrection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/02/made-in-the-usa-tutelage-democracy-feeds-its-own-insurrection/" aria-label="Read more about Made in the USA: Tutelage Democracy Feeds Its Own Insurrection">Read more</a>

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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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Mexico Offers Asylum to Assange: A Step Forward for Government Accountability and Press Freedom

January 6, 2021

Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Frederick B. Mills, Alina Duarte, Patricio Zamorano From Washington DC On Monday January 4 a British court denied a U.S. request to extradite world renowned journalist and Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, to face charges in the U.S. under the Espionage Act. Shortly after this breaking news, President ... <a title="Mexico Offers Asylum to Assange: A Step Forward for Government Accountability and Press Freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/06/mexico-offers-asylum-to-assange-a-step-forward-for-government-accountability-and-press-freedom/" aria-label="Read more about Mexico Offers Asylum to Assange: A Step Forward for Government Accountability and Press Freedom">Read more</a>