Podcast appearances and mentions of paul buchanan

A (relatively) in-depth analysis of The Blue Nile in (just under) twenty minutes.The Blue Nile were a Scottish band, specifically three Glasgow natives: Paul Buchanan, Robert Bell and Paul Joseph 'PJ' Moore, who had graduated from university there. Following support from artists such as Rickie Lee Jones and Peter Gabriel, the group received critical acclaim, particularly for their first two albums A Walk Across the Rooftops and Hats. The group took their name from the title of Alan Moorehead's 1962 book (a sequel to The White Nile), the two books making up a history of the Nile River. In 2019, the band's major label albums were re-issued on vinyl and in 2020, High was released by Confetti Records on vinyl and double CD.Taylor Swift referenced the Blue Nile on her 2024 album The Tortured Poets Department, where the band feature in the opening lyrics to the track Guilty As Sin? This track appears to be a break-up song, based around Swift's brief relationship with the 1975's singer Matty Healy. Healy has also spoken of his love for the band.In this episode I am in discussion with Dr. Andrew Webber.https://buymeacoffee.com/lownoiseWhy buy me a coffee?Low Noise is proudly ad-free. If you would like to to say thank you for any of the content you have enjoyed (and help support the continuation of creating more), the above link provides a way to make a small donation of your choice (I also function on coffee!).Feel free to leave a note with your donation to let me know what you enjoy about the podcast or any topics you would like me to discuss in the future.Mathew Woodall

In this episode of A View From Afar 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. https://eveningreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AVFA_S05_E13.m4a For example; In Syria, opposition-baked forces have taken Aleppo city and other strategic centres in an attempt to remove Syria’s authoritarian leader Assad. Assad’s forces are resisting on the ground while Russian air forces attacked the opposition force’s positions. Israel announced it may strike Syria government munitions sites in a move to ensure opposition forces do not take possession of such weaponry. Meanwhile, fighting has intensified on the Ukraine-Russia frontlines after: North Korea deployed a 10,000-strong assistance force to the Kursk region; Outgoing US President Joe Biden authorised Ukraine to fire ATTACM missiles deep into Russia; Ukraine indeed fired ATTACMs into the Russian motherland and has increased its drone attacks on military targets in cities once regarded as safe from attack. Also, and significantly, Russia fired into Dnipro City in Ukraine a hypersonic “experimental” Medium-Range-Ballistic-Missile – and followed up with the biggest barrage of drone and missile strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure since the conflict began. So-called “red-lines” have been crossed and all sides appear determined to take as much territory as possible before US President-Elect Donald Trump is sworn into office in January. Paul and Selwyn assess what we can expect to witness in the next two months, how other state actors are being drawn into conflict, and what objectives are driving warring sides at flashpoints around the world. INTERACTION WHILE LIVE: Paul and Selwyn encourage their live audience to interact while they are live with questions and comments. To interact during the live recording of our podcasts, go to Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Remember to subscribe to the channel. For the on-demand audience, you can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

A View from Afar – 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. https://eveningreport.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/AVFA_S05_E10.m4a Over the past week Israel Defense Force troops have repeatedly attacked UN peacekeepers who were authorised and deployed to the region by the United Nations Security Council. Also last week; the Government of Israel issued a statement notifying the United Nations Secretary General that he was now banned from Israel and was persona non grata. Within a day of that statement, IDF troops had fired on UN peacekeeping positions in Southern Lebanon. Since then, the IDF has continued operations that threaten the UN's presence. And Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has now issued a directive to the UN peacekeeping force to withdraw from the area north of its borders in Southern Lebanon. Also, despite the United States Biden Administration cautioning Israel on its attacks on UN personnel, overnight New Zealand time, the United States has deployed 100 US troops on the ground in Israel to operate missile defence systems. Paul and Selwyn consider: Why Israel has begun to attack United Nations peacekeepers in the region? Why has the United States deepened its involvement in Israel's so-called defence? What of Hezbollah, Hamas; are their attacks on Israel a defence or an attacking offensive? What of Iran, what is its position and will it engage in a full-scale war with Israel and what are the consequences should it do so? INTERACTION WHILE LIVE: Paul and Selwyn encourage their live audience to interact while they are live with questions and comments. To interact during the live recording of this podcast, go to Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Remember to subscribe to the channel. For the on-demand audience, you can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

On the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast for Wednesday 4th of September, will a tourist levy of $100 stop people from travelling here? The airports say yes, former Tourism Minister Stuart Nash says no.  It was quite rare for the SIS to go into as much detail as they did over the threats to our country. Our security expert Paul Buchanan breaks down the data.  Ginny Andersen and Mark Mitchell shake and make up over the police beat numbers and discuss how much weight is placed on official advice on any given day.  Get the Mike Hosking Breakfast Full Show Podcast every weekday morning on iHeartRadio, or wherever you get your podcasts.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A security intelligence analyst says our SIS is becoming increasingly transparent.   It's released its second annual Security Threat Environment report.   It identifies a person acting alone as our biggest terrorist risk, and expresses concern about the amount of online extremist content that young people are being exposed to.   Former Intelligence Consultant for the US Government Paul Buchanan says the report doesn't mince words.   He says the document names Russia and China as hostile, illiberal states.  Buchanan says the report will probably rile the diplomats and Ministry of Foreign Affairs as they're not being sensitive in their language, but good on them for giving an honest assessment of who is trying to meddle with New Zealand.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Trump Assassination Attempt, Security Failures, The Politics and What Happens Next? – Firstly, in this episode of A View from Afar, political scientist and former Pentagon analyst, Dr Paul Buchanan, provides us a preliminary assessment of the assassination attempt on former United States president Donald Trump. And then Paul and Selwyn assess what impact this crime will have on the US Presidential election campaign. At this juncture, it's important to be clear, to achieve a robust analysis of the crime that occurred while Trump was speaking at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, it will require a thorough assessment of eye witness accounts, details of the supposed gunman, his background, associations, potential motivations – and importantly a deep assessment of the role of the security agencies. To determine a clear and probable account of what happened in Pennsylvania this weekend, we would need all of that information, and then to apply it against any variances and/or avoidances by those involved or associated with investigating the events. But clearly, much of that information is not yet available to us. However, there is enough information for us to consider a preliminary assessment of how satisfactory, or otherwise, the security arrangements were for Trump at this rally. So, with that said; today Paul and Selwyn examine: How could an assassin get inside a security parameter, and in to a position with direct line of sight to his target Donald Trump? And specifically, while the gunman was outside the immediate venue, it would appear the shooter’s location was within the security parameters, a position obvious to him as a prime area, with direct line of sight to his intended target. So why wouldn’t that fact be obvious to the US security services who were responsible for ensuring the parameters were safe and clear? And, importantly too, what are the political implications of this assassination attempt? For example; does this assassination attempt accentuate Trump's mythology as an invincible born to rule leader? And as such, draw contrast to the incumbent US President Joe Biden's frailty? In this regard, Paul and Selwyn assess what is likely to happen next? INTERACTION WHILE LIVE: Paul and Selwyn encourage their live audience to interact while they are live with questions and comments. To interact during the live recording of this podcast, go to Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Remember to subscribe to the channel. For the on-demand audience, you can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

On the show today: Trump and the assassination attempt: Has this won him the election? Former secret service spy Dr Paul Buchanan joins us out of the US of A to discuss. What's it like living with cerebral palsy? The Breeze's Kris Edwards is on the show to talk about his life with CP, 40 years in radio, and what NZ needs to do to help people with disabilities.  Don't forget we go live every weekday morning at 7:30  YouTube, Twitch, and Tik Tok.  All the other social, listen and watch links are here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A security intelligence analyst says the US has got what it needed from Julian Assange.   The Wikileaks founder has struck a deal with the US and will soon plead guilty to an espionage charge before being sentenced to time already served.   Paul Buchanan told Mike Hosking that Assange has spent the last 14 years in some sort of confinement.   He says the US has won its pound of flesh out of him, adding that he's a broken guy and this sounds like a fair way to end the entire thing.   Buchanan doubts Assange will get the pardon he is seeking.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine: At a micro level, how ‘Post-Colonial Blowback’ has impacted on New Caledonia, Gaza, South Africa, India and even New Zealand. And at a macro level, Paul and Selwyn assess how ‘Post-Colonial Blowback’ is a power giving rise to the Global South and its worldwide influence in global geopolitics. INTERACTION: Paul and Selwyn encourage their live audience to interact while they are live with questions and comments. To interact during the live recording of this podcast, go to Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Remember to subscribe to the channel. For the on-demand audience, you can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

This episode of A View from Afar podcast was recorded live from 12:45pm May 20, 2024 (NZST). Political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine: The United States and how the world is engaging with it geopolitically. Specifically, Paul and Selwyn analyse what has changed in this regard in 2024, and consider whether some leaders of global, regional, and even small powers are preparing for the possibility of a second Donald Trump presidency. And, importantly, at this juncture, they assess whether some leaders who are central to conflict in the world today, regard the Biden Administration as having entered a lame-duck period. INTERACTION WHILE LIVE: Paul and Selwyn encourage their live audience to interact while they are live with questions and comments. To interact during a live recording of this podcast, go to Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Remember to subscribe to the channel. For the on-demand audience, you can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

This episode of A View From Afar was recorded LIVE on May 6, 2024 (NZST) which is Sunday evening, May 5, 2024 at 8:30pm (USEST). In an analytical essay titled ‘A moment of friction' political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan wrote how we are living within a decisive moment of world affairs. Paul wrote of a decisive moment of transition for the world's contrasting and conflicting powers, and stated that 2024 is significant; “… because it is the period where force has become the major arbiter of who rises and who falls in the systemic transitional shuffle.” So in this podcast, the first episode of A View from Afar, Series 5, Paul and Selwyn focus on this writing, and take listeners on a journey through this example of strategic study, a discussion that will help us to place a context to the world, as we are currently experiencing it. (Ref. https://www.kiwipolitico.com/2024/04/a-moment-of-friction/ ) Paul and Selwyn encourage their live audience to interact while they are live with questions and comments. To interact during the live recording of this podcast, go to Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Remember to subscribe to the channel. For the on-demand audience, you can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

Iran has launched more than 200 drone missiles on Israel.  Neighbouring nations are calling for restraint, while Jordan, the US and UK military are intercepting attacks.  International Relations and Strategic Analyst Paul Buchanan says the strikes are a direct violation of an agreement between the nations.   Buchanan tells Mike Hosking hard liners want Israel to retaliate but the United States has told Israel they will not support offensive operations against Iran.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Government is making it illegal for New Zealanders to support Hamas.   It's designated Hamas' political wing a terrorist entity, the same as its military wing.  It will also ban from New Zealand several extremist Israeli settlers who have committed violent attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank.  Strategic analyst Paul Buchanan told Mike Hosking that it's about tightening relations with security partners and won't dismantle Hamas.   He says it also runs contrary to the majority of world opinion, which sees a distinction between the political and armed wings of Hamas.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast was produced at midday Thurs December 21, 2023 (NZST) and Wednesday December 20, 8pm (USEDST). https://www.youtube.com/live/Qtq_YtMYVLU?si=Nz2P2HKX_UF2Ogi5 In this the twelfth episode of A View from Afar for 2023 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning note and discuss some of the big world events that have occurred and are occurring in 2023. And in particular, Paul and Selwyn discuss the rise of the Global South; evaluate the the wars that continue to rage in Ukraine and Gaza; and tensions in the South China Sea. Plus they note, with particular reference the trends that will become prominent in 2024, including the decline of Western democracies and a rightward turn in many places (including in Argentina and New Zealand in their respective 2023 elections). INTERACTION WHILE LIVE: Paul and Selwyn encourage their live audience to interact while they are live with questions and comments. To interact during the live recording of this podcast, go to Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Remember to subscribe to the channel. For the on-demand audience, you can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

Experts believe Prime Minister-elect Chris Luxon should've been at the APEC Summit in San Francisco. Days of meetings involving ministers and world leaders were ultimately dominated by a meeting between US president, Joe Biden, and China's Xi Jinping. Caretaker trade minister Damien O'Connor represented New Zealand at the event, due to a Government not yet being formed. Former intelligence and defence policy analyst Doctor Paul Buchanan, says if not Mr Luxon, it should've been Chris Hipkins heading along. "It was a pity Luxon didn't go, because he had the opportunity to represent continuity in our trade perspective." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on Politics Central, Jason Walls recapped the ongoing coalition negotiations and shared his predictions for who will be assigned those top ministerial positions.  Later, Dr Paul Buchanan joins the Weekend Collective to share his insight into the importance of APEC and what we can expect from Biden's meeting with Xi. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A View from Afar, by Dr Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning. https://www.youtube.com/live/hdFvrGO8Y38?si=6-QsPHtyk4L9VYgt In this the eleventh episode of A View from Afar for 2023, political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning examine how the post-World War II liberal internationalist system is being challenged by a fluid constellation of global and regional powers to influence the shape of an emerging new world order. And Paul and Selwyn also assess how this massive shift in geopolitic demarcations is forming, relatively quickly, into a world of bipolarity where on one side we have a multipolar constellation of states, and on the other the traditional western liberal democracies. The catalyst behind this rapidly forming bipolarity is conflict. And, most recently, it is clear, that the Israel-Hamas war – and the atrocities committed initially by Hamas and more lately by Israel forces – is driving the world toward a transitional moment. It appears, that what is emerging from the current multipolar system – and think here the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court among many other global bodies – is a situation that is not merely new-and-old Great Powers competing as nation-states. But rather, what we see are groupings of fluid constellations of powers competing as blocs to influence the shape of what is to come. In this episode Paul and Selwyn discuss and describe what is now evident, and sketch out what will likely emerge. Of course, as mentioned, the Israel-Hamas war lays bare any claims of morality and exposes the hypocrisies of all sides in conflicts. In particular the Hamas-Israel war exposes the west – led by the United States of America, the United Kingdom and various European states – to an argument that the west is morally moribund as it continues its colonial/post colonial attitudes of support of Israel as the latter commits an apparent disproportionate-defence offensive against Palestine's peoples. The argument appears to carry weight, especially as this western axis sustains its support for Israel's war machine even while, on international humanitarian law grounds, the atrocities being committed against Palestine's civilian population are morally indefensible and potentially legally enforceable as war crimes. For example; retribution for the atrocities and despicable crimes committed by Hamas against defenceless Israeli citizens does not remove culpability for the State of Israel as it delivers on an apparent intention to annihilate Hamas and all people – children, the elderly, all innocents – who may surround Israel's targets. IHL shows how duty of care is not excused even if civilians are used as “human shields”, and at this juncture, it is not clear, whether that cited flawed-justification is founded on truth. This is the position of what was once an authoritarian axis. But what has formed is a multipolar-constellation that supports the Palestinian cause on postcolonial, Global South, and solidarity grounds. The Questions: So if all of this carnage is the catalyst for a new world order, what comes next? Will we see the emergence of a parallel global institutional structure that develops as a counter-balance to the west's post-WWII world order? Has the west's leading power lost its moral authority through its support for a war machine that has caused the deaths of over 10,000 people of innocent disposition, while itself refuses to be a signatory member state to the International Criminal Court and its principles of global justice? And as such, has the west ceded persuasive moral authority to the rising constellation of once authoritarian-states that dominate the opposing bloc? And does the west, as a consequence, find itself powerless to counter the migration of moderate independent states that are repelled by the immorality of the west's arguments, laid bare by the Hamas-Israel war? INTERACTION WHILE LIVE: Paul and Selwyn encourage their live audience to interact while they are live with questions and comments. To interact during the live recording of this podcast, go to Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Remember to subscribe to the channel.

An international relations expert doesn't believe New Zealand was too slow to call for a pause to the Israel-Hamas conflict. Outgoing Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has joined international calls for humanitarian corridors in Gaza and designated safe areas. Paul Buchanan says our country has done well, considering it has a caretaker Government. "New Zealand has always tried to straddle defence on conflicts such as this. Recognising the Palestinians' cause on the one hand, recognising Israel on the other- they chose the path of least resistance." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://www.youtube.com/live/NRuObMSC4ns?si=LnL3Txl1rXV2u0Qj In this the tenth episode of A View from Afar for 2023 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and journalist/analyst Selwyn Manning examine the current Israel-Palestine Atrocities. As we prepared for this podcast, representatives of Arab states have presented a united front at the United Nations, criticising the UN Security Council of doing nothing to protect civilians from Israeli bombing and missile attacks on Gazan civilians and locations. Since then, the UN Security Council has considered two resolutions, the latter calling for a pause in hostilities to allow a humanitarian effort to enter Gaza to assist civilians. The United States vetoed that Security Council resolution. Al Jazera has detailed that Israel forces have targeted and bombed civilian facilities include Hospitals, schools, residential areas resulting in the deaths of thousands of people, civilians, - around one-third of the deaths are children. It remains contested by all sides in this conflict as to who, or what, is responsible for the deadly attack on Gaza Hospital, resulting in the deaths of over 471 people. Additional to this, Israel has sealed the borders of Gaza while it prevents food, water and medical supplies from reaching civilians - in breach of international law requirements and laws of conflict. Israel ordered Gazan civilians, who wish to get to safety, to get out of North Gaza and move toward the south, to the border with Egypt. But as people fled south toward what appeared to be safety, Israel bombed the southern Gaza region killing more civilians and sealing off that corridor for others who sought refuge. As a consequence of the bombing, Egypt responded by sealing the Gaza-Egypt border. Humanitarian aid now sits on trucks, waiting, on the Egypt side of the border, while United Nations officials implore Israel and Egypt to allow medical supplies, food and water to get through to those who are injured and dying. The Israel Defence Force strikes followed a surprise-attack on Israeli citizens by soldiers operating under the Hamas banner. Civilians were slaughtered and others taken hostage, only to be used as bargaining chips and leverage against their enemies. Even Palestinian advocacy groups like the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa suggested that breaches of international humanitarian Law, crimes against civilians, have been committed by those Hamas-aligned fighters. But they are clear, as others are too, that crimes against humanity, war crimes, have been committed by Israel, without consequence, as we all give witness to its response which is disproportionate, brutal, and disregarding of the thousands of Palestinian lives that have already been taken. That's the current situation. It is likely to get much worse. In this episode, our questions will include: What are the world's leaders doing to stop the carnage? Are the world's nations being drawn into what will be an ever-expanding war? Are we witnessing the beginning of a war where on one side authoritarian-led states like Russia, Iran, the wider Arab states, and possibly China stand unified against the United States, Britain, Germany, and other so-called liberal democratic allies representing the old world order? Is what we are witnessing, what happens when a global rules-based order, multilateralism and institutions like the United Nations no longer have influence to prevent war, or restore peace and stability, or assert principles of international justice and enforce the rights of victims to see recourse to the law? Why has this slaughter become an opportunity for the US and Russia to square-off against each other at the UN Security Council - a body that was once designed to advocate and achieve peace, but has now become a geopolitically divided entity of stalemate and mediocrity? Eventually, will humanitarianism prevail? Will the world recognise that all people, the elderly, women, children, people of all ethnicities and religions, that they all bleed and die irrespective of their state of origin, when leaders of all sides, while sitting back in their bunkers, unleash weapons designed to kill as many people as is possible? In this episode, Paul and Selwyn examine this most grave situation from a geopolitical vantage point. It may appear as dispassionate, and as so even disturbing, but we will take this approach in an attempt to aide an understanding of why this is happening in Gaza and why it is happening now. INTERACTION WHILE LIVE: Paul and Selwyn encourage their live audience to interact while they are live with questions and comments. To interact during the live recording of this podcast, go to Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Remember to subscribe to the channel. For the on-demand audience, you can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

Former consultant to US government security agencies, Paul Buchanan, says Fukushima issue is more of a geopolitical and diplomatic problem than a scientific one.

https://youtu.be/bZX1lFdoUJ8 In this the ninth episode of A View from Afar for 2023, political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning examine why there is a trend toward military dictatorships in North Africa. And, in particular, Paul and Selwyn analyse the reasons why countries like Sudan, Chad, Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea have all become part of a challenge to a weakened western-led global order. In this podcast, Paul and Selwyn examine why events in North Africa are connected to authoritarian multipolarity, a realignment of global power that favours the Russian Federation's Putin regime. And, within this context, Paul and Selwyn address the complexities of Russian Federation involvement in the African continent - involvement that includes the notorious Wagner mercenary group; Russian state controlled energy giants like Gazprom that act as envoys of the Kremlin; and how Western powers appear unable to address geopolitical and terrorist-caused instability in the region. The Questions include: How and why have Africa's dictators found a powerful ally in the Kremlin? Who benefits from the Russian-North African alliance and what does this association look like? Where does all of this leave terrorist groups, such as ISIS, in the region? Why has Africa become a divide between liberal democratic and authoritarian power blocs in the emerging multipolar global constellation? INTERACTION WHILE LIVE: Paul and Selwyn encourage their live audience to interact while they are live with questions and comments. To interact during the live recording of this podcast, go to Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Remember to subscribe to the channel. For the on-demand audience, you can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

https://www.youtube.com/live/ICw01SOOLqk?feature=share 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? The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved its Doomsday Clock hand to 90 seconds before midnight, the highest threat level since the Cuban Missile Crisis.What does that say about contemporary international security affairs? No new nuclear arms limitation agreements have been signed in over a decade, several have lapsed and most nuclear armed countries are not signatories to them anyway. Countries like China are rapidly expanding their arsenals and others like North Korea and Iran are seeking to join the nuclear armed club. Has nuclear arms control failed? What is the future of the Non-Proliferation Treaty? Although conventions against the use of chemical and biological weapons are widely recognised, violations of the prohibitions have occurred regularly, most recently in Syria. Weapons like white phosphorus and cluster munitions continue to be used by many states. https://youtu.be/wki4hg9Om-k The Questions include: Has non-nuclear arms control failed as well? Russia's Putin Regime has threatened to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine and NATO. Is the nuclear genie about to come out of the bottle, even in a tactical use? Are we seeing the return of weapons of mass destruction (WMD)? Are we on the brink of Oppenheimer's nightmare: nuclear Armageddon? And importantly, what are the solutions to this most serious and dangerous threat? INTERACTION: Paul and Selwyn encourage their live audience to interact while they are live with questions and comments. To interact during the live recording of this podcast, go to Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Remember to subscribe to the channel. For the on-demand audience, you can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

https://www.youtube.com/live/tpt6q5Dpd_o?feature=share In this the seventh episode of A View from Afar podcast for 2023 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. They examine the causes of democratic backsliding and also test why the erosion of high democratic ideas have, in many cases, popular support. First, Paul offers a context, and defines democratic backsliding. He identifies the countries that are decisively eroding their own democracies of principles that were once embraced by both power elites and citizenry. The Questions include: Why are we seeing more democratic backsliding in recent times? Is it just a political phenomenon or does it extend beyond the political sphere? Where has democratic backsliding been most evident? What do Chile, Guatemala, Israel and Thailand have in common when it comes to backsliding? What is occurring in the United States? If a democracy "backslides," what does it slide into? INTERACTION WHILE LIVE: Paul and Selwyn encourage their live audience to interact while they are live with questions and comments. To interact during the live recordings of this podcast, go to Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Remember to subscribe to the channel. For the on-demand audience, you can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

This week on Politics Central, Chris Bishop joins the show to discuss the National Party Conference, plus Dr. Paul Buchanan joins us to unpack the developments in Russia. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A threat against Russian President Vladimir Putin is fizzling out. Putin's been facing an insurrection attempt from Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner Group. It prompted Russian troops to defend the capital and pull back from warfare. Former US Government Intelligence Consultant Dr Paul Buchanan says this has been simmering from the onset of the war. He says Prigozhin has been calling the Russian High Command incompetent and corrupt. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of New Zealand's foremost defence analysts says he's been warning people for several years of the threat of state-sponsored disinformation infiltrating New Zealand society. RNZ has launched an external review and stood a staff member down after at least 16 articles were edited, adding pro-Russian disinformation. Dr Paul Buchanan is a security consultant at 36th Parallel Assessments, and says RNZ should have been better prepared for people trying to spread disinformation, and not just pro-Russia sentiment. Dr Buchanan spoke with Corin Dann.

A View from Afar: In this episode political scientist, and former Pentagon analyst, Dr Paul Buchanan, and Selwyn Manning analyse the question: What does the Geopolitical balancing that is taking place in the West and South-West Pacific mean for the region and the globe? https://youtu.be/w1TRV5UgaHU Analysis: Paul and Selwyn consider the question from several angles, and provide a context to the headlines that suggest both global powers, the USA and the Peoples Republic of China, are on a collision-course toward conflict. Paul takes us through the US-PNG and Japan-NZ bilateral security/military agreements as a balancing response to the PRC-Solomons security agreement. In addition, Paul considers the question: Does the PRC have legitimate interests in the Pacific and, as a great power, should those interests be understood and respected? Selwyn considers whether China's ascendancy as a global power threatens the United States' position as the perceived ‘preeminent defender' of the Global Order? And Selwyn raises for debate, highlighting what the two global powers' messaging was at the Shangri-La security dialogue that took place over last weekend. Paul then analyses what this all means for the Asia-Pacific region and the world. Recommended Links:  KiwiPolitico.com Ref. https://www.kiwipolitico.com/2023/06/...  Shangri-La Security Dialogue; General Li Shangfu, State Councilor; Minister of National Defense, China Ref. https://www.iiss.org/globalassets/med...  Shangri-La Security Dialogue; Lloyd J Austin III, Secretary of Defense, US Ref. https://www.iiss.org/globalassets/med... INTERACTION WHILE LIVE: Paul and Selwyn encourage their live audience to interact while they are live with questions and comments. They recommended the audience does so via EveningReport's YouTube channel, as Facebook has undergone significant changes. Here's the link: Youtube (remember to subscribe to the channel). For the on-demand audience, you can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Youtube Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning If you miss the LIVE Episode, you can see it as video-on-demand, and earlier episodes too, by checking out EveningReport.nz or, subscribe to the Evening Report podcast here, also YouTube podcasts and the Podcast hosts below. RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top  Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

New Zealand is cosying up to Japan — signing a new deal for greater military cooperation in the midst of rising tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. Strategic analyst Paul Buchanan says that Defence Minister Andrew Little is making it clear that New Zealand's choosing a side when it comes to China. He says he can only see deeper integration of New Zealand Defence Forces into the regional security schemes largely administered by the United States and Australia. Meanwhile, China and the US are in a fresh war of words this morning, this time over a Chinese warship that sailed into the path of an American ship in the Taiwan Strait. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A local security expert says the government could significantly widen its definition of what constitutes a national security threat, if it accepts the recommendations of a major review of the country's spy agencies. Paul Buchanan has been looking at the 274-page report, which was written by former Solicitor General Sir Terence Arnold and promient Māori lawyer Matanuku Mahuika. It offers 52 recommendations for improving the Government Communications Security Bureau and the Security Intelligence Service. Three of the big recommendations include overhauling the Intelligence and Security Committee, removing a distinction between warrants for spying on New Zealanders and non-New Zealanders, and defining "national security" in Law. Security expert Paul Buchanan spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss this morning.

Salty Dog's SOUTHERN Podcast, May 2023 This time around a series of long plays featuring the best in new blues and roots from downunder. Not all there is of course, but what we can fit in the two hour slot. Great cuts from Stormcellar, Blues Arcadia, Dom Turner, Hussy Hicks, Jake Mason, Matt Joe Gow, Lloyd Spiegel, Damon Smith, Paul Buchanan's Voodoo Preachers, Oscar LaDell, Sam Buckley, Ashley Davies, Broderick Smith, Matt Walker, Silversound, The Blow Out, Ray beadle, The Meltdown, Fat Rubber Band, Julian James, Dab Dinnen and Shorty, Mojo Corner, Paulie Bignell, McNaMarr Project, Wilson Diesel. TRACK / ARTIST / ALBUM ** Australia 1. ** Strange Pleasures / Stormcellar / Signposts 2. ** Follow The Leader / Blues Arcadia / Now Or Never 3. ** Robert 'Wolfman' Belfour / Dom Turner N Tony Wheeler / Microtonal Crossroads 4. ** Transparent / Hussy Hicks / Life Plays Out 5. ** Candy Smack / Jake Mason Trio / The Stranger in the Mirror 6. ** Sweet Collapse / Matt Joe Gow / Between Tonight and Tomorrow 7. ** Alligator Shoes / Charlie A'Court, Lloyd Spiegel, Suzie Vinnick / A'Court Spiegel Vinnick 8. ** Push Right Through / Damon Smith / Push Right Through 9. ** Roadhouse / Paul Buchanan's Voodoo Preachers / Down Sellings Lane 10. ** Slow Burning Love / Oscar LaDell, Chris Armour / Right Kinda Wrong 11. ** Blue Ocean / Sam Buckley / Blue Ocean 12. ** Bush / Ashley Davies / Gold 13. ** Fleetwood Plain / Broderick Smith / Some Lonesome Picker - Greg Quill Tribute 14. ** Mama Go Tell Your Children / Matt Walker / In Echoes of Dawn 15. ** Wave / The Silversound / The Silversound 16. ** Lovin' Cup / The Blow Out / Version of You (Sampler) 17. ** Southbound Line (Live) / Ray Beadle / Live at The Brass Monkey 18. ** Tell You Not To Worry / The Meltdown / It's A Long Road 19. ** The Devil Ain't Buying / The Fat Rubber Band / Other World 20. ** Little Lady / Julian James, Moonshine State / Devil Town 21. ** Bad Neighbour / Dan Dinnen, Shorty / Dan Dinnen & Shorty 22. ** Help Me out (Live) / The Mojo Corner / Live at Manorism Studio 23. ** Howlin' for My Darlin' / Paulie Bignell / Lost and Dangerous 24. ** You're The Reason / The McNaMarr Project / Run With Me 25. ** Too Wet to Plough / Wilson Diesel / Short Cool Ones

https://youtu.be/HgxeJzYAmew PODCAST: In this the second episode of A View from Afar podcast for 2023, political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse the question: How stable is Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin's regime? PAUL AND SELWYN look at this question from a number of angles, and, reveal shifts within the regime's control and structure that may surprise many in the West. In this episode Paul deep dives into the dynamics between the mercenary Wagner Group's commander Yevgeny Prigozhin, his relationship with Putin, the Kremlin, and the estrangement from Russia's military generals and Putin appointees. Paul and Selwyn consider: What is going on here? What is Prigozhin's end-game? Does he have the support of Putin? Or is that support conditional on successes on the Ukraine conflict frontline? And Selwyn digs into the pillars of power in the Russian Federation, in particular: Putin as the head of Russia's personalised autocracy The Putin-era Oligarchs Russia's State military And the rise of Private armies and militia. Then Paul take us, contextually and comparatively, through all of this complexity so we can more accurately assess the big question: How stable is Putin's regime? INTERACTION WHILE LIVE: Paul and Selwyn encourage their live audience to interact while they are live with questions and comments. They recommended the audience does so via EveningReport's YouTube channel, as Facebook has undergone significant changes. Here's the link: Youtube (remember to subscribe to the channel). For the on-demand audience, you can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Youtube Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning If you miss the LIVE Episode, you can see it as video-on-demand, and earlier episodes too, by checking out EveningReport.nz or, subscribe to the Evening Report podcast here, also YouTube podcasts and the Podcast hosts below. RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top  Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

A View from Afar: Political scientist Paul G. Buchanan and journalist/analyst Selwyn Manning deliver their latest podcast A View from Afar. This episode: AUKUS, should New Zealand and other Asia Pacific nations join this security pact? And if not, why not? https://youtu.be/MjNWw6GdEXs In this the first episode of A View from Afar for 2023 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning examine the pros and cons of New Zealand, and other APAC nations, joining the AUKUS security defence pact. Specifically, Paul and Selwyn examine the following questions: * What is AUKUS's purpose? * What are the risks to New Zealand's national and public interest? * What does AUKUS ‘success' look like? What could its failure look like? Paul presents the reasons why he believes New Zealand will not join AUKUS, and Selwyn delivers his assessment of why New Zealand must not join the Anglophile security pact. ALSO, Paul and Selwyn will headline: * The latest on the US Pentagon leaks. What really is happening here? * The Global Geopolitical Theatre and how stable is Russian Federation's president, Vladimir Putin's regime? INTERACTION: Paul and Selwyn invite and encourage you to interact with your questions and comments. They recommend you do so via EveningReport's YouTube channel, or via Facebook. Here's the link: Youtube (remember to subscribe to the channel). You can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Youtube Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning You can see this episode as video-on-demand, and engage with earlier episodes too, by checking out EveningReport.nz or, subscribe to the Evening Report podcast here. RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top  Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

On this episode of Futurum Live! From the Show Floor, Futurum Research Senior Analyst Steven Dickens talks with BMC Software's Principal Product Manager, Paul Spicer, and Ensono's Expert Mainframe System Programmer, Paul Buchanan, during the SHARE Conference in Atlanta. Their conversation covered the client perspective of AIOps integration, and how skills play into its adoption. It's a great conversation you don't want to miss.  Learn more about BMC Software at https://www.bmc.com/.

Russia is seeking to expand its sphere of influence as it struggles with the war in Ukraine. It's moved nuclear weapons into neighbouring Belarus, despite public statements against the practice of shifting weapons past borders. Strategic Analyst Paul Buchanan says Russia is critiquing the US storage of nuclear weapons in Guam and Turkey. He told Tim Dower that it's part of an effort to court anti-US interests around the world. Buchanan says Russia is calling on South American and Sub-Saharan African nations to ignore sanctions. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Salty Dog's VORTEX Podcast, February 2023 Visit: www.salty.com.au Welcome back tone hounds to the Dawg, after a little seasons break in January. We bound out of the blocks for '23 with a raft of cool tunes to keep you satisfied. Cuts from Yates McKendree, Matt Scofield, The Wood Brothers, GA-20, Jim Oblon, Sara Tindley, Jo Fabro, Lisa MIller, Black Jesus Experience, Samantha Fish, Paul Buchan's Voodoo Preachers, Malcolm Holcombe, Big Shoes, Tedeschi Truck Band, Bonnie Raitt, Ronnie Earl, Vic Polyik, Teddy Morgan, Matt Andersen, Ben Reel, Keith Richards. ----------- ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM ** Australia 1. Yates McKendree / No Justice / Buchanan Lane 2. Matt Scofield / Oakville Shuffle / Far As I Can See 3. The Wood Brothers / Loaded / Loaded 4. GA-20 / Gone For Good / Crackdown 5. Jim Oblon / Until Heaven / Burn These Clothes 6. ** Sara Tindley / Wild And Unknown / Wild And Unknown 7. ** Jo Fabro / My Foolish Pride / Don't Make A Liar Out Of Me 8. ** Lisa Miller / Pushover / Version Originale 9. ** Black Jesus Experience / Humble Pie / Good Evening Black Budda 10. ** The Blues Preachers / Pay Day / Shades of Blue 11. Samantha Fish / I Put A Spell On You / Live single release 12. ** Paul Buchanan's Voodoo Preachers / Oh Mercy / Down Sellings Lane 13. Malcolm Holcombe N Iris DeMent / Old North Side / Come Hell of High Water 14. Big Shoes / I Got You Covered / Fresh Tracks 15. Tedeschi Trucks Band / Soul Sweet Song / I Am The Moon 16. Bonnie Raitt / Made Up Mind / Just Like That 17. Ronnie Earl /Baby How Long / Beyond The Blue Door 18. ** Vic Polyik N The Jumper Leads / Hard Times / EP Sampler 19. Teddy Morgan / Full Grown Man / Louisiana Rain 20. Matt Andersen N Amy Helm / Something To Lose / Halfway Home By Morning 21. Ben Reel / Tough People / The Nashville Calling 22. Keith Richards / Slim / Blues

The truth about a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down by the United States could be somewhere in the middle. China claims the balloon was an unmanned civilian airship that had blown off course, and says it now reserves the right to deal with similar situations. Strategic analyst Paul Buchanan says he believes two things can happen simultaneously. He says the balloon is probably a surveillance platform used by China that got blown off course by an unusual Arctic weather event. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Salty Dog's SOUTHLAND Podcast, December 2022 Visit: www.salty.com.au This time around we celebrate music from the Great South Land from the State of Victoria, Australia. Taking you into the new year with new sounds from the "bohemia of the south". Great blues n roots cuts from Steve Lucas, Blue Stone Angels, Catch 23, Damon Smith, Paul Buchanan, The Blow Out, Mojo Mafia, Mike Elrington, Checkerboard Lounge, MacNaMarr Project, Kaliopi, Tim Stout, Nick Charles, Dan Dinnen N Shorty, Ezra Lee, John Williams, Bronnie Gordon, Julian James, Leigh Sloggett, Paulie Bignell, Chris Wilson, Jesse Valch N Blues Roulette. ----------- ARTIST / TRACK / ALBUM ** Australia 1. ** Steve Lucas N Friends / Old Ben Putty / Cross That Line 2. ** Blue Stone Angels / Your River Deep And Wide / Blue Stone Angels 3. ** Catch 23 / Sweet Soul Medicine / Blue Hotel 4. ** Damon Smith / Midlife Crisis Blues / Skeleton Skeleton Skeleton 5. ** Paul Buchanan's Voodoo Preachers / Sleeve / Testimony 6. ** The Blow Out / Lovin' Cup / Vortex 7. ** Mojo Mafia / Don't Let The Devil Drive / Judgement Day 8. ** Mike Elrington / The Mirror / Aftershock 9. ** Checkerboard Lounge / I Can't Try / Sun Sessions 10. ** MacNaMarr Project / Run With Me / Run With Me 11. ** Kalipoli N The Blues Messengers / Levee Breaks / Single Release 12. ** Tim Stout / Sweet Jesus / Live at the MBAS 13. ** Nick Charles / Girl From Tingha / Guitar Music 14. ** Dan Dinnen N Shorty / Love Will Make You Do It / Dan Dinnen N Shorty 15. ** Ezra Lee / Keep Your Hands Of My Baby / Crying At The Wheel 16. ** John Williams Band / Born To Be A Bluesman / John Williams Band 17. ** Bronnie Gordon / Loved Moved Out / Me and My Piano 18. ** Julian James / Devil Town / Devil Town 19. ** Leigh Sloggett / How Long / Wait For The Change 20. ** Paulie Bignell N Thornbury Two / Crawling Home / Express Elevator 21. ** Chris Wilson / Born Under A Bad Sign / Landlocked, Faithless N Free 22. ** Jesse Valch N Blues Roulette / Don't Let My Love Run Out / Jesse Valch N Blues Roulette 23. ** Pre Release Mystery Track

https://youtu.be/5N9ED9FkB_o PODCAST – In this, the 25th episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning 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 examine: How hostage diplomacy appears to increase where authoritarians rise and are emboldened to challenge international norms How states use prisoner exchanges to establish two-way common-ground How back-channels can also be established through prisoner exchanges. Is this what we are seeing in the Russian-Ukraine conflict? What dangers arise when warring opponents reach a deadly stalemate in the battlefield? INTERACTION WHILE LIVE: Paul and Selwyn invite and encourage you to interact while they are live with questions and comments. They recommend you do so via EveningReport's YouTube channel, as Facebook is undergoing significant changes. Here's the link: Youtube (remember to subscribe to the channel). You can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Youtube Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning If you miss the LIVE Episode, you can see it as video-on-demand, and earlier episodes too, by checking out EveningReport.nz or, subscribe to the Evening Report podcast here. RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top  Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

https://youtu.be/9SAfmXFMXFA PODCAST - In this, the 24th episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning examine whether there is, in reality, such a thing as foreign policy independence in today's world. Specifically, Paul and Selwyn examine the following questions: What does it mean to be foreign policy independent, and what would independence look like? How is foreign policy independence different from foreign policy autonomy and flexibility? What factors inhibit or constrain foreign policy independence (domestic and international)? In an interdependent world can FP independence be a realistic objective? And finally: is FP independence possible for a small state in this era, if it ever was, and conversely, do great powers really exercise independence in their foreign affairs? You can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Youtube Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning If you miss the LIVE Episode, you can see it as video-on-demand, and earlier episodes too, by checking out EveningReport.nz or, subscribe to the Evening Report podcast here. RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top  Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

https://youtu.be/JOJ8zNX3bFY In this, the 23rd episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning analyse the significance of public protests that have challenged authoritarian rule in both the People's Republic of China and in the Republic of Iran. Paul takes us through the causes of the resistance, and how, in each nation, the reasons differ, but the impact is the same. In 2022, authoritarian leadership is being challenged by the rise of street protest and resistance to centralised control. INTERACTION WHILE LIVE: Paul and Selwyn welcome interaction while live with questions and comments. They recommend you can keep the debate going via EveningReport's YouTube channel, as Facebook is undergoing significant changes. Here's the link: Youtube (remember to subscribe to the channel). You can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Youtube Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning If you miss the LIVE Episode, you can see it as video-on-demand, and earlier episodes too, by checking out EveningReport.nz or, subscribe to the Evening Report podcast here. RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top  Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

START School Bus: a bike bus run by P.E. teacher Sam Balto in Portland, OR has been emulated and celebrated in social media. Interviews with Bus volunteers and Portland Bike Loud members Cathy Tuttle and Paul Buchanan. 10:51 https://on.soundcloud.com/f3CCj The Oven Is Open: after years of hanging on by a thread, the Bicycle Oven collective of Northeast Los Angeles is back. Joe Borfo shares his thoughts. 18:08 https://on.soundcloud.com/Xr26X Cyclocrossed: This year's Verge Northampton International Cyclocross was the 31st edition of the race, and the oldest UCI cyclocross race in North America. Interviews with artist Dug Dale and commentator Ellen Noble. 27:11 https://on.soundcloud.com/Wo8E8 Pilgrimage: Los Angeles Bike Talk host Taylor Nichols on his recent visit to Amsterdam. 43:12 https://on.soundcloud.com/ZzPmi Bike & Eat: an interview with "Pastry Queen" on homemade snacks for long distance biking, by Cambridge Bike Talk hosts Galen Mook and Laura Gray. Editing by Kevin Burton. Closing Song, "Bike," by Mal Webb. Interstitial music, "Just Moving," by Don Ward. Visit BikeTalk.org to be involved.

https://youtu.be/S1fxS0OdshU In this, the 22nd episode of A View from Afar for 2022 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and host Selwyn Manning deep dive into the consequences of the United States midterm elections. In particular Paul and Selwyn examine how an historically strong performance by the Democrats bolsters the reputation and abilities of US President Joe Biden on the world stage and domestically. Also, they examine what does the GOP's poor performance in the midterm elections mean for Trumpism, Trump, the Republican Party, and the MAGA faction that has, for quite a time now, stifled conservative voices within the Grand Old Party. And, of course, Paul and Selwyn examine Donald Trump's announcement that he will seek to be the GOP's candidate to take back the presidency in 2024. You can also keep the conversation going on this debate by clicking on one of the social media channels below: Facebook.com/selwyn.manning Youtube Twitter.com/Selwyn_Manning If you miss the LIVE Episode, you can see it as video-on-demand, and earlier episodes too, by checking out EveningReport.nz or, subscribe to the Evening Report podcast here. RECOGNITION: The MIL Network's podcast A View from Afar was Nominated as a Top  Defence Security Podcast by Threat.Technology – a London-based cyber security news publication. Threat.Technology placed A View from Afar at 9th in its 20 Best Defence Security Podcasts of 2021 category. You can follow A View from Afar via our affiliate syndicators. ***

The head of NATO says a blast in Poland yesterday which killed two people was likely caused by a Ukrainian air defences trying to shoot down a Russian cruise missile. Jens Stoltenberg says the investigation is ongoing, but the incident demonstrates how the war in Ukraine could escalate, and he again called on Russia to end the war. Security analyst Dr Paul Buchanan spoke to Corin Dann.

Join the team as they discuss the disappearance of Tara Calico.   Tara was 19 years-old when she went on a bike ride in Belen, New Mexico and never returned.   Is Tara the girl in the photo found over 1,500 miles away?You can reach us on Instagram: smalltownmissingIf you have any information regarding this case, call the Valencia County Sheriff's Department at (505) 866-3343 or the FBI, Albuquerque, New Mexico Office 505-224-2000. Sources for this episode -http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/news03/091903_news_tara.shtml - The Albuquerque Tribune, Joline Gutierrez Krueger, October 3, 2003https://www.abqjournal.com/265671/abqnewsseeker/tara-calico-has-been-missing-for-25-years.html - Albuquerque Journal, Clara Garcia, September 19, 2013 https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/tara-leigh-calicohttps://www.doenetwork.org/cases/96umfl.htmlhttps://www.doenetwork.org/cases/66uffl.htmlhttps://www.doenetwork.org/cases/257dfnm.htmlhttps://www.koat.com/amp/ariticle/tara-calico-cold-case-investigation-new-mexico/37641318 - Nancy Laflin, September 20, 2021Tara Leigh Calico – The Charley ProjectAlbuquerque Journal, September 14, 2008, What Happened to Woman Missing 20 Years?  Sheriff Says He Know by Leslie LinthicumValencia County News-Bulletin, Twenty years ago today, Tara Calico disappeared into thin air, Clara Garcia, September 20, 2008“The Polariod”, Crime Magazine, by Paul Buchanan, July 22, 2013.Foul Play: Crime SeriesAward-winning and oldest crime series podcast brings you personally curated crime stories.Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

Here in New Zealand, the Government is mulling over whether to expel Russia's ambassador. Strategic analyst Paul Buchanan told Mike Hosking a better option would be to kick out the two Russian military attaché. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A security expert believes members of the anti-mask movement could be behind the hoax bomb threats made to schools across the country. Thousands of students were forced to lockdown or evacuate their classrooms yesterday after being threatened by phone. It's the second time this week serious threats have been directed at schools - and there are warnings it won't be the last. Security analyst Dr Paul Buchanan spoke to Susie Ferguson.

The Green Party says it's surprised by the joint US–NZ defence statement. The statement says security and defence will become an ever-more important focus between the two countries.  The Green's Global Affairs spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman says the Government needs to properly explain to the public what this commitment involves.  Golriz Ghahraman and defence analyst Paul Buchanan joined Heather du Plessis-Allan. LISTEN ABOVE 

China's proposed military agreement with the Solomon Islands could change the balance of power in our part of the world. Our government is planning to raise its concerns about the deal directly with Chinese diplomats. It could see the Solomon Islands agree to allow Chinese security forces and military assets, like war ships, to be stationed in and around the Pacific country. Strategic analyst Paul Buchanan told Mike Hosking the deal could give China far more influence in the Pacific than it's had before. He says if China is able to forward-deploy or establish military bases in the Solomons, it will be right on our doorstep. Buchanan says China won't be there for "kindly intent" but to push its own interests. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we have a very, very, special guest. This has been someone I've wanted to speak with since I started doing the podcast. Our guest today is one of the biggest names in BMX, who has cemented himself a spot among the likes of Jay Miron, Dave Osato, Paul Buchanan, and others as one of the most influential and greatest Canadian BMX riders ever. Over the last 12 years we have seen him put out countless incredible video parts that would continue to push the limits of what is possible on a BMX bike, he is the king of Simple Session with 5 wins under his belt, he has won Toronto BMX jam so many times that people stopped wondering who was gonna be first, and started taking bets on who was taking 2nd place. He is teamed up with some of the most well respected brands and companies in the world like RedBull, Toyota, DK Bikes, and more. His positive attitude is so infectious it's impossible to not be smiling when you're around him. We are so lucky to have the one and only Drew Bezanson in the studio here with us today!Chapters Intro/early years 0:00-5:35Metro jam Vancouver/toronto/props BMX 5:35-14:14How Drew learned about Joyride 150 14:14-18:02Drew walks us through all of his Joyride edits 18:02-39:13Drew's sponsors over the years 39:13-47:45The proper use of Resi's, AirBags, and Foam Pits 47:45-49:37The most badass dude in BMX is Morgan Wade… Here's why 49:37-52:29The encouragement  Drew has been given from the biggest dudes in BMX since his crash 52:29-55:28Drews experience riding Matt Beringer's old backyard set up/ riding in Utah/ garage ramps 55:28-58:35RedBull will make your dreams a reality / uncontainable 58:35-1:07:11Simple session 1:07:11-1:16:07Nike Pool Contest 1:16:07-1:24:11RedBull contests(dirt conquers, framed reactions) and contest riding in general 1:24:11-1:31:53Raditudes 1:31:53-1:37:16Did Drew ever consider riding mega ramp? 1:37:16-1:40:43Growing up in the golden era of BMX, and world's firsts 1:40:43-1:47:15Redbull "Uncontained" 1:47:15-1:53:20Drews 270 drop in at Toronto BMX jam 2015 1:53:20-1:55:34What we can expect from Drew when he makes his return to BMX 1:55:34-2:00:52The importance of health and nutrition as a top level BMX athlete 2:00:52-2:07:20Listener questions 2:07:20-2:36:54Last question, Show wrap up 2:36:54MERCH! https://www.hvxgoat.com/shop​​​​​​Shout Out's!Cult Crew https://cultcrew.com/​​​​Dead Leisurehttps://www.deadleisure.com/​​​​​Ride Onhttps://rideon-bmx.com/​https://rideonbmx.bigcartel.com/​Wonderland Studios Custom professional tattooing and piercing from Wayne Galbraith and Deacon Matheson.Harvester Bikes The best BMX shop in Canada. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://paypal.me/HVXGOAT?locale.x=en_US)