A View from Afar

Selwyn Manning and Paul G. Buchanan
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A View from Afar broadcasts monthly a live and on-demand program featuring Paul G. Buchanan from 36th-Parallel.com and Selwyn Manning from EveningReport.nz where they discuss and debate global topics spanning geopolitics, world news, security, defence and intelligence.

  1. 20 APR

    The End of the Liberal Internationalist Order and the Rise of Illiberalism

    Recorded Live – A View from Afar podcast. Series 06, Episode 03 – In this episode, political scientist and former Pentagon Analyst Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning deep-dive into: The End of the Liberal Internationalist Order and the Rise of Illiberalism. The topics discussed include: A Global Transition Process – What is this exactly and Why is this happening? Why is conflict used as a global systems regulator and agent of change? And what does this mean for 2026? The US has been the core of two pillars of liberal internationalism – its security system and system of trade. Why then has the United States decided to break the very system it has benefitted from, and risk advancing its own demise? Paul and Selwyn invite you to subscribe, like, and click notifications in the YouTube link so that you don’t miss another live episode. Remember, if you are joining us live , you can comment and lodge questions but remember we may include your comments and questions in our programmes. Also, we encourage you to join us via YouTube, as on YouTube live interaction is especially efficient. See you there. You can also follow this podcast via the following podcast platforms:

    1hr 18min

  2. 30 MAR

    A Deep-Dive into the US-Israel War in the Middle East

    Podcast: A View from Afar with Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning In this episode of A View from Afar, political scientist and former Pentagon Analyst Paul Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning deep-dive into the US-Israel war in the Middle East. In This Episode, they discuss: Why did Netanyahu and Trump attack Iran and start this war? Why did the US decide to attack without a clear reason to do so and without strategic planning nor a legal argument for it? What impact will this war in the Middle East have on US Midterm Elections? And what of independent operators in this conflict, such as European states, why do they risk being drawn into this US-Israel Middle East War? Your Interaction: A View from Afar podcast is recorded live before an internet audience. Paul and Selwyn welcome and invite interaction. You Tube is the best platform for supporting this live interaction, so we invite you to subscribe, follow and like this podcast on this channel. That way you will be notified in advance of the next episode of A View from Afar. We look forward to your company and your questions and comments. You can follow this podcast via the following podcast platforms:

    1hr 31min

  3. 23 FEB

    Defining a Way Forward When the World is in Chaos

    Tena Koutou Katoa welcome to a new series of A View from Afar. For this, the sixth series of A View from Afar, political scientist and former Pentagon analyst Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning deep-dive into geopolitical issues and trends to unpick relevancy from a world experiencing rapid and significant change. And, in this episode, the topic will be: How to Define A Way Forward When the World is in Chaos. Since the re-election of the US President Donald Trump, Paul has been doing a lot of work… a lot of reading… and a huge amount of thinking. Today we hear from Paul about: The US Trump Administration’s “Authoritarianism at home, Imperialism abroad” currency. How to deconstruct the entire “spheres of Influence” nonsense. About United States fears of the rise of the Global South in a poly-centric world. And Paul and I will lean-forward and consider; what to expect in the medium and longterm. If listeners enjoy interaction in a LIVE recording environment, you can comment and question the hosts while they record this podcast. And, when you do so, the hosts can include your comments and questions in future programmes. With this in mind, Paul and Selwyn especially encourage you to join them via YouTube, as on YouTube live interaction is especially efficient. You can join the podcast here (and remember to subscribe and get notifications too by clicking the bell): OK, let us know what you think about this discussion. Let the debate begin! ******* SIGNIFICANT QUOTE PAUL G. BUCHANAN: “The sad fact, though, is that the US is the center of our earthly geopolitical universe, serving as the first rock to drop in the global pond whose ripple effects are extensive, negative, and washing up in unexpected and unforeseen ways. That rock, in fact, is a black hole sucking the remnants of the rule based order into oblivion, or if not oblivion, irrelevance in a new age of power politics (might makes right, etc.). It is a dark force from which things as they exist cannot return.”   You can follow this podcast via the following podcast platforms:

    1hr 26min

  4. 02/12/2024

    Conflict Expansion and Opportunism Within a Lame-Duck Window

    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. ***

    1hr 27min

  5. 11/11/2024

    US SPECIAL PODCAST: The Rise & Fall & Rise of Trumpism

    A View from Afar – Dr Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning deep-dive into the United States November 5, 2024 Elections and consider the ‘what, where, how and why’ questions as they detail the rise and fall and rise of Donald John Trump and Trumpism. Background Image courtesy of Nick Minto, Copyright 2024 Nick Minto; photographed November 6, 2024, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. In this episode Paul and Selwyn discuss: Why Democrats Lost: Incumbency, Elitism, Class & Alienation, Identity Politics… Why Trump Won: Anti-Establishment, Populism, Avatar for the Alienated… What to Expect Next: Trump Appointments, Isolationism, Geopolitical Impact & Response… INTERACTION WHILE LIVE: Paul and Selwyn encourage interaction while live, and encourage their audience to lodge comments and questions. Please subscribe to our YouTube channel and click on notification-bell for an alert for future programmes. Here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/c/EveningReport/ Background image: courtesy of and Copyright Nick Minto 2024. Image taken November 6 2024, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 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. ***

    1hr 45min

  6. 14/10/2024

    State of Israel Goes Rogue – Attacks UN Peacekeepers

    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. ***

    1hr 27min

  7. 23/09/2024

    The Murky World of Israel’s Booby-Trapped Pagers and Walkie-Talkies

    Podcast: A View From Afar with Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning. In this episode of A View from Afar political scientist and former Pentagon Analyst, Paul G. Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning discuss: The Murky World of Israel’s Booby-Trapped Pagers and Walkie-Talkies. Paul and Selwyn reveal Israel’s long-form planning that led to it sabotaging hand-held communication devices that Hezbollah used to communicate with. This episode’s questions include: Who was behind the manufacturing of the booby-trapped devices? How long has Israel been planning last week’s attack – an attack that saw thousands injured and many killed in Lebanon after Israel remotely pulled the virtual-pin and exploded the devices indiscriminantly? And why now? Presumably the devices were also programmed to be tracked. So why did Israel decide to abandon tracking Hezbollah and to attack? Was it to cause chaos among its enemies in a preemptive move immediately prior to its widespread bombing and targeting of communities in Lebanon? And what of international law? Has Israel gone so far beyond the Rubicon with Gaza that it senses international law no longer applies to Israel? And, finally, has the United Nations abandoned its right to protect principles, its peacemaking and peacekeeping responsibilities in favour of aid, development and an overly bureaucratic institution? 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. ***

    1hr 20min

  8. 09/09/2024

    The Politics of Desperation - Trump, Netanyahu, Maduro, Ortega

    Podcast: A View from Afar with Paul G Buchanan and Selwyn Manning. Building upon recent episodes of A View from Afar, Political Scientist Paul G Buchanan and journalist Selwyn Manning discuss The Politics of Desperation. This episode flows on from our discussions about long transitions and the moment of friction. As the old status quo begins to crumble (under the weight of fraction), political leaders and elites invested in it get increasingly desperate, leading to more dangerous decisions, more acute moments, and, increased chances of mistake, miscalculation and unanticipated backlash. The Politics of Desperation accentuates an ongoing downward spiral. And, the Politics of Desperation takes form in differing degrees. For some, the risk of losing is merely a dent in the leader’s ego, reputation, and an awakening that voters have moved on from their style of politics. But for others, a loss will prove to be devastating, for example; should Donald Trump lose his bid to regain the United States presidency, he will face sentencing as a felon and perhaps even face jail time. For Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu, a future loss or a collapse of his right-wing coalition would likely see him facing domestic charges and possibly charges laid by the International Criminal Court for his role in the disproportionate use of military might in Israel’s war on Gaza. So, Paul and Selwyn discuss the examples of the Politics of Desperation from around the world and assess the risks as the world rests on the cusp of an unknown future. 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. ***

    1hr 6min
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A View from Afar broadcasts monthly a live and on-demand program featuring Paul G. Buchanan from 36th-Parallel.com and Selwyn Manning from EveningReport.nz where they discuss and debate global topics spanning geopolitics, world news, security, defence and intelligence.

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  • Creator
    Selwyn Manning and Paul G. Buchanan
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Selwyn Manning and Paul G. Buchanan 2026
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