Assessment Brief: Indian-Australian strategic co-operation in the early 21st century. Balaji Chandramohan and Paul G. Buchanan Introduction. In recent years Australia and India have assumed a greater role in international affairs, emerging as regional powers with great power potential. Changes in the international environment, particularly the rise of China as a common source of concern [...]
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Assessment Brief: Indian-Australian strategic co-operation in the early 21st century.
Written by Paul Buchanan on Wednesday, October 31st, 2012
Paul G. Buchanan interviewed on The Nation regarding potential Chinese cyber espionage and New Zealand’s ability to defend against it.
Written by Paul Buchanan on Sunday, October 14th, 2012
Paul G. Buchanan interviewed on The Nation regarding potential Chinese cyber espionage and New Zealand’s ability to defend against it. This week the US launched a fresh attack on Chinese telecommunication companies. A congressional committee issued a warning to companies in the US, saying Huawei and ZTE may be a front for Chinese spying, and [...]
Analysis: A different sort of BRIC (Australia in comparative perspective).
Written by Paul Buchanan on Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Analysis: A different type of BRIC (Australia in comparative perspective). In this installment of the 36th Parallel series of analytic briefs, the focus is on Australia compared to other rising middle powers, including three of the BRICs: Brazil, Russia, India. Analysis – By Dr. Paul G. Buchanan. Although it may irk the okkers, Australia can [...]
The Pacific Fibre Issue – Has The US Gone Too Far?
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, August 2nd, 2012
The Pacific Fibre Issue – Has The US Gone Too Far? Analysis – By Selwyn Manning. On Thursday morning Interest.co.nz‘s Alex Tarrant reported that the Kiwi Pacific Fibre cable project was sunk by US fears about Chinese investment, and espionage. Interest.co.nz‘s main contact was New Zealand-based invester Rod Drury who said: “It was made clear [...]
Fiji’s Military Regime Deploys More Personnel To UN Ops Than Australia, Canada, New Zealand Combined
Written by Selwyn Manning on Friday, July 13th, 2012
Fiji’s Military Regime Deploys More Personnel To UN Ops Than Australia, Canada, New Zealand Combined Dispatch/Forecast – by Selwyn Manning. Since the 2006 Fiji coup Commodore Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama’s military-led government has remained fully engaged with the United Nations while incrementally increasing the number of troops and police it contributes to UN peacekeeping operations to [...]
Assessment: Partners But Not Allies – New Zealand and the US Sign The Washington Declaration
Written by Paul Buchanan on Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
Assessment: Partners But Not Allies – New Zealand and the US Sign The Washington Declaration Assessment/Analysis – By Dr Paul G. Buchanan. On June 20 New Zealand Defense Minister Jonathan Coleman and US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta signed the Washington Declaration, which specifies priority areas of cooperation between the militaries of both countries.The Washington Declaration [...]
Intelligence Analytics: Conceptualizing Foreign Aid as an Instrument of Policy
Written by Paul Buchanan on Thursday, June 21st, 2012
Intelligence Analytics: Conceptualizing Foreign Aid as an Instrument of Policy Analysis – By Dr Paul G. Buchanan. Announcement that the European Union will direct another 19 million Euros on top of the 785 million Euros (NZ$ 1.3 billion) already allocated to climate change adaptation in the Pacific serves as a good reference point for discussion [...]
Interview: 95bFM’s Simon Maude IVs Selwyn Manning On The Washington Declaration
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, June 21st, 2012
Interview: 95bFM’s Simon Maude IVs Selwyn Manning On New Zealand Signing the USA’s Washington Declaration Military Pact 95bFM The Wire Counter-Clockwise Bulletin – Recorded live on 21/06/12: Main Points – On Wednesday June 20, New Zealand’s Minister of Defence Jonathan Coleman met with the United States’ secretary of defense Leon Panetta at the Pentagon in [...]
Interview: Glenn Williams IVs Paul Buchanan On Defense Strategy & the Use Of Drones
Written by Paul Buchanan on Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
Interview: Glenn Williams IVs Paul Buchanan On Defense Strategy & the Use Of Drones How effective are drones in assisting military forces in hostile conflict? And what considerations are given to the legalities of the use of drones, is it ethical, or indeed is it moral to use unmanned drones? Paul Buchanan and Glenn Williams [...]
Interview: Selwyn Manning IVs Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Phil Goff On NZ’s UN Security Council Bid
Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
Interview: Selwyn Manning IVs Labour’s Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Phil Goff On NZ’s UN Security Council Bid Triangle TV, LiveNews.co.nz: Important Points – New Zealand’s former Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff reveals that Australia’s former PM Kevin Rudd, abandoned a pledge agreed in 2004 between Canada, New Zealand and Australia, that New Zealand would be next [...]
Interview: 95bFM’s Simon Maude IVs Selwyn Manning On The Implications Of New Zealand Signing A NATO Security Pact
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, June 7th, 2012
Interview: 95bFM’s Simon Maude IVs Selwyn Manning On The Implications Of New Zealand Signing A NATO Security Pact 95bFM’s The Wire – Recorded live on 7/06/12: Selwyn Manning & Simon Maude discuss the implications of New Zealand signing a NATO security pact titled Individual Partnership Cooperation Programme (IPCP). Background: This week New Zealand Prime Minister [...]
Interview: Glenn Williams IVs Paul Buchanan on New Zealand’s Security Council Bid
Written by Paul Buchanan on Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
Interview: Glenn Williams IVs Paul Buchanan on New Zealand’s Security Council Bid 36th-Parallel.com’s Dr Paul Buchanan joins Glenn Williams to discuss New Zealand’s bid to be come a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Will New Zealand be successful in its bid? Is the United States backing the campaign? If so, is this [...]
Interview: Glenn Williams IVs Paul Buchanan on the South China Sea Territorial Tensions
Written by 36th Parallel on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Interview: Glenn Williams IVs Paul Buchanan on the South China Sea Territorial Tensions Analysis: Geopolitics and strategic balancing in the South China Sea. China has been asserting its territorial claims very aggressively and the United States and associated South East Asian countries have responded. Most recently China and the Philippines have clashed over the Scarborough [...]
Interview: Glenn Williams IVs Paul Buchanan on the Obama vs Romney US Campaign
Written by 36th Parallel on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Interview: Glenn Williams IVs Paul Buchanan on the Obama vs Romney US Campaign Paul Buchanan discusses United States president Barack Obama’s message on gay marriage, the Republican Party’s Mitt Romney’s response, and the build up to the US election in November. The bottom line is social issues/cultural wars versus pocketbook issues.
Interview: Radio New Zealand’s Chris Laidlaw IVs Paul Buchanan on Drones
Written by 36th Parallel on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Interview: Radio New Zealand’s Chris Laidlaw IVs Paul Buchanan on Drones Radio New Zealand intro: This week we hear from professor Noel Sharkey about the development of fully autonomous drones, blogger Yousef Aljamal about life under the drones in the Gaza strip, and defence analyst Paul Buchanan will talk us through the strategic implications of [...]
Interview: Glenn Williams IVs Paul Buchanan On France, Greece Elections
Written by Paul Buchanan on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
The elections in France and Greece represent a watershed moment in Europe External Powers – Video and Written Analysis by Dr Paul Buchanan. Paul Buchanan is interviewed by Glenn Williams on the recent election wins for those who advocate nationalistic sovereignties in France and in Greece. What can we expect from the new governments? Will [...]
Interview: Glenn Williams IVs Paul Buchanan on the Problems of Pulling Out of Afghanistan
Written by Selwyn Manning on Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
Eye on the World: Paul Buchanan & Glenn Williams on Afghanistan and the Problems Of Pulling Out 36th-Parallel.com‘s Paul Buchanan joins Glenn Williams to discuss the problems New Zealand and Australia faces while preparing to pull soldiers out of Afghanistan. Paul Buchanan discusses how a recent visit to Afghanistan’s Bamiyan province by New Zealand’s Minister [...]
APEC Statement: APEC pushes forward 2012 priorities
Written by Selwyn Manning on Thursday, March 29th, 2012
APEC pushes forward 2012 priorities APEC Statement Issued by the APEC Committee on Trade and Investment Singapore, 28 March 2012 – APEC is taking further steps to enhance supply chain performance, improve collaboration on innovation and extend opportunities for more robust economic growth and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific. That is the aim of a diverse [...]
Leaked Cables Detail Evolution Of Post 9/11 Foreign Policy
Written by Paul Buchanan on Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
36th Parallel External Report, Tuesday, 21 December 2010 – Wikileaks publication of US diplomatic correspondence about New Zealand foreign policy paints an interesting picture of the evolution of the country’s approach to international relations in the post 9/11 era, set against the backdrop of the chill in relations between the two states caused by the [...]
New Zealand’s Coming Melian Dilemma
Written by Paul Buchanan on Tuesday, September 14th, 2010
36th Parallel External Report, 14 September 2010 – Paul Buchanan writes that New Zealand’s contemporary foreign policy approach is to straddle the fence between East and West. Economically, New Zealand sees its future rooted in Asia, with China being its primary partner. A dilemma is developing… Analysis – By Paul G. Buchanan. First published at [...]