Paul Buchanan

The Government's external spying agency is denying it had help from the United States National Security Agency in rewriting the law governing the way it operates. The former NSA… Audio

Anadarko unlikely to test drill another Otago oil hole; Interpol identify stolen passport holders; Shane Jones takes issue with the Green party; GCSB denies it had help from NSA in shaping NZ law; Sex… Audio

An intelligence analyst says major revelations against New Zealand spy agencies are yet to come. Audio

An intelligence analyst has questioned the wisdom of the government to cancel passports of New Zealanders who were planning to travel to Syria to fight alongside rebel forces in Syria. Audio

An expert in transitional politics, Paul Buchanan, says the Fiji regime has until the end of January to announce key election machinery or risk next year's polls being seen as illegitimate. Audio

An expert who has studied autocratic regimes moving towards democracy says the transition in Fiji has a high chance of success if both the regime and its opponents have moderates at the helm. Audio

Opposition parties say New Zealand's reputation is at risk in the wake of America's spying scandal. Audio

Former United States government intelligence and defence policy analyst, Paul Buchanan from the consultancy firm 36th Parallel Assessments on whether NZ should consider getting involved in Syrian… Audio

Australia's Opposition promises a change in direction over Fiji if it wins the coming election. Audio

Security Analyst Dr Paul Buchanan is appalled the Prime Minister blames terrorism to justify the GCSB bill. He says it smacks of last-resort politics and is simply scare-mongering amongst voters. Audio

Alarm at leaked Defence Force document warning that certain investigative journalists a 'subversion' threat. With Rick Neville - Editorial director of the Newspaper Publishers Association. Dr Paul… Audio

As the whistleblower in the latest revelations of United States intelligence leaks is advised he should leave his bolt hole in Hong Kong, the information he released has possible implications for New… Audio

Former intelligence and defence policy analyst for the United States government, Paul Buchanan from the consultancy 36th Parallel Assessments, discusses the GCSB report. Audio

An investigative journalist who has written about spying by the Government Communications Security Bureau says proposed changes to the law governing its operations must not legitimise cases of illegal… Audio

The Prime Minister is coming under increasing pressure for shoulder tapping the brother of a childhood friend for a top spy agency job, and then not remembering it until questioned. Audio

Analyst and Latin American politics scholar Paul Buchanan talks to Chris Laidlaw about the situation in Venezuela following the death of Hugo Chavez, and what the former leader's legacy is likely to… Audio

The Government is being accused of having a cavalier attitude towards national security, by ignoring mounting international concerns over the ability of a Chinese company to engage in espionage and… Audio

A Chinese company's involvement in the rolling out of high speed broadband in New Zealand is again being questioned in the light of a highly critical United States report. Audio

With Paul Buchanan - Security and Intelligence Analyst, and Nicky Hager - Investigative Journalist and Author, whose 1996 book "Secret Power - New Zealand's role in the international spy network"… Audio

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… Audio