Advertisement Antony Blinken is heading down under. The U.S. Secretary of State’s visit to New Zealand and Australia this week comes as the two countries jointly host the FIFA Women’s World Cup. New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has highlighted the potential for “good old-fashioned sports diplomacy” – and Blinken is scheduled to attend the … Read more
Advertisement As the headwinds of great power politics and a sharpening of the China-U.S. rivalry have begun to affect its own Pacific neighborhood, New Zealand has attempted to grapple with the fallout of these developments on regional security and stability. In three recent speeches on foreign policy, New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins consistently focused … Read more
Advertisement New Zealand displayed all the successful components of realpolitik in June, as the nation strengthened it military ties with Fiji and Japan, whilst also managing to have a meeting of “great significance” with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The former, which involved an agreement between New Zealand Defense Minister Andrew Little, and Fijian Minister for … Read more