The Australian
China’s bullyboy tactics set to backfire with Wellington
Chinese Ambassador Wang Xiaolong’s speech at the China Business Summit contained warnings against NZ’s involvement in AUKUS. This pressure may backfire.
Foreign Affairs
Insights
Kiwi diplomacy as clear as mud
New Zealand’s foreign policy is notoriously unpredictable, but Defence Minister Andrew Little claims they’ve chosen a side, though it remains elusive.
The Australian
The foreign policy lessons NZ should learn from Germany
When it comes to their foreign policy issues, you might not think Germany and New Zealand have much in common. But the parallels in both countries’ international positioning are astonishing.
National Business Review
The price of diplomacy is worth paying
We should be prepared to defend government’s unpopular spending decisions where we believe them to be justified. The boost to New Zealand’s diplomatic capacity is just such a decision.