What Diplomatic Options Does New Zealand Have in the Israel-Gaza Crisis?
As the Israel-Gaza crisis worsens and the UN remains impotent, what are NZ’s diplomatic options? Words by Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato and Robert G. Patman, University of Otago Photo by Levi Meir Clancy on Unsplash Global security involves...
Why Did Hamas Attack Israel, and Who Benefits from the Conflict?
Words by Stephen Hoadley Photo by Craig Manners on Unsplash What does Hamas hope to achieve by attacking Israel? Stephen Hoadley looks at which actors stand to gain most, and lose most, from the conflict. Hamas’ invasion of Israel is likely to be viewed with anger by...
Has AUKUS diminished the non-nuclear security strategy of New Zealand?
By Luke Hazelton & Robert Patman Despite claims that a new strategic alliance between Australia, the UK, and US (AUKUS) had marginalised New Zealand, there are indications this development could bolster the significance of Wellington’s non-nuclear stance in the...
Is it the end of the American century?
By Stephen Hoadley This ‘evidence’ of US unreliability, weakness and failure is partial, out of context, and lacking in historical perspective. Fifty years ago, as I began my teaching career at the University of Auckland, the United States began withdrawing its forces...
ANZUS at 70: What next for the alliance?
By Patricia A. O’Brien Together for decades, the US, Australia and New Zealand now face different challenges from China. Seventy years after the U.S., Australia and New Zealand signed a treaty committing them to defend one another and work together to ensure a...
What is America’s grand strategy and where is it heading? 🔊
The large scale long-term strategic challenges of statecraft, politics, and social change is referred generally to as grand strategy. What is America’s grand strategy, and what does the history of American grand strategy tell us about its current goals? Doug...
Will the Biden administration re-join the Iran nuclear deal? 🔊
President-elect Joe Biden campaigned on a promise to return to normalcy. At the start of his campaign, he proposed that the US return to the Iran nuclear deal, an agreement which President Donald Trump withdrew the US from in 2018. What complications will the US face...
What would a Democratic Party President mean for US foreign policy?
By Steve Hoadley As the US presidential election approaches in November, attention is shifting to not only who the leading candidates will be but also to what their policies may foreshadow. As the US presidential election approaches in November, attention is shifting...
Q+A: Getting the message across: What is public diplomacy?
What is public diplomacy, and how effective can it be? While it has a long history, the study of public diplomacy is only becoming more salient in an age of globalisation and increasing digital communication posing both new challenges and opportunities for...Subscribe by Email
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