AUKUS a test of NZ’s independent foreign policy

Created
Wed, 29/03/2023 - 04:55
Updated
Wed, 29/03/2023 - 04:55
The AUKUS nuclear submarine deal presents New Zealand with a difficult dilemma. On one hand old allies are forming a military alliance to confront an emergent China, ramping up their AUKUS relationship and their rhetoric magnifying China’s threat. On the other hand is New Zealand’s long standing carefully nurtured relationship with its major trading partner. Continue reading »