Reuben Steff
Biographic Data
| ID | 4498263 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Reuben Steff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Reuben |
| FAMILY NAME | Steff |
| SIGNATURE | STEFF R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Political Science and Public Policy Programme, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8365-6317 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The strategic case for New Zealand to join Aukus Pillar 2
Our region is now a strategic theatre’: New Zealand’s balancing response to China
Drawing upon empirical evidence this article explains that, as the US-China Great Power Competition intensifies, New Zealand -a small state in the South Pacific -has shifted its view of Beijing from a potential security partner to a revisionist actor challenging the regional status quo and the international rules-based order that Wellington repeatedly declares is critical to its long-term security.China's rise and assertive behaviour is placing s…
Us Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump
US Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump: Drivers, Strategy and Tactics
Understanding and evaluating Trump’s foreign policy: A three frame analysis
Amidst the cacophony of the Trump presidency, is it possible to unearth the logic behind his foreign policy? Do his strategy and tactics stem from him or are they a response to the changing international structure? This article addresses these questions and seeks to evaluate the Trump administration’s foreign policy record on its own terms by examining his methods and objectives through three frames: ‘Art of the Deal’, ‘Make America Great Again’,…
Examining the immanent dilemma of small states in the Asia-Pacific: The strategic triangle between New Zealand, the US and China
Small states throughout the Asia-Pacific are confronted by a growing dilemma over how to balance their traditional security ties with the US and rapidly growing trade with China. This gives Washington and Beijing potential leverage over small states to use within their competition with one another. This article explores the implications of this for New Zealand – a small South Pacific state that prides itself on maintaining an independent foreign …
Hard Balancing in the Age of American Unipolarity: The Russian Response to US Ballistic Missile Defense during the Bush Administration (2001–2008)
One of the central debates in contemporary international relations scholarship concerns the issue of whether balancing has occurred in response to US-based unipolarity, and if it has, how this should be characterised. Existing research has seen analysts argue that major power responses to unipolarity can be placed in one of either three categories: an absence of balancing, soft balancing, and hard balancing. This article contributes to the schola…
Cooperative Ballistic Missile Defence for America, China, and Russia
Consensus amongst great powers on ballistic missile defence (BMD) may be the only way to ensure it does not undermine international security. This article applies defensive realism to explain the destabilizing effect of America's unilateral deployment of BMD. Under defensive realism, states opting for offensive strategies are punished, cooperation and reconciliation becoming more logical strategic options. The reversal of previous American policy…
Examining the immanent dilemma of small states in the Asia-Pacific: The strategic triangle between New Zealand, the US and China
Small states throughout the Asia-Pacific are confronted by a growing dilemma over how to balance their traditional security ties with the US and rapidly growing trade with China. This gives Washington and Beijing potential leverage over small states to use within their competition with one another. This article explores the implications of this for New Zealand – a small South Pacific state that prides itself on maintaining an independent foreign …
Our region is now a strategic theatre’: New Zealand’s balancing response to China
Drawing upon empirical evidence this article explains that, as the US-China Great Power Competition intensifies, New Zealand -a small state in the South Pacific -has shifted its view of Beijing from a potential security partner to a revisionist actor challenging the regional status quo and the international rules-based order that Wellington repeatedly declares is critical to its long-term security.China's rise and assertive behaviour is placing s…
Understanding and evaluating Trump’s foreign policy: A three frame analysis
Amidst the cacophony of the Trump presidency, is it possible to unearth the logic behind his foreign policy? Do his strategy and tactics stem from him or are they a response to the changing international structure? This article addresses these questions and seeks to evaluate the Trump administration’s foreign policy record on its own terms by examining his methods and objectives through three frames: ‘Art of the Deal’, ‘Make America Great Again’,…
Hard Balancing in the Age of American Unipolarity: The Russian Response to US Ballistic Missile Defense during the Bush Administration (2001–2008)
One of the central debates in contemporary international relations scholarship concerns the issue of whether balancing has occurred in response to US-based unipolarity, and if it has, how this should be characterised. Existing research has seen analysts argue that major power responses to unipolarity can be placed in one of either three categories: an absence of balancing, soft balancing, and hard balancing. This article contributes to the schola…
The strategic case for New Zealand to join Aukus Pillar 2
Cooperative Ballistic Missile Defence for America, China, and Russia
Consensus amongst great powers on ballistic missile defence (BMD) may be the only way to ensure it does not undermine international security. This article applies defensive realism to explain the destabilizing effect of America's unilateral deployment of BMD. Under defensive realism, states opting for offensive strategies are punished, cooperation and reconciliation becoming more logical strategic options. The reversal of previous American policy…
Cooperative Ballistic Missile Defence for America, China, and Russia
Consensus amongst great powers on ballistic missile defence (BMD) may be the only way to ensure it does not undermine international security. This article applies defensive realism to explain the destabilizing effect of America's unilateral deployment of BMD. Under defensive realism, states opting for offensive strategies are punished, cooperation and reconciliation becoming more logical strategic options. The reversal of previous American policy…
Hard Balancing in the Age of American Unipolarity: The Russian Response to US Ballistic Missile Defense during the Bush Administration (2001–2008)
One of the central debates in contemporary international relations scholarship concerns the issue of whether balancing has occurred in response to US-based unipolarity, and if it has, how this should be characterised. Existing research has seen analysts argue that major power responses to unipolarity can be placed in one of either three categories: an absence of balancing, soft balancing, and hard balancing. This article contributes to the schola…
Examining the immanent dilemma of small states in the Asia-Pacific: The strategic triangle between New Zealand, the US and China
Small states throughout the Asia-Pacific are confronted by a growing dilemma over how to balance their traditional security ties with the US and rapidly growing trade with China. This gives Washington and Beijing potential leverage over small states to use within their competition with one another. This article explores the implications of this for New Zealand – a small South Pacific state that prides itself on maintaining an independent foreign …
US Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump: Drivers, Strategy and Tactics
Understanding and evaluating Trump’s foreign policy: A three frame analysis
Amidst the cacophony of the Trump presidency, is it possible to unearth the logic behind his foreign policy? Do his strategy and tactics stem from him or are they a response to the changing international structure? This article addresses these questions and seeks to evaluate the Trump administration’s foreign policy record on its own terms by examining his methods and objectives through three frames: ‘Art of the Deal’, ‘Make America Great Again’,…
Us Foreign Policy in the Age of Trump
The strategic case for New Zealand to join Aukus Pillar 2
Our region is now a strategic theatre’: New Zealand’s balancing response to China
Drawing upon empirical evidence this article explains that, as the US-China Great Power Competition intensifies, New Zealand -a small state in the South Pacific -has shifted its view of Beijing from a potential security partner to a revisionist actor challenging the regional status quo and the international rules-based order that Wellington repeatedly declares is critical to its long-term security.China's rise and assertive behaviour is placing s…
Political science (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (5 works) · International Relations and Foreign Policy (4 works) · Political economy (4 works) · China (3 works) · Dilemma (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Foreign policy (3 works) · Law and economics (3 works)