New Zealand’s grand strategic options as the room for hedging continues to shrink

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ID11222392
AuthorsNicholas Ross Smith (0000-0003-1959-0365, University of Canterbury, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume41
Issue3
Pages314-327
Publication date2022-05-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueComparative Strategy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0149-5933 • E-ISSN: 1521-0448
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01495933.2022.2057748
OpenAlexW4223637950
LanguageEN
Citations received9

Since at least the last decade, New Zealand has been employing something of an asymmetrical alignment hedge of the US and China, aligning itself with the US strategically and with China economically. Such a strategy remains the perceived optimal foreign policy in Wellington. However, as Sino-American relations continue to deteriorate and the Indo-Pacific super-region becomes more geopolitically tense, the room for hedging is shrinking, making New Zealand’s putative strategy potentially untenable. This article assesses the changing geopolitical situation New Zealand finds itself in and assesses other potential strategic options– namely, non-alignment, balance or bandwagon, and zigzagging

Balance (ability · Bandwagon effect · China · Economics · Financial economics · Futures contract · Geopolitics · Hedge · International economics · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Canadian Policy and Governance · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law

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