Global Insight: Fork-in-the-road moment for NZ foreign policy | Otago Daily Times Online News
Global Insight: Fork-in-the-road moment for NZ foreign policy | Otago Daily Times Online News
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Summary:
- The Otago Daily Times reports on New Zealand’s annual Foreign Policy School in Dunedin, where leading specialists and Wellington policymakers gathered to discuss NZ’s direction in international relations amid a faltering rules-based order.
- Prof Robert Patman calls this weekend a “fork-in-the-road moment” for NZ foreign policy, urging a national debate on the best path for small and middle powers to safeguard interests.
- Key themes: reforming NZ’s approach to th
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