by Zhang — Reposted by Nicholas Smith
by Jelena Subotić — Reposted by Nicholas Smith
“Dependently Independent: Theorizing New Zealand's “Independent” Foreign Policy via a Neoclassical Realist Lens” by Nicholas Ross Smith
Read OPEN ACCESS here:
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
The Sixth National Government is exploring joining AUKUS Pillar II - a major shift toward alignment with US/Australia. Why? Because the regional security environment has become much more restrictive. (5/8)
Yes, NZ stood up to the US - but this happened during a period of relative geopolitical calm in the Asia-Pacific. Cold War tensions had eased, China was opening up, and there were few external threats to NZ. (4/8)
The independence is real, but it's dependent on having geopolitical room to maneuver. (3/8)
But this misses the bigger picture about what drives NZ's foreign policy choices. (2/8)
by Nicholas Smith — Reposted by Nicholas Smith
I have a new paper out in @gsqjournal.bsky.social: "Dependently Independent: Theorizing New Zealand's 'Independent' Foreign Policy via a Neoclassical Realist Lens"
academic.oup.com/isagsq/artic...
TL;DR: NZ's "independent" foreign policy depends heavily on regional geopolitics. (1/8)
by Nicholas Smith — Reposted by Nicholas Smith
We tackled a puzzle: how do you analyze something like the "Indo-Pacific" using Regional Security Complex Theory when it's way too big to be a normal region? 🧩
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/NYX5Q...