Competition for AI dominance resembles the nuclear arms race of the Cold War era. A similarly serious response may also now be needed.
- Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Waikato
Borrowed from psychiatry, the term “ontological security” describes how nations understand themselves and their place in the world – and how it can break down.
Canada’s Mark Carney is proposing a new alliance of ‘middle powers’ to offset over-reliance on the US and China. New Zealand would have good reason to be involved.
NZ is already successfully managing strong relationships with China and the US. By building on its Pacific influence, it can chart a carefully non-aligned course.
Utu is commonly misunderstood to mean violent revenge, but it really describes reciprocity, harmony and balance – ideas central to New Zealand’s international relations.
The term ‘Indo-Pacific’ has become central to foreign policy debates. But it oversimplifies geopolitical reality and fuels ideas of a ‘New Cold War’.
Le gouvernement chinois s’est accordé des prérogatives extraordinaires appuyées sur une technologie de surveillance avancée.
The Chinese government has granted itself extraordinary new levels of control backed by advanced surveillance technology.
What Beijing could learn from the British response to the 1967 Hong Kong riots.
The European Parliament is particularly vulnerable to meddling. So let’s change the way it works.
Much of American power is built on its position at the heart of the international trade and finance system.
As the leaders of New Zealand’s two major parties enter coalition talks with minor parties, a reluctance to cross ideological boundaries could limit their options.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s rhetoric and actions is brinkmanship, aimed at maintaining his domestic grip on power.
If the United States doesn’t ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership, China will be more likely to succeed with its own trade agreement.
It’s not a new idea, but one that warrants a fresh look given the property bubbles in Australia and New Zealand.
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