Balancing Strategic Independence with a Rising China By Mehmet Enes Beşer As New Zealand Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters concluded his inaugural official visit to China since assuming office in 2023, the world saw more than diplomatic courtesy at play. His visit—against the backdrop of recent Wellington angst about China’s local behavior and the new Pacific security ...
Plotting the way to strategic autonomy By Mehmet Enes Beşer New Zealand foreign policy has long been a balance between being close friends and maintaining sovereignty. In an age of heightening geopolitical rivalries, most prominently between China and the United States, New Zealand must steer the intricate challenge of balancing its security interests with long-time allies while reorienting towards high-level ...
As entire countries fall ill, China offers hope The region of Oceania (Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands) generally receives little attention in contemporary geopolitical analysis. However, this region is strategically important in terms of the US continued efforts for control over South East Asia. This is also where the largest and most decisive parts of ...