China's missile tests New Zealand's principles | Lowy Institute
WEB3 days ago — There are three reasons why China’s missile test is a serious challenge to New Zealand’s interests. First, the test represents a militarisation of New Zealand’s South Pacific home region and contradicts the spirit of its non-nuclear principles. The Treaty of Rarotonga, which New Zealand and 12 other regional countries (including Australia ...
Kamala Harris and China: Competition and antagonism, continued
WEB2 days ago — A Harris administration, then, is likely to pursue a steady-as-she-goes policy towards Beijing. Given the mutual antagonism between the two countries, that means relations won’t be steady at all. Harris is largely a blank slate on China policy. She is likely to stick to Biden policy positions and instincts, which means relations will remain ...
Trump and Asian security | Lowy Institute
WEB2 days ago — This article also appears in Trump 2.0, a collection of essays written by Lowy Institute experts imagining the implications of a second Trump administration.A companion series, Harris 1.0, will appear this week. Three foreign policy tribes are competing for ascendancy in a second Trump administration, with different prescriptions for America’s …
Kamala Harris and trade: Better than the alternative, but not much
WEB3 days ago — Kamala Harris and trade: Better than the. alternative, but not much. campaign, her administration is likely to largely maintain the Biden trajectory. Apart from being a useful scapegoat, trade has little political traction in the United States (OlliL/Flickr) This article also appears in Harris 1.0, a collection of essays written by Lowy ...