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Australia and New Zealand as Asia-Pacific International Actors

... political system to enter into a free trade agreement with China. Then New Zealand became the first “western” country to join the Chinese BRI initiative (2014) and enter into an interaction with Asia Infrastructure Bank [ 1 ]. In the same year, China and New Zealand entered into a strategic partnership agreement, which significantly affected the US position in the region [ 2 ]. Nevertheless, in recent years there has been a tendency toward attempts by the leadership of the NZ [ 3 ] to balance between ...

20.07.2020

expert column

Battle for Oceania

... for France losing its stake. But, anyway, even if French colonies will gain independence, it is unlikely that such independence will be true. In perspective, under US patronage, French territories and other islands can be entrusted to Australia and New Zealand, American "governors" in the region, while other states and territories of Oceania will gradually be absorbed by China's responsibility zone. Spheres of influence could attain their final shape in the next few years. However, this does not mean that Beijing will be ready to follow these fairly notional agreements unconditionally. China demonstrates its commitment ...

22.06.2015

analytics

Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)