Mekong Track II shows that small countries need to work together
The Foundation's director engagement and research Suzannah Jessep talks about attending her first Track II diplomacy dialogue.
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Opinion: NZ must defend ‘Rules-based trading system’
NZ and Vietnam, as champions of the rules-based trading system, have to be more active and united in their efforts to defend it at a time when its survival is increasingly called into question.
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Track II simulation puts the spotlight on Asia
Academics, post graduate students and government officials attended the Spotlight on Asia track II simulation, which was held on the margins of the 52nd Otago Foreign Policy School.
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Foundation visit reveals a resilient Malaysia
Director Research and Engagement Suzannah Jessep reflects on the Foundation's recent visit to Malaysia and what it revealed about the mood of the Southeast Asian nation as it reopens to the world.
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Opinion: Leadership vacuum sees Japan take on new security role
In the absence of US leadership in Asia, Japan has stepped up to represent democracy in the region says the director of the Todat Peace Institute, Kevin Clements.
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US-China trade war: Is WTO reform the way forward?
Trade policy consultant Stephanie Honey reflects on the escalation of the US-China tariff war and the implications for the multilateral trading system.
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US-China trade war could undermine the international system
Pessimism about US-China relations is growing in Beijing, and the gap between the economic approaches of the world’s two biggest economies is widening, writes Jason Young.
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ANZAC Day in India
highlights NZ-India bonds
ANZAC Day in India brought into sharp relief New Zealand and India's shared histories and common bonds for the Foundation's Dr James To, who was in the subcontinent as part of a Track II delegation in
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Unpacking South China Sea dispute
In November, Kieran Ireland participated in a young leaders programme as part of the 8th South China Sea Conference in Nha Trang City, Vietnam. In this article, he describes the conference and what he
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Best Paper Prize – China and Taiwan's divergent paths
How did Taiwan move from an authoritarian state to one of Asia's most democratic, why is China unlikely to follow suit and why does it matter to New Zealand?
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Vaccine diplomacy- the next bargaining frontier?
Masters student Kate Hellings looks at what might be behind the decisions countries make when it comes to the purchase and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.
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Webinar: Kevin Rudd and Helen Clark discuss increasingly assertive China
Former prime ministers Kevin Rudd and the Helen Clark look at the ambitions of contemporary China under the leadership of Xi Jinping.