IIA Pacific Report
(English ver.) IIA Pacific Report December 2023 No.8
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2023-12-29
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The Insitute of International Affairs has released the new Pacific Report No. 8. In this issue, Emeritus Professor Roberto Rabel at Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington contributed an article titled 'New Zealand’s Indo-Pacific Challenge'.
Professor Rabel explains that New Zealand has benefited from the rise of China's economic growth and the military protection of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as the regional dialogue mechanisms centered around ASEAN.
However, the competition between the United States and China has become a threat to the prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region. He suggests New Zealand's grand strategy should be based on the competitive dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region.
He argues that middle-sized democratic countries like New Zealand and South Korea should leverage multilateralism to cope with the new dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region, utilizing the 'power of diplomacy'.
Professor Rabel explains that New Zealand has benefited from the rise of China's economic growth and the military protection of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as the regional dialogue mechanisms centered around ASEAN.
However, the competition between the United States and China has become a threat to the prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region. He suggests New Zealand's grand strategy should be based on the competitive dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region.
He argues that middle-sized democratic countries like New Zealand and South Korea should leverage multilateralism to cope with the new dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region, utilizing the 'power of diplomacy'.
