New Zealand and East Asia's Security Future

While a preoccupation with security issues in the region helped cement New Zealand’s Asian engagementin the first half of the Cold War period,economic considerations have been uppermost in Wellington’s relations with Asia in more recent decades. This is completely understandable given the relative stability that much of the region has come to enjoy, New Zealand’s relative isolation from any remaining security hotspots in Asia, and the dynamism of so many of Asia’s economies, which has helped underpin New Zealand’s prosperity.

Author: Robert Ayson

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