Opinion: Nicholas Khoo looks at two key points in the high-stakes foreign policy pact debate – and asks if NZ can engage with as little drama as possible.
Nicholas Khoo
Nicholas Khoo is associate professor in the Politics Programme at the University of Otago, and Research Fellow at the Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs in Christchurch, New Zealand. He specialises in international security, great power politics, Chinese foreign policy, and Asian security.
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