Video: An A NZ US Plan For Pacific Stability?

Tuesday, 20 March 2007, 1:54 pm
Article: Scoop Video

Scoop Video: Significant attention is now focusing on what Australia, New Zealand and the United States are planning in an attempt to take the uncertainty and instability out of the Pacific region. Scoop today releases footage (from November 06)) of NZ prime minister Helen Clark, US assistant secretary of state Christopher Hill and others discussing Pacific security; NZ/US free trade; how the US can make diplomatic use of NZ's anti-nuclear laws; and a renewed commitment by the US to increase its presence in the Pacific.

Foreign Affairs: Is NZ Poised For A Major Foreign Policy Shift? - A Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the United States may well be a longstanding goal of New Zealand governments going back to 1990. But in 2007, is an FTA with the United States a clever disguise, a red herring masking a more significant shift in New Zealand foreign policy? Scoop's Selwyn Manning analyses an emerging union of common foreign interests. See... State Visit Signals Shift In NZ/US Foreign Policy
ALSO:
KiwiFM Audio: Wallace Chapman talks to Scoop's Selwyn Manning about the up-coming New Zealand state visit to the White House. What does this mean for NZ and the Pacific?
KiwiFM Audio: NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark talks to Wallace Chapman about her pending meetings in the United States with President George W Bush and other top U.S officials – disputes Scoop's interpretation of the US move to make 2007 the year of the Pacific.
Scoop Video: International Day Of Action Begins In New Zealand.

Paul Buchanan: Why The Time Is Nigh For PM Clark To Hand Bush A NZ' Wishlist - The upcoming state visit to the White House by Prime Minister Helen Clark confirms the view that US-New Zealand relations are warming up. After a cooling of relations during the first term of George W. Bush, notable for the intemperate remarks by US envoys about the obstacles New Zealand’s anti-nuclear policy and refusal to send combat troops (at least publicly) to Iraq pose for the achievement of a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries, recent statements by US diplomatic and congressional officials point towards a softening of the US stance. See… When Beggars can be Choosy

ALSO KiwiFM Audio: KiwiFM's Wammo discusses with Paul Buchanan the upcoming state visit to the White House by Prime Minister Helen Clark confirms the view that US-New Zealand relations are warming up. But should Helen Clark front-foot a NZ want-list?

© Scoop Media

Scoop

Scoop Independent News

Scoop is NZ's largest independent news source; respected widely in media, political, business and academic circles for being the place on the internet for publishing "what was really said", and for the quality of its analysis of issues.

Contact Scoop

• Editorial - editor@scoop.co.nz
• Twitter - @ScoopNZ
• Facebook
• YouTube
• Services - services@scoop.co.nz
• Phone - 04 910 1844