Why Australia Should be Watching New Zealand and Cook Islands Closely
The news that Cook Islands will sign a “comprehensive strategic partnership” with China has attracted significant attention. Cook Islands has a relationship of “free association” with New Zealand and is obliged to “consult regularly” on its foreign,
What is the Cook Islands deal with China and what has worried NZ?
Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this week, have raised concerns in New Zealand, which has a close constitutional relationship with its tiny Pacific neighbour.
Why Cook Islands' deal with China for closer relations matters in the geopolitics of the Pacific
The Cook Islands, a nation of 17,000 people spread across the South Pacific, holds strategic significance beyond its size. Along with 13 other Pacific island nations, it controls vast maritime zones t
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