Australia and New Zealand's Pacific Policy: Aligned, not Alike

Australia and New Zealand have in recent years been at the forefront of the growing confrontation between the ‘West’ and China. In this article, Patrick Köllner takes stock of and compares the Australian and New Zealand recalibrations of their China policies, highlighting similarities as well as differences.

China’s ties with the South Pacific – development assistance, trade, investment, involvement in the Belt and Road Initiative, and more – have grown substantially since the early years of the new century. Australia and New Zealand (NZ), the traditional dominant powers in this region, have recently…

Franco-German Observatory on the Indo-Pacific Conference 2021 , Online event Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Center for International Studies, SciencesPo Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Speaker)

The Pacific Islands region is increasingly on Germany’s foreign policy radar. This Focus examines the challenges faced by this world region, takes stock of extant ties with Germany, and discusses possible future key areas of cooperation here.

The Pacific Islands Forum is facing its biggest crisis since its founding 50 years ago. Nearly one-third of its members are to leave the organization in 2022 because their candidate for secretary general was not elected in early 2021. Reforms may help to avert the "Micronexit", but challenges still abound for the Pacific’s premier regional body.

Patrick Köllner contributed to the Australian National University's Crawford School of Public Policy's Devpolicy Blog, discussing the differences between Australia and New Zealand's Pacific policies in terms of migration.

Organiser: Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr (FueAk) Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Speaker)

As part of a geopolitical seminar at the Bundeswehr Command and Staff College (Führungsakademie) on regional dynamics in the South Pacific, Patrick Köllner spoke about Australia and New Zealand's Pacific policies.

2022 PSA Annual Conference, University of York / hybrid, York Organisers: Political Studies Association, University of York, Sage publishing Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Speaker)

Patrick Köllner participated in the 2022 annual conference of the UK Political Studies Association in York and gave a talk there exploring differences in Australia and New Zealand's Pacific policies in the areas of security and migration.

Australia and New Zealand have in recent years been at the forefront of the growing confrontation between the ‘West’ and China. In this article, Patrick Köllner takes stock of and compares the Australian and New Zealand recalibrations of their China policies, highlighting similarities as well as differences.

China’s ties with the South Pacific – development assistance, trade, investment, involvement in the Belt and Road Initiative, and more – have grown substantially since the early years of the new century. Australia and New Zealand (NZ), the traditional dominant powers in this region, have recently…

Franco-German Observatory on the Indo-Pacific Conference 2021 , Online event Organisers: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Center for International Studies, SciencesPo Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner (Speaker)