NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL REVIEW

Hugh White reflects on AUKUS and the future of the Asian strategic order. 7 Rules and power

Malcolm McKinnon places New Zealand foreign policy in historical context.

12 A new era of co-operation

Ashok Sharma considers the India–US strategic partnership under Modi and Biden.

16 Democracy, peace and stability

Joanne Ou comments on the shared values of the New Zealand–Taiwan partnership.

20 Confounding expectations

Dmitry Shlapentokh discusses recent efforts to resolve water issues in Central Asia.

22 CONFERENCE REPORT

Focusing on the Caribbean

Saskia Grant provides insights from a recent youth roundtable discussion.

AI, realism and the Ukraine conflict

Grace Cartman critiques an artificial intelligence generated account of the origins of the Russo-Ukraine War.

25 BOOKS

Bruce Wolpe: Trump’s Australia: How Trumpism changed Australia and the shocking consequences for us of a second term (Reuben Steff).

Anne-Marie Schleich (ed): Perspectives of Two Island Nations: Singapore–New Zealand (Peter Hamilton).

Christopher Miller: The War Came to Us: Life and Death in Ukraine (Kyrylo Kutcher)

29 OBITUARY

Priscilla Jane Williams QSO (Felicity Wong and Denise Almao).

31 INSTITUTE NOTES

33 INDEX TO VOLUME 49

Managing Editor: IAN McGIBBON

Corresponding Editor: STEPHEN HOADLEY (Auckland)

Book Review Editor: ANTHONY

SMITH

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