Independent New Zealand journalist and foreign affairs analyst, via the @washingtonpost and @financialtimes.
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New Detail podcast: NZ’s approach to Chinese human rights is ‘perfunctory,’ says advocate Sophie Richardson. Here's why she says we should care and what we should do. (Imagine if those whistleblowing doctors hadn't been silenced on covid)
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I wrote a new epilogue to my book "The Great Successor: The Perfectly Divine Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un" for a new edition published earlier this year.
You can read the whole thing here on my Substack: annafifieldnz.substack.com/p…
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Boy, am I having the time of my life writing about New Zealand's foreign affairs on Substack: Bringing together all my international reporting experience to write about our place in the world. More here: annafifieldnz.substack.com/
NZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Trade Minister Todd McClay will go to APEC in Shenzhen next week. A good move as it matters to China that we show up to its big event — even in a caretaker capacity, even if the real show it the strongman trilateral
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Here’s our interview with @annafifield from this morning’s Q+A.
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Had a great time chatting with some of my favorite New Zealand scholars and analysts @davidcapie , @annafifield , and @AnnaPowles on the upcoming New Zealand election - and what the results could mean for the United States, Australia, and China.
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In case you missed it, @KathrynPaik, @davidcapie, @annafifield, and @AnnaPowles discussed the key political actors shaping New Zealand's election and the potential national and foreign policy implications of the outcome.
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Our new @CSIS @AustraliaChair non-resident fellow @annafifield looks at New Zealand's shifting posture on China and what it means for their upcoming national elections.
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New Zealand is hardening its stance toward China as security concerns mount, but deep economic dependence on Beijing limits how far Wellington can realign with its Western partners. For more, check out our latest piece by @annafifield.
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New Zealand's relationship with China has significantly shifted over the past decade. New piece by @CSIS non-resident fellow @annafifield on how this relationship has evolved, and what it might mean for, and after, 🇳🇿's Nov 7 election. csis.org/analysis/new-zealan… @AustraliaChair
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We're talking NZ election and foreign policy at 9am NZT on Wednesday 👇
Join @CharlesEdel, @davidcapie, @annafifield, and @AnnaPowles at 4pm ET on October 27 to discuss the key political actors shaping New Zealand's election and the potential national and foreign policy implications of the outcome.
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Brazil is voting, New Zealanders can start voting, Israelis are getting ready to vote. Here’s my guide to the week ahead, with some reading about AI and tech broligarchs
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Thanks to @annafifield for the good conversation
about the Pacific Island Forum, and 🇺🇸 policy in the region. Good framing from @SamSachdevaNZ on the larger dynamics at play.
Read / watch the whole thing 👇
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Winston Peters is great at forging personal relationships — but has that advanced New Zealand's national interest? And will they endure after he’s no longer foreign minister?
My first magazine-style reported piece exclusively on Substack (free to read)
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Purple Mountain Observatory, a research institution with links to the Chinese Communist Party and that is particularly interested in Antarctica, was found last year trying to install ground-based space infrastructure in New Zealand. My report: annafifieldnz.substack.com/p…
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.@samchetwin, Senior Fellow at Asia Society's @USChinaCenter, recently joined @annafifield on @radionz's The Detail podcast to discuss America's changing shape under President Trump, China's expanding global role under Xi Jinping, and how small- and medium-sized countries should navigate these turbulent times. 🎧 Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
SCOOP: US ‘Secretary of War’ Pete Hegseth says New Zealand isn’t spending enough on defence, that 3.5 percent of GDP is "the new global norm."
Here’s his answer to my question at the Shangri-La Dialogue:
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This was an insightful - and sobering - conversation with @ksadjadpour about what Iran wants, what Trump wants, and how we’ll likely end up with a much more hardline regime in Tehran.
Video and summary here:
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In just under an hour, I’ll be going live with Edward Luce of the Financial Times to talk about Trump’s strategy (a generous word) on Iran, his mental fitness for office, and how small countries like ours should be approaching the capricious president.
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Thanks everyone who signed up to Between Giants, my Substack newsletter about New Zealand's place in the world, this past week. You helped me earn this shiny badge (with my name on it not once but twice!)
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I'm thrilled to be joining @csis.org as a non-resident fellow in the Australia team. I will add to the excellent work they're doing on New Zealand geopolitics and the U.S.–New Zealand partnership.
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Today I'm launching Between Giants, a newsletter exploring the global forces shaping New Zealand’s future and what we can - and should - do about it. I hope you'll consider signing up.
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