TY  - BOOK
AU  - AYSON Robert
TI  - New Zealand's alliance obligations in a China-Australia war
PY  - 2023///
KW  - NEW ZEALAND-AUSTRALIA RELATIONS
KW  - SOUTH CHINA SEA
N2  - Amidst concerns that Australia may end up in a military confrontation with China, this article evaluates New Zealand’s formal and informal alliance obligations in such an event. In keeping with Wellington’s current declaratory policy, New Zealand’s obligations would be most pressing if the attack occurred on or near Australia, although these would be less clear if China favoured coercion over violence. New Zealand is also likely to have strong alliance obligations if Australian forces were attacked in the South Pacific, the leading area for Australia-New Zealand security cooperation
UR  - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10357718.2023.2177253
ER  -