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Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago

As Trump rewrites the rules in Venezuela, NZ faces a foreign policy reckoning

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Donald Trump’s seemingly reckless and probably illegal attempt at regime change in Venezuela highlights the need for New Zealand to rethink its current stance toward the United States.

Since taking office, the National-led coalition government has steadily reoriented foreign policy towards Washington. However, the US military operation of January 3 to capture President Nicolás Maduro has exposed the very real limitations of that strategy.

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