55th Otago Foreign Policy School

New Zealand foreign policy in a post-COVID era PROGRAMME

Friday 2 July–Saturday 3 July Introduction Programme

The global pandemic as well as climate change states like to play a greater role on DAY 1 FRIDAY 2 JULY Chair: Professor Robert Patman impacts, migration patterns, and rising economic the international stage. New Zealand has signaled 4:00pm Registration inequality pose significant challenges to the its desire to take a leadership role (for example the 10:00am Morning tea wellbeing of nations. Christchurch Call, indigenous foreign policy and the 5:30pm Opening of the School Ardern Government’s more tempered approach to There is little doubt that the international rules-based 5:45pm Mihi whakatau SESSION 2 Climate policy the China relationship) and this requires us to ‘step system has been severely challenged in recent years 10:30am Professor Alice C. Hill up’ with clearly articulated and innovative ideas. 5:55pm Dr Dennis Wesselbaum and renewed great power competition has also Co-Director, David M Rubenstein Senior Fellow for re-emerged. In particular, the Pacific has become a This School will explore some of the challenges facing University of Otago Energy and the Environment, Council on Foreign Relations (via Zoom) contested strategic space, which impacts on New New Zealand foreign policy in the emerging post- 6:00pm Mr Aaron Hawkins Zealand’s domestic and foreign policy interests. Covid era by considering four interrelated themes: Mayor, Dunedin City Council Climate policy post-COVID

In this context, small and middle powers face distinct • Values and interests 6:10pm Professor Paul Brunton Chair: Dr Jacqueline Leckie challenges. Unable to rely on the application of • Trade Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University of Wellington Division of Health Sciences, power, these states emphasise the importance of • Climate policy University of Otago 11:15am Ms Lisa Tumahai a good international reputation, strong diplomatic • Small/middle state leadership Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae networks, and multilateral cooperation to establish 6:20pm Hon Nanaia Mahuta Representative and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chairperson Climate Change some influence and overcome challenges that they Minister of Local Government, Commission cannot resolve alone. Associate Minister of Māori Development Climate policy in NZ – a Ngāi Tahu As a relatively small state with far-flung international perspective connections, New Zealand’s independent foreign 7:00pm Cocktail function Chair: Mr Kevin O’Connell policy must somehow balance Realpolitik and its Delegation of the European Union moral values in an effort to maximise the benefits of DAY 2 SATURDAY 3 JULY to New Zealand global cooperation and minimise the risks that global 12:00pm Lunch exposure can bring. The benefits of New Zealand’s 8:25am Welcome (Directors) membership of the World Trade Organization (WTO) SESSION 3 Trade have been substantial, but Wellington has not SESSION 1 Values and interests escaped the international consequences of problems 8:30am Dr Daniel Twining 1:00pm Professor Mireya Solís like the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and COVID-19 President, International Republican Director of the Center for East Asia Institute (via Zoom) Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair economics. in Japan Studies, Senior Fellow In many ways, New Zealand and many other The geopolitical context: America, in the Foreign Policy Program at New Zealand and the Indo-Pacific region Brookings Institute (via Zoom) small and middle powers are facing a fork-in- the-road moment in international relations. The Chair: Dr Dennis Wesselbaum The future of the rules-based trading story of the post-Cold War era is one of growing University of Otago system in the post-COVID world interconnectedness which all states, including Co-directors 9:15am Dr Reuben Steff Chair: Professor Paola Voci superpowers like the US and China, are confronted University of Otago by a growing number of challenges that do not Mr Peter Grace (Politics) New Zealand’s independent foreign policy respect national borders. It is an environment Professor Robert Patman (Politics) at a time of Australian-China tensions which is creating new opportunities for smaller Dr Dennis Wesselbaum (Economics) 1:45pm Mr Hone McGregor Director of the Wakatū Incorporation, Member Cabinet’s Trade for All Academic Committee of the Advisory Board, and Executive of the 55th University of Otago Federation of Māori Authorities (FOMA) and MFAT’s Te Taumata Foreign Policy School Toward a Te Tiriti-led trade policy approach Dr Balazs Kiglics Chair: Professor Philip Nel Co-ordinator University of Otago Languages and Cultures, University of Otago 2:30pm Afternoon tea

Associate Professor Marcelle Dawson SESSION 4 Small/Middle State Leadership Sociology, Gender Studies and Criminology, University of Otago

3:00pm Panel on Small/Middle State leadership Dr Katerina Standish National Centre for Peace and Professor Anne-Marie Brady Conflict Studies, University of Otago Mr Peter Grace How should New Zealand use its enhanced Politics, University of Otago international profile to address challenges like the rise of China in the Indo-Pacific region? Associate Professor Jacqueline Leckie Stout Centre for New Zealand Studies, Ms Marion Crawshaw Victoria University of Wellington Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University of Wellington Professor Robert Patman Politics, University of Otago How should New Zealand use its soft power in the Pacific region to address the big global Professor Ben Schonthal Religion, University of Otago issues? Professor Paola Voci

Professor Robert Patman Languages and Cultures, Politics, University of Otago University of Otago Why New Zealand should help lead the call for Dr Dennis Wesselbaum an International Rules-Based Order (IRBO) Economics, University of Otago Chair: Mr Geoffrey Miller Democracy Project 3:55pm MFAT Representatives’ Reflections Sponsors 4:00pm Closing Remarks (Directors) The organisers gratefully acknowledge the 4:05pm End of School assistance of the following organisations and agencies: Delegation of the European Union to CONTACT PERSON Dr Balazs Kiglics, Coordinator New Zealand University of Otago Foreign Policy School Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, Canberra Tel +64 3 479 4047 Mobile +64 21 158 5492 Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Email [email protected] University of Otago