New ZealandâU.S. Relations (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Revised July 24, 2024 |
| Report Number |
IF10389 |
| Report Type |
In Focus |
| Authors |
Bruce Vaughn; Ian F. Fergusson |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
Congress has taken an interest in how the United States and
New Zealand work together in bilateral, regional, and
global contexts to address common concerns in the areas of
defense, foreign affairs, and trade. Bilateral security
cooperation, which had been limited since differences over
nuclear policy in the 1980s prompted the United States to
suspend its alliance commitments to New Zealand (see
below), have been growing since New Zealand committed
military forces to Afghanistan in 2003. Cooperation
agreements in the early 2010s led to a new bilateral
strategic partnership, and military-to-military exercises
involving the two countries have grown more frequent.
New Zealand is a member of the Five Eyes intelligence
group along with the United States, Australia, Canada, and
the United Kingdom. A key challenge for the New Zealand
government is balancing its concerns over the Peoples
Republic of China (PRC or China) attempting to exert
greater influence in the region against its interest in
maintaining cooperative ties with New Zealand’s largest
export destination. Issues for Congress related to New
Zealand include oversight and appropriations related to
international security cooperation, international trade,
cooperation in the Pacific Islands, and New Zealand’s
possible participation in the Australia-United KingdomUnited States’ (AUKUS) security partnership.
