As the world order shifts, NZ should ‘spread its diplomatic wings’ and look at joining BRICS
- Written by Chris Ogden, Associate Professor in Global Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

With the old global order in a heightened state of flux, driven by US President Donald Trump’s attacks on free trade, international organisations and human rights, small states like New Zealand are having to adjust their foreign policies and hedge their bets.
As long-term economic and diplomatic power shifts towards Asia and the...