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Article: Realism and idealism in New Zealand's foreign policy.(New Zealand Foreign Policy)
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- New Zealand International Review
- Article date:
- July 1, 1998
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David McCraw compares the approaches to international affairs of the National and Labour parties.
The foreign policy philosophies of New Zealand's two major political parties correspond quite well with the tenets of two opposing theories of international relations. The National Party's foreign policy outlook seems closest to that of the realist school of international relations, whereas Labour's outlook fits more comfortably within the liberal internationalist, or idealist, tradition. National's outlook, however, does not fit the realist model exactly, whereas Labour's outlook is a close match with the liberal internationalist model.
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