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Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">42196</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-0660-2024-24-4-545-562</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">LUOURN</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>THEMATIC DOSSIER</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ТЕМАТИЧЕСКОЕ ДОСЬЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">New Zealand’s Foreign Policy Balancing of China and the United States in the Indo-Pacific Region: Narratives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Annual Reports</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Политика балансирования Новой Зеландии между Китаем и США в Индо-Тихоокеанском регионе: нарративы ежегодных отчетов Министерства иностранных дел</trans-title></trans-title-group><trans-title-group xml:lang="zh"><trans-title/></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6111-5325</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">2833-6515</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Simons</surname><given-names>Greg</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Саймонс</surname><given-names>Грег</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Adjunct Researcher, Department of Journalism, Media and Communication</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>внештатный сотрудник кафедры журналистики, медиа и коммуникаций</p></bio><email>gregmons@yahoo.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7069-4779</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">8048-2073</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Glaser (Kukartseva)</surname><given-names>Marina A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Гласер (Кукарцева)</surname><given-names>Марина Алексеевна</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Dr. of Sc. (Philosophy), Professor, School of International Relations, Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор философских наук, профессор департамента международных отношений факультета мировой экономики и мировой политики</p></bio><email>mglaser@hse.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Daffodil International University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Международный университет Даффодил</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="zh"></institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">HSE University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Национальный исследовательский университет «Высшая школа экономики»</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="zh"></institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-12-15" publication-format="electronic"><day>15</day><month>12</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>24</volume><issue>4</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Preserving Identity in a Global World</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Сохранение идентичности в глобальном мире</issue-title><fpage>545</fpage><lpage>562</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-12-27"><day>27</day><month>12</month><year>2024</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Simons G., Glaser (Kukartseva) M.A.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, Саймонс Г., Гласер (Кукарцева) М.А.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="zh">Copyright ©; 2024, Simons G., Glaser (Kukartseva) M.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Simons G., Glaser (Kukartseva) M.A.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Саймонс Г., Гласер (Кукарцева) М.А.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="zh">Simons G., Glaser (Kukartseva) M.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/42196">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/42196</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>In the context of the evolving international relations system, small states are vulnerable to changes and transformations due to their limited capacity to adapt to the new operational environment of foreign and security policy risks and challenges. Given the increasing global geopolitical instability, including in the Indo-Pacific region in the wake of the United States’ Asia Pivot, this article seeks to address how a small state attempts to navigate the opportunities and risks while pursuing its national interest. The growing geopolitical confrontation between the U.S. and China is creating dilemmas for small states. New Zealand is used as a case study with the use of content analysis of text-based narratives from the annual reports of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. The analysis reveals the important role played by various domestic and external factors in shaping New Zealand’s approach as it seeks to leverage the best outcome for its aims and goals. Among these factors, the liberal values and norms projected to the outside world and the national brand of the country as a peace-loving power occupy an important place. The foreign policy narrative has thus far employed ambiguity, favouring economic relations with China and political and military relations with the United States to maximise opportunities and spread risks. However, this window is gradually closing with the increased tensions between the U.S. and China, as tensions between the US and China rise, forcing lesser powers to ‘choose sides.’ In this geopolitical climate, New Zealand’s ability to maintain its distinct foreign policy identity is becoming increasingly constrained and the country is losing its subjectivity.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В условиях усиления глобальной геополитической нестабильности малые государства уязвимы перед лицом изменений и трансформации системы международных отношений. Они не обладают достаточными ресурсами для адаптации к новой операционной среде рисков и вызовов своей внешней политике и политике безопасности. В этой связи рассмотрено, каким образом малое государство в преследовании своих национальных интересов может использовать имеющиеся у него возможности и минимизировать риски. Растущая геополитическая конфронтация между США и Китаем, особенно в Индо-Тихоокеанском регионе после объявления США политики «поворота к Азии», создает дилеммы для малых государств, расположенных в этом регионе. Изучен кейс Новой Зеландии, чьи нарративы годовых отчетов Министерства иностранных дел и торговли рассмотрены с использованием метода критического нарративного анализа (КНА). Полученные результаты позволили выявить роль различных внутренних и внешних факторов, формирующих подход Новой Зеландии к оптимальному достижению своих внешнеполитических целей в регионе. Среди этих факторов важное место занимают транслируемые во внешний мир либеральные ценности и нормы, а также национальный бренд страны как миролюбивой державы. Отдельно рассмотрено использование Новой Зеландией стратегической двусмысленности в попытках избежать принуждения к отказу от альтернативных издержек, максимизировать свои возможности, распределить риски. Значение стратегической двусмысленности прослежено на примере ее репрезентации экономических отношений с Китаем, политических и военных отношений с США во внешнеполитическом нарративе Новой Зеландии. Сделан вывод, что с ростом напряженности между США и Китаем, вынуждающей малые державы «выбирать» стороны, эта опция для Новой Зеландии постепенно закрывается и страна теряет свою субъектность.</p></trans-abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="zh"/><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>security</kwd><kwd>small states</kwd><kwd>Asia Pivot</kwd><kwd>strategic ambiguity</kwd><kwd>rules-based order</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>безопасность</kwd><kwd>малые государства</kwd><kwd>поворот к Азии</kwd><kwd>стратегическая двусмысленность</kwd><kwd>порядок</kwd><kwd>основанный на правилах</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Archer, C., Bailes, A. J. K., &amp; Wivel, A. (Eds). (2014). Small states and international security: Europe and beyond. London: Routledge.</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Гласер (Кукарцева) М. А. 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