- Great power competition and militarisation pressures are affecting the Pacific Islands.
- Geopolitical competition pressures New Zealand's defense commitments to associated states, including the Cook Islands, due to rising tensions with Beijing.
The US and New Zealand have acknowledged their strategic interests in the Pacific region, involving the Cook Islands.
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The US and New Zealand have acknowledged their strategic interests in the Pacific region, involving the Cook Islands.
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Cook Islands
country in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand
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