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Smaller countries learn to hedge their bets in the age of Trump
This is a world in which no one can “price” peace any more.
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US President Donald Trump is smashing the post-war geopolitical order.
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Gillian Tett
In normal circumstances, the Cook Islands attracts attention from only honeymooners, green activists and Kiwi diplomats. That is because the remote Pacific country has a security deal with New Zealand (and, by extension, Western allies) – and stunning palm-lined beaches threatened by rising seas.
But we do not live in normal times; US President Donald Trump is smashing the post-war geopolitical order. And last week, Cook Islands Premier Mark Brown embarked on an investment deal with China
