[20220303]IF10389_新西兰.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated March 3, 2022New ZealandCongress has taken an interest in how the United States and New Zealand work together in bilateral, regional, and global contexts to address common interests in the areas of defense, foreign affairs, and trade. Bilateral and multilateral military-to-military exercises involving the two countries, such as the 23-nation RIMPAC naval exercise, have increased in number since the signing of the Wellington Declaration of 2010 and the Washington Declaration of 2012. These declarations marked turning points in bilateral relations after differences over nuclear policy in the 1980s prompted the United States to suspend its alliance commitments to New Zealand (see below). The renewed strength of the bilateral relationship was also demonstrated by the 2016 visit of the USS Sampson, the first U.S. warship to visit New Zealand in more than 30 years. More recently, the Arleigh Burke-class Destroyer USS Howard visited Wellington in 2021. This strengthening of relations has been building since New Zealands commitment of military forces to Afghanistan in 2003. New Zealand is a member of the Five Eyes intelligence group along with the Un