O'Brien, Terence,  1936- <br/><br/>
Presence of mind :  New Zealand in the world / 
Terence O'Brien. 
 - 197 pages ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/> Collection of lectures, presentations and essays. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Preface / Russell Marshall -- Foreword / Merwyn Norrish -- Author's foreword -- Absorbing international affairs -- New Zealand in the world -- God Defend New Zealand - from what? -- Diplomacy and small states -- Democracy and the international system -- State of peace -- The United Nations and peace -- Civil society and the UN -- Relevance of non-nuclear policy -- Against involvement in the Iraq War -- Five years after September 11 -- America in today's world -- Foreign policy under President Obama -- East Asian influences -- The Tasman factor -- Extending Europe -- Globalising NATO -- Consistency in foreign policy -- Worm's eye conclusions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0908772319 9780908772315 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> NZ Institute of International Affairs, PO Box 600, Wellington, N.Z. ; nziia@vuw.ac.nz 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>World politics--21st century
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>327.93