TY - BOOK AU - O'Brien,Terence ED - New Zealand Institute of International Affairs. TI - Presence of mind: New Zealand in the world SN - 0908772319 U1 - 327.93 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Wellington [N.Z.] PB - New Zealand Institute of International Affairs KW - World politics KW - 21st century N1 - Collection of lectures, presentations and essays; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -