Annotated Bibliography

Dustin Bertelsen

Mr. Stowe

English 103

18 October 2011

The nation of New Zealand banned all nuclear energy and weapons within its country in 1984, during the height of the Cold War. This created tensions with one of its allies, the United States. This ban effectively disallowed American naval ships to make port in New Zealand, due to either being nuclear powered or carrying nuclear weaponry. This strained the ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, United States) Treaty and led to a breakdown between New Zealand and the United States.

Reitzig, Andreas. "In Defiance of Nuclear Deterrence: Anti-nuclear New Zealand after Two Decades." Medicine, Conflict & Survival 22.2 (2006): 132-44. Print.

It's an overview of the effects of New Zealand's nuclear ban in 1984 and how the ban is viewed in 2006, 22 years later and long after the end of the Cold War. It talks about how it was seen as a step New Zealand's government was taking at the time in response to the Mutually Assured Destruction and nuclear deterrent policies that both the Soviet Union and the United States and both country's allies applied during the Cold War. It also examines how this ban shaped the view of New Zealand in the foreign politics spectrum.

Economic Reform in New Zealand 1984-95: The Pursuit of Efficiency

Lewis Evans, Arthur Grimes, Bryce Wilkinson and David Teece

Journal of Economic Literature
Vol. 34, No. 4 (Dec., 1996), pp. 1856-1902

This speaks of economic reform in New Zealand in 1984-85, the year the nuclear ban took place. These economic reforms were part of NZ's Parliament's push to change from what was nearly a welfare state into a more mixed and less regulated economy. This is related to the nuclear ban in how the government in NZ was beginning to completely change their policies, both economically and politically.

Kenny, Kevin Thomas. The ANZUS Crisis Cold War Diplomacy, 1984-1986. 2004. Print.

This is a book about the ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, United States) treaty and how the alliance between New Zealand and the US was weakened by New Zealand's ban on nuclear energy and nuclear weaponry. This looks into the foreign policies of all three countries and the crisis that followed the 1984 ban. It also looks into how New Zealand was trying to use it's ban as a deterrent to the use of nuclear warfare.

From ANZUS to SEATO: United States Strategic Policy towards Australia and New Zealand, 1952-1954

Henry W. Brands, Jr.

The International History Review
Vol. 9, No. 2 (May, 1987), pp. 250-270

This part of a book on international politics talks about the alliance between Australia, New Zealand, and the US in the 1950's. This lays the groundwork for the relationship between the three countries. It also provides the foundation for why New Zealand would take such an approach towards the idea of nuclear warfare.

Watt, Alan. The ANZUS Treaty: Past, Present and Future. Canberra: Australian National University, 1970. Print.

This book talks about the ANZUS treaty from the Australian perspective. It talks about how the treaty influenced Australian politics, its relationship with the US and how Australia viewed the nuclear ban in NZ. As of now, Australia remains one of the US's biggest allies and allows its Navy to make port in Australian cities and supports the US in almost every major conflict, including both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Baker, Richard W. The ANZUS States and Their Region: Regional Policies of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1994. Print.

This is a book that reflects on all three countries in the ANZUS Treaty and the subsequent relationships between the three countries. It talks about how these three countries are each others’ largest allies in the Pacific Region and how actions during the 1980’s and the 1990’s in this treaty continue to influence the foreign policies of each of the three countries even today.

Patterson, Murray, and Garry McDonald. "How Clean and Green Is New Zealand Tourism? Lifecycle and Future Environmental Impacts." Www.mwpress.co.nz. Manaaki Whenua Press, 2004. Web. 10 Oct. 2011. <http://www.mwpress.co.nz/store/downloads/LCRSciSeries24_Tourism_4web.pdf>.

This journal talks about the tourism industry in New Zealand. Specifically, it talks about the environmental effect of the tourism and how clean they are. It looks specifically into certain factors, such as pollution, and also alternative energy sources related to tourism in New Zealand. 

Hu, Jin-Li, and Chih-Hung Kao. "Efficient Energy-saving Targets for APEC Economies." Energy Policy 35.1 (2007): 373-82. Print.

This article speaks of the pacific group, APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation), its member states, and the energy saving targets of each country. This article is more about the international relationships within the group and how each country, including New Zealand, have energy policies that attempt to save as much energy or generate as much clean energy as possible.

Scott, Graham C. Government Reform in New Zealand. Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund, 1996. Print.

This book talks about how New Zealand’s government pursued reform in the 20^th Century. This includes the Nuclear Ban in 1984, and the repercussions of that ban. It also talks about progressivism and the involvement of NZ’s government in the economy. It also speaks of how the government regulated businesses and other industries.

Kelsey, Jane. Reclaiming the Future: New Zealand and the Global Economy. Wellington: Bridget Williams, 1999. Print.

This book talks about globalization and how it affected New Zealand specifically. It also talks about the economic contributions New Zealand has made to the world economy, with respect to the various laws and regulations the NZ government made during the latter half of the 20^th century. This applies to the topic in the research paper because the ban on nuclear energy significantly affected New Zealand’s stance within the world economy.

Wolfowitz, Paul D. "The ANZUS Relationship: Alliance Management." Australian Outlook 38.3 (1984): 148-52. Print.

This article talks about how each of the three countries in the ANZUS treaty are working towards maintaining the treaty. One of the major points of the treaty is averting nuclear war, something New Zealand took major steps towards preventing. Another is the defense support of all three countries, which has been seen with both Australia and New Zealand sending troops to Afghanistan and Iraq.

The Anzac Dilemma

F. L. W. Wood

International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944-)
Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr., 1953), pp. 184-192

This article speaks about the political tensions between Australia and New Zealand in the context of international politics. It talks about the breakdowns in diplomacy between the two countries. It also speaks of how the two countries could come together in agreement in regards to international relationships and politics.