>For UK-Newzealand to sign a trade deal, the US decides what happens because... it's geographically between them? No, because it's the world's dominant naval p

>For UK-Newzealand to sign a trade deal, the US decides what happens because... it's geographically between them? No, because it's the world's dominant naval power and NZ is completely dependent upon naval Pax Americana because container shipping. It's the same reason Australia sent troops to Vietnam despite not having any real desire to do so.