A party challenges the U.S.
When last week's journey by Secretary of State George Shultz to Wellington, New Zealand's capital, was first planned, it was expected to be no more than a routine review of regional affairs with colleagues from Australia and New Zealand. The occasion for the visit was the annual meeting of signatories to the ANZUS treaty, a security alliance formed by the three nations in 1951 to defend the South Pacific. Instead, Shultz found himself embroiled in a conflict with friends. Only the day before, New Zealand's Labor Party had trounced the long-ruling National Party in elections. One...
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