Hedgehog Diplomacy

Hedgehog diplomacy is used to describe New Zealand’s diplomacy in an increasingly militarised world. New Zealand is generally associated with the hedgehog and. In making an analogy with New Zealand it is said that ‘Hedgehogs are unquestionably adorable. But you certainly wouldn’t want to try to eat one’. New Zealand’s hedgehog diplomacy reflects the country’s reputation for reasonableness.