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The Cook Islands and Niue: States in Free Association
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- Publisher
- Congressional Research Service, US Congress
- Original language
- en
- Link
- https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12994Accessed 22 September 2026
Editorial annotation
US Congressional Research Service policy brief, consulted via citation, on the Cook Islands' current constitutional features: self-government with New Zealand retaining external affairs and defence responsibility, and the Cook Islands' lack of UN recognition as an independent nation.
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