Reds under the bed? Under Trump, Australia should be fearing the red white and blue

The US used to be a comforting blanket. Now, it’s the monster under the bed

Our security alliance with the US used to make us feel safe from threats lurking in the dark. Not anymore.

Hope for Australia even as tariffs strain US friendship

The worst consequences of Donald Trump's tariffs won't be borne by Australia's economy, but by its relationship with...

In this trade war, one thing is even more damaging than the tariffs

Australia risks getting caught in a double-barrelled Trump hit, as stocks and bonds are battered by uncertainty and fears of an economic slowdown.

Australia’s China diplomacy: Is it ready for a world without US certainty? - Pearls and Irritations

President Trump’s emerging foreign policy ideology is forcing US allies, including Australia, to reassess their strategic positions. As American leadership becomes increasingly transactional, Canberra must navigate a shifting global order by balancing security concerns with economic resilience, forging new regional partnerships, and maintaining strategic flexibility in an era of geopolitical uncertainty. The clash between Donald Continue reading…

So much for “Great Power Competition”

The normie national-security advisors who dominated the first Trump administration needed a way to make Trump’s semi-coherent ramblings legible to the global foreign-policy community. Their answer was “Great Power Competition,” especially as articulated in the 2017 U.S. National Security Strategy by its principal author, Nadia Schadlow. “GPC” took the national-security and foreign-policy commentariat by storm. The concept figured prominently in …

Trump's tariffs strain US alliances as he reshapes global relations

Trump's tariffs on major trade partners, NATO tensions, Ukraine aid blockade, alignment with Russia, economic fallout, diplomatic strains, and political shifts in Canada and Europe highlight his nationalist policies, undermining US alliances and departing from traditional foreign and economic strategies.