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Russian interests are far from aligned with those of the West, and no amount of revisionist commentary about Russia not being ‘such a bad guy’’ after all will alter that reality.
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In the Middle East, there will be no easy choices for the incoming Trump administration - and a wild ride is likely to continue.
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The ball is rolling on the first foreign policy white paper in a decade - and there is much we need to think about.
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With China’s president headed for the World Economic Forum in January, much attention will be on how US-China relations will fare under Donald Trump’s presidency.
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Uncertainties about America’s trajectory under Trump come at a particularly awkward moment in post-Cold War history.
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Donald Trump this week repeated his pledge to abandon America’s commitment to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement on “day one” of his presidency. That means on January 20, Inauguration…
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The president-elect has made some worrying noises on a range of issues, and from Australia’s perspective the most worrying of all is the relationship with China.
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In less than a week, Americans will choose their next president. And either way, there are problems on a foerign policy level.