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  • 5 hours ago
    • United States
    • US Elections

    AI might better predict Trump’s foreign policy

    Ben Scott
    A method marked the madness and can be decoded.
  • 1 day ago
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Three safe bets on the 47th president’s foreign policy

    George Boone
    Whatever the outcome of the US election, states will remain self-interested, and material power will reign supreme.
  • 29 Aug 2024
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Harris vs Trump, and the foreign policy shake-up ahead

    Arthur Sinodinos
    From AUKUS and the South China Sea, to Taiwan and Ukraine, Canberra and other allies will need creative diplomacy in their kit bag after November's election.
  • 28 Aug 2024
    • Cyber Security
    • Technology
    • US Elections

    Byte-sized diplomacy: Countering digital foreign interference

    Miah Hammond-Errey
    The danger is back in the spotlight as the US election unfolds. But who is interfering and how can we counter it?
  • 26 Jul 2024
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Deadpool & Wolverine can rescue America from Trump

    Daniel Flitton
    A superhero film to save a country in danger.
  • 23 Jul 2024
    • United States
    • US Elections

    America’s election: It’s not foreign policy, stupid

    Victoria Cooper
    For all the noise of the campaign, the next few months will be a quiet time in America’s approach to international affairs.
  • 22 Jul 2024
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Bye Biden

    Daniel Flitton
    The rollercoaster quality of politics and political coverage seems to ensure the head-jerks will continue.
  • 15 Jul 2024
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Trump attack will bolster his dark vision of America

    Lydia Khalil
    For a candidate that has themselves incited violence while playing the victim, Trump now clearly is the victim.
  • 10 Jul 2024
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Why Democrats suddenly have “buyer’s remorse” with Biden

    Victoria Cooper
    The public can see Biden’s weaknesses, making his strategy-in-contrast far less persuasive this time around.
  • 9 Jul 2024
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Biden’s candidacy was risky before the debate – and Democrats chose him anyway

    Erin Hurley
    And it will be no small thing to override a sense of personal loyalty and deep affection to give up on a friend.
  • 21 Jun 2024
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Dictator on Day One? Trump’s grand plans for the federal bureaucracy

    Samuel Garrett
    The aim to gut the US civil service and install political appointees could happen. But not overnight.
  • 8 Apr 2024
    • Australia's Defence Challenges
    • Australia-United States Relations
    • Australian Defence Intelligence and Security
    • Defence & Security
    • The Biden Presidency
    • The Trump Presidency
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Beyond Biden vs Trump: The other US elections that matter

    Raymond La Raja
    In US foreign policy, the Congress can pack a punch against the president, and that reverberates all the way to Australia.
  • 30 Oct 2023
    • Australia in the World
    • Global Issues
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Sustainability
    • United States
    • US Elections

    The future isn’t what it used to be

    Mark Beeson
    Will a revolution be the way the world’s young people right the wrongs of the modern era?
  • 6 Oct 2021
    • United States
    • US Elections
    • Australia-United States Relations

    AUKUS: What happens if the Republicans play the Trump card?

    Grant Wyeth
    A White House change of guard could mean Australia needs to reassess its values under a more nihilistic regime.
  • 12 Mar 2021
    • Global Issues
    • United States
    • US Elections
    • Institutions
    • Myanmar

    A smarter use of voting technology to stop election-related violence

    Iona Main
    Maybe in the search for efficiency we sometimes overcomplicate things, and the better solution is to get back to basics.
  • 26 Aug 2020
    • United States
    • US Elections
    • The Trump Presidency

    America’s very unusual conventions

    Erin Hurley
    Following on the Democrats’ big show of unity last week, Republicans hit the screens this week to remake their leader.
  • 14 Aug 2020
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Contemplating Kamala Harris

    Michael Fullilove , Richard McGregor
    A discussion of US presidential candidate Joe Biden’s pick for vice-presidential running mate.
  • 12 Aug 2020
    • United States
    • US Elections
    • The Trump Presidency

    In US election, no surprise, no mystery

    Erin Hurley
    The only real unknown is just how far Donald Trump will go to remain in office.
  • 21 Jul 2020
    • United States
    • US Elections
    • The Trump Presidency

    Writing off Trump

    Daniel Flitton
    A testy interview puts the spotlight on the President – but do the facts matter?
  • 15 Jun 2020
    • Asia
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Disruption or demands? US post-election foreign policy in Asia

    Malcolm Cook
    While the re-election of an incumbent may prove strangely turbulent, a new president could bring different burdens.
  • 5 May 2020
    • United States
    • US Elections
    • China

    Who would Beijing prefer wins in November?

    Elliott Zaagman
    China looms over American politics, yet while bilateral ties are straining, a new president might not be welcome news.
  • 20 Mar 2020
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Joe Biden and the ghosts of elections past

    Erin Hurley
    Faced with a diverse field of candidates and now a major crisis, Democrats go with what they know.
  • 13 Mar 2020
    • United States
    • Trade
    • US Elections
    • North Korea

    Democrats on trade, and North Korea: “No hot dish for the dictator”

    Richard Maude
    From free trade to one of Asia’s most intractable challenges, a Democratic president needs to navigate Trump’s legacy.
  • 12 Mar 2020
    • United States
    • US Elections

    The Democrats and China: “Our values are not a bargaining chip”

    Richard Maude
    How and where the US projects force is one of many questions hanging over a potential Democratic presidency.
  • 11 Mar 2020
    • United States
    • US Elections

    The Democrats and America’s place in the world: “A rescue mission”

    Richard Maude
    The last men standing for the Democratic presidential nomination have a few things in common – and some big differences.
  • 2 Mar 2020
    • United States
    • US Elections

    Projecting strength and staying power heading into Super Tuesday

    Erin Hurley
    Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden have both won short-lived momentum in the race to be a candidate and take on Donald Trump.
  • 17 Jan 2020
    • United States
    • US Elections

    In Democratic debate, big distinctions but little difference

    Erin Hurley
    In the final debate among US presidential candidates before primaries begin, foreign policy took a rare front seat.

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