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Joe Biden and the ghosts of elections past

Back in 2008, the Democrats were excited about Senator Barack Obama’s run for US President, but he was also perceived as a newcomer and a change agent. When Senator Joe Biden – who first ran for President in 1988 – agreed to sign on as Obama’s nominee for Vice President, he provided a

By Erin Hurley

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

This is the third of a three-part series of articles examining the Democrats’ and America’s place in the world in the lead-up to the US presidential election. The first article can be read here, and the second here. CPTPP: The trade agreement America loves to hate The fate of the

By Richard Maude

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

This is the second in a three-part series of articles examining the Democrats’ and America’s place in the world in the lead-up to the US presidential election. The first article can be read here and the third here. Throughout the Democratic Party primaries, the candidates have been

By Richard Maude

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

This is the first in a three-part series of articles examining the Democrats’ and America’s place in the world in the lead-up to the US presidential election. The second article can be read here and the third here. The Democratic presidential contest unfolding in America presents the

By Richard Maude

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Projecting strength and staying power heading into Super Tuesday

After a lacklustre start to the Democratic primary season in the race to select a candidate for the November presidential election, the results from the demographically diverse states of Nevada and South Carolina introduced some excitement with two dominant performances. In Nevada, Senator Bernie

By Erin Hurley

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In Democratic debate, big distinctions but little difference

Last Tuesday night, six of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates met on a debate stage in Des Moines, Iowa. This meeting was the final debate before the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses on 3 February. While Americans generally prioritise domestic policy concerns when choosing a candidate,

By Erin Hurley

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Bizarro World has taken over global politics

Originally published in the Financial Times. From Trump to Duterte, old assumptions are being overturned, writes Michael Fullilove.

By Michael Fullilove

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Once Upon a Time, Another Tycoon Stole the GOP

Originally published in Foreign Policy

By Michael Fullilove

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How will the United States manage the new challenge to the old status quo?

Originally published in the Australian Financial Review

By David Ignatius

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Trump is long past laughing off

Originally published in The Australian Financial Review

By Emma Connors

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Congress and Asia-Pacific policy: Dysfunction and neglect

In this Analysis, Lowy Institute Research Fellow Aaron L. Connelly examines the role of the US Congress in policy toward the Asia-Pacific region

By Aaron L Connelly

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Lowy Institute Live: US-China rivalry in the coronavirus era

Joe Biden and the ghosts of elections past

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

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

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

Projecting strength and staying power heading into Super Tuesday

In Democratic debate, big distinctions but little difference

Bizarro World has taken over global politics

Once Upon a Time, Another Tycoon Stole the GOP

How will the United States manage the new challenge to the old status quo?

Trump is long past laughing off

Congress and Asia-Pacific policy: Dysfunction and neglect

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