The 2016 US Presidential Election
The next world order: Domestic dramas and dangerous dislocations
One of the most influential writers on US foreign and security policy, G John Ikenberry, refers to American’s capacity to steer world order. This simple metaphor recognises that…
Commentary
'It's going to be a bumpy ride'
'The US-led world order is tipping further into decline.'
Originally published in The Australian. Photo: Getty Images/Gary HershornAlan Dupont
Commentary
'Take Trump one step at a time'
'An escalation of strategic rivalry between the US and China could be uncomfortable for Australia.'
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review. Photo: Department of…
How Australian officials should deal with a Trump administration
Viewpoints on how Donald Trump’s historic victory will impact Australia have been plentiful, with most considering Trump’s victory inherently calamitous and then…
Trump: An unimaginable president
Even with the precedent of Brexit (similar in terms of the political forces involved and the level of shock the result produced), it is forgivable that most analysts of US…
Don't give up on the US in Asia just yet
Contrary to Hugh White’s argument that we’re better off appeasing China than risk going to war with Donald Trump, we are likely to see a recalibrated version of US offshore…
Commentary
'Australia must grimace and bear Donald Trump to keep our alliance on track'
'Donald Trump's election will ask hard questions of Australia's alliance with the United States.'
Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald. Photo: Getty Images…
The death of the median voter
Conventional political science wisdom since the 1950s has seen elections in America, and in other well-established democracies, as driven by the struggle for support of the …
The real Trump-Putin connection
Among the first (and originally few) world leaders to congratulate Donald Trump on winning the White House was Russian President Vladimir Putin.
But was Putin also the first…
Weekend catch-up: President-elect Donald Trump
By John Gooding, Digital Editor at the Lowy Institute and Associate Editor at The Interpreter.
This week saw Donald Trump clinch the US presidency by flipping Florida and several…