The Trump Presidency
Analyses
An accident waiting to happen: Trump, Putin and the US–Russia relationship
How US–Russia relations have sunk to a new low under the most pro-Kremlin president in history.
Bobo Lo
On a Trumpian track for the next Middle East war
In some respects, US President Donald Trump and the Iranian theocratic regime deserve each other.
Neither respect international agreements, except when it suits their purposes…
Commentary
Iran nuclear deal: ‘Trump’s approach can hurt US interests’
Originally published in The Australian (Photo: Office of the Supreme Leader)
Rodger Shanahan
Trump on Iran: Speaking loudly and carrying a small stick
For Western nations which want to enter the miasma that is Middle Eastern politics, Theodore Roosevelt's proverbial instruction to 'speak softly and carry a big stick' is not…
Trump’s high-risk Iran strategy
This week US President Donald Trump could announce that Iran is not complying with the 2015 nuclear deal, despite a number of US allies and officials - including some inside the…
Americans not so in love with America First
Last week, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs released the results of a recent national survey on what Americans think about 'America First'. More bumper sticker than policy…
Afghanistan: US offers Pakistan yet another ‘last chance’
Following US President Donald Trump's address on Afghanistan policy in August, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in a Senate Armed Service Committee hearing that the US is…
Commentary
'Tweets aside, US North Korea strategy is working'
Originally published in The Australian (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland/Flickr)
Alan Dupont
Najib’s US visit: A warranted reinvigoration
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's meeting with US President Donald Trump last week drew sharp criticism from within Malaysia and the US even before the leaders sat down to…
Trump breathes fire but the UN is safe
Thirteen post-war US presidents have addressed the UN General Assembly, from Truman to Obama, from Kennedy to Reagan, but Tuesday's address from Donald Trump will surely enter the…