19 Jan 2021 Why Twitter was right to dump Trump Damien Spry A free speech attack? No, if losing access is a blow, it’s because Trump relied on social media too much for too long.
12 Jan 2021 America’s fantasy hero Mubashar Hasan Donald Trump’s “reality” does not have to be real, it’s enough to persistently claim and act as though it is.
3 Nov 2020 Blurring fact and fiction in the US election Natasha Kassam Much of the chaos expected in the coming days and weeks can be tied to the commander in chief’s rhetoric.
30 Oct 2020 America in 2020: The view from here Alex Oliver A selection of commentary and analysis from Lowy Institute voices on the state of affairs in and beyond the USA.
29 Oct 2020 Inciter in chief Lydia Khalil Trump’s pandering to white supremacists and right-wing militias brings a very real risk of violence on election day.
14 Oct 2020 Reckoning with a post-Trump America Erin Hurley Donald Trump may soon be out of the White House, but it will take longer to understand what he was doing there.
23 Sep 2020 A reckless president emboldened Erin Hurley What would four more years of Donald Trump’s leadership look like? Bob Woodward’s new book gives some clues.
26 Aug 2020 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.
12 Aug 2020 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.
10 Aug 2020 The most important American election ever? Mark Beeson Four more years of Trump would be simply catastrophic, not just for America but for the world.
29 Jul 2020 American carnage, take two Erin Hurley Covid-19 is a loser. Donald Trump is banking on civil unrest in America’s cities to drum up fear – and votes.
21 Jul 2020 Writing off Trump Daniel Flitton A testy interview puts the spotlight on the President – but do the facts matter?
15 Jul 2020 America’s summertime blues Erin Hurley Covid-19, the George Floyd killing and three years of Donald Trump have left people exhausted. But an election is near.
6 Jun 2020 In the US, a week of protests and a tidal wave of history Erin Hurley The killing of George Floyd snapped America awake to racism – again. The problem runs deeper than a rogue president.
6 May 2020 Discontinued: America’s Continuous Bomber Presence Peter Layton Ending a long-standing program, the US shows its commitment to defending friends in the Western Pacific is on the wane.
20 Apr 2020 The vanishing hegemon Marcus Colla Trump’s America has a weakening hold on the global imagination. That doesn’t mean an end to the hyper-connected world.
12 Mar 2020 What a difference six weeks and a viral outbreak make for Donald Trump Erin Hurley A stock market in bear territory and Joe Biden all but confirmed threaten the President’s chances of a second term.
10 Feb 2020 Trump impeachment: The aftermath Erin Hurley It was clear Senate Republicans would ensure acquittal, but the process put Trump’s corruption on full display.
7 Feb 2020 What Trump’s State of the Union tells us about his re-election bid Gorana Grgic Meanwhile, the rest of the world adjusts to uncertainty in no small part fuelled by the incumbent US President.
5 Feb 2020 Trump’s White House: State of chaos Sam Hendricks “Our most thrilling stories are not yet told”, the president declared, but a new book is full of thrills – and spills.
31 Jan 2020 A new ambassador in Washington Alan C. Tidwell A diplomatic changing of the guard means Australia has a chance to have a different conversation.
13 Jan 2020 Trump walks away clean from Soleimani fallout Erin Hurley Doubts over legality and intelligence (and impeachment) didn't keep the US president from claiming a big win.
6 Jan 2020 Trump’s unpredictability confounds his allies, and now his enemies Rodger Shanahan The hit on Qasem Soleimani has fundamentally changed the rules of the game between the US and Iran.
30 Dec 2019 Best of The Interpreter 2019: The Trump Circus The Interpreter With big promises and empty threats, US president Donald Trump carried on as usual, as did his detractors. What next?
16 Dec 2019 A good week in Washington Erin Hurley A flurry of developments left a dusting of truth inside the post-truth Beltway.
15 Nov 2019 Autocrats Anonymous Erin Hurley A White House confessional reveals Donald Trump incapable of change – a kind of Marvel superhero, but less interesting.
22 Oct 2019 Agent of instability: Trump’s America - Podcast out now Kelsey Munro In Episode 12 of Rules Based Audio, former US Ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns discusses US foreign policy under Trump.
7 Oct 2019 The decline of US global leadership: Power without authority Allan Behm It is breathtaking just how quickly Donald Trump’s recklessness has eroded the US position in the world.
3 Oct 2019 Democrats and impeachment: A leap of faith Erin Hurley Americans have grown increasingly polarised over the past 30 years, but perhaps this is a way back from the abyss.
2 Oct 2019 Impeachment will stabilise US foreign policy Robert E Kelly Despite all the bluster, Donald Trump’s effect on foreign affairs has been too shallow to last beyond him.
26 Sep 2019 An impeachment drama intrudes on Trump’s three-act foreign policy Nick Bisley From running on autopilot to hyper-aggressive, the President now seems intent on deal-making – without constraints.
23 Sep 2019 Trump, Morrison, the media, and hearing what you want to hear Daniel Flitton The danger for journalists in normalising dealing with the President applies just as much to his bilateral counterparts.
16 Sep 2019 The last of the White House neocons Gorana Grgic Bolton’s ouster makes clear the US president’s policy isn’t “America first”, but “Trump first”.
11 Sep 2019 Bolton sacking means Morrison will visit a White House again in chaos Daniel Flitton <p>So much diplomatic energy is wasted when Donald Trump decides to fire another key administration official.</p>
5 Sep 2019 Trump: When will enough be enough? Robert E Kelly After a month of manic and bizarre behaviour, the President’s approval ratings barely move.
2 Aug 2019 Trump and the question of intelligence Gregory F. Treverton Nominating loyalist John Ratcliffe as US intelligence chief will only compound the problem of speaking truth to power.
26 Jul 2019 Bob Mueller exits the stage Erin Hurley Rather than a beginning of something more, the testimony of the former Special Counsel this week felt like an end.
1 Jul 2019 The Republicans’ post-Iraq dilemma: the hollow threats Robert E Kelly Not only is Donald Trump the boy who cried wolf, the US public will not support diving into a quagmire war of choice.
3 Jun 2019 Trump’s Mexico tariffs an ominous sign for global economy Roland Rajah There is no appeasing a playground bully so why should countries bother to negotiate with the unreliable “Tariff Man”?
22 May 2019 What’s behind the popularity of President Trump in China? Elliott Zaagman Even the trade war hasn’t dented Trump’s popularity in the feelings of the Chinese people.
13 May 2019 The looming international law paradox between the US and Iran Melinda Rankin Donald Trump is undermining much more than just the nuclear deal with Iran, but faith in international law, too.
9 Apr 2019 US bipartisanship on Asia Malcolm Cook Look beyond the reality show coverage of the Trump presidency, the bipartisanship on regional initiatives is striking.
8 Apr 2019 The useful myth of central bank independence Stephen Grenville If Alan Greenspan was “the Maestro”, then Fed chair Jay Powell needs also play to the orchestra to resist Donald Trump.
25 Mar 2019 The Mueller illusion Daniel Flitton What the long investigation has really exposed is more of the same old politics at play.
8 Mar 2019 What the pessimists get wrong about Trump in Asia Natasha Kassam It is possible to discern a slowly emerging US strategy for dealing amid the tweets of fury.
22 Feb 2019 Trouble in Munich: the transatlantic breakup Michael Fullilove <p>Europe and America read from diverging scripts at the annual strategic confab, the Munich Security Conference.</p>
8 Feb 2019 Is Australia wise to pick sides in US-China trade war? Mike Callaghan Reported comments by Australia’s ambassador to the US warning Trump against a “pyrrhic” win with China seem out of step.
8 Feb 2019 Of “foolish wars, politics … ridiculous partisan investigations” Erin Hurley A Democrat-controlled House and a feisty Republican senate auger meaningful congressional oversight of foreign affairs.
7 Feb 2019 Yes, Hillary could have led the world to war with Kim Jong-un Daniel Flitton A hoary “what if”, but Trump has helped calm Korean peninsula dangers in a way that may have eluded his 2016 rival.
23 Jan 2019 How the media’s fixation with Trump was exported Matthew O’Neil <p>The blizzard of coverage of the president obscures other important stories – in the US, and in Australia, too.</p>