The Trump Presidency
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Commentary
Trump exhumes the Quad
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review.
James Curran
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Commentary
Russian denials and the Donald Trump paradox
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review.
Bobo Lo
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Trump in China: Game, set, and possibly match to Beijing
The bullish US President has finally visited China. No doubt, as he watched the city swish past in his motorcade, he must have looked appreciatively at the Beijing skyline and…
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Commentary
Malcolm Turnbull is facing big choices, but picking between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping isn't one of them
Originally published on the ABC website.Alastair Davis
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Commentary
Trump in Vietnam must not trump Asia's pivotal emerging economy
Originally published in the Straits Times.
Matthew Busch
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Asia trip reveals the Trump dichotomy
Speaking in Tokyo on Monday night, President Donald Trump was serious and gracious. 'Japan is a very special place. The Japanese people are thriving, your cities are vibrant, and…
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Commentary
Donald Trump's Asian tour
Asian leaders will be watching Trump for reassurance that the US will be a democratic ally in the Indo-Pacific. Originally published in the Australian Financial Review (Photo:…
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Trump’s Asia trip kicks off with Abe meeting
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe managed a canny mixture of deference and guile when he rushed to New York last November with a gold-embossed golf club to be the first…
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Commentary
US self-belief tested by tardy return to being ‘great again’
Originally published in The Australian.James Curran
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Analyses
Autopilot: East Asia policy under Trump
Donald Trump has put US policy in East Asia on autopilot. But that could leave the United States far off course — and in a crisis, Trump will be required to fly the plane.
Aaron…