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Trump hands Syria an easy win
The Kurds will have to make their peace with Bashar al-Assad. Western governments will worry about ISIS fighters becoming bargaining chips.
Originally published in the Australian…
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Trump wants China to help him win. China wants nothing to do with him.
What Xi Jinping and his top Communist Party deputies think of the U.S. president.
Originally published in the Washington Post.Richard McGregor
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Donald Trump's bizarre logic damages US allies' trust in intelligence sharing
The US president appears to believe Australian spies are part of a deep-state conspiracy. Australia should be wary of the risks of getting drawn into his defence. Originally…
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Now we must set sights on the G7
Australia has a strong case to join the top democratic table. The PM should ask Donald Trump for help to do so.
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review.
Michael…
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Are Trumpians or Boltonians in charge?
The US alliance is the great totem of Australia's foreign policy, before which our major parties kneel. But they should look up once in a while, lest the tectonic plates shift…
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Size vs statecraft: How India and Japan play the major power game
Japan and India’s differences might just be what makes this unlikely partnership effective.
Originally published in The Diplomat.Bonnie Bley
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Middle-power bonding has major advantages for ‘overachievers’
Originally published in The Australian.Bonnie Bley
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Australia must perfect the art of sizing up China
Neither the US nor China can dominate the other. That leaves an opening for smart middle powers that know their own strengths.
Originally published in the Australian…
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China's capture of Hong Kong's elite has failed to win popular favor
Western business and political leaders now reject Beijing's enticements.
Originally published in Nikkei Asian Review.Richard McGregor
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