A more muscular foreign policy in our region would carry risks, but it might also show Australia and its neighbours that the US has its interests at heart.
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America appears as divided over key aspects of foreign policy as it is at home. So how does President-elect Trump hope to handle that divide, and what will be the major issues facing him?
In the heat of the moment, there can be a temptation to overstate the importance of events. But Trump’s election marks the end of an era. Asia’s international politics have entered uncharted waters.
A key strategy for President-elect Trump is to turn the US inward, both economically and politically. This bodes badly for Africa.
Race to the White House - Episode 8
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This week's episode focuses on how the re-emergence of the email scandal will impact Hillary Clinton in the final week of the campaign.
Violence, poverty and oppression in Honduras are causing thousands to flee to the US. Will Trump own the role of US foreign policy in creating these problems?
Shifts in southeast Asian countries’ political leadership has led to another worrying region-wide shift: away from liberalism.
Despite growing concerns about possible declining American power and influence, the US still dominates the region upon which Australia has increasingly come to depend.
World powers including Russia, the US and Turkey all have a stake in the Syrian conflict – but the networks they rely on for influence are constantly in flux.
After North Korea’s fifth nuclear test on Sept. 9, the U.S. is calling for tighter global sanctions. New research shows that this strategy actually helps North Korea.
US presidents over the past 25 years have had varying views of the alliance with Australia. While none have questioned its value, commitment has not been even across the board.
If Trump becomes president, he’ll inherit one of the US’s most dangerous military tools.
The US seems stuck in War-on-Terror mode even though reality has moved on.
As a new cessation of hostilities comes into force, Russia’s influence over the Syrian conflict is deepening.
The canal was under US control for nearly a century and was only recognised as Panamanian on New Year’s Eve 1999.
Scarred by disastrous wars and thousands of deaths caused by terrorism, the world is still reeling from the events of September 2001.
The people of the Philippines and their president know all too well the hypocrisy of being lectured by the United States about violence, human rights and democracy.
The problem with Syria is that all sides have their own reasons for acting the way they do – and they all think they’re right.
Is America exceptional? An expert on rhetoric examines how the idea has changed over time, and how Democrats are claiming their own version.
The US is held to a different standard than other countries – but it mostly has itself to blame.
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