By: David M. Andrews – Senior Policy Advisor at the Australian National University.
As Donald Trump and his administration set about tearing up the foundations of the international order and US global leadership, and discarding decades worth of soft power, it is an understatement to say that middle powers like Australia are left in an extremely delicate position.
Trump has threatened allies with tariffs, abandoned Ukraine to the predations of Russia while attempting to strongarm Kyiv out of their mineral resources and laid claim to other countries’ sovereign territory.
While the fundamentals of the Australia-US alliance seemingly remain in place – for now – how would the…