Increasing international instability will test Australia’s political establishment to its limits.
The US, a global magnet for over a million international students annually, gains far more than academic prestige from this influx.
Trump’s peacemaker aspirations, based on his intention to end the Russia-Ukraine war and withdraw troops from the Middle East, appears to be on shaky ground.
While Trump has succeeded in uniting disparate groups with differing interests, it is not clear whether anyone else can do so.
Trump’s policies highlight a far-right backwardness that impacts the global development world exponentially; whether those in power can sustain the impacts is to be seen.
Women and girls are particularly vulnerable in conflict and crisis zones as existing gender inequalities are exacerbated.
The US must get its fiscal house in order and refocus on the emerging security environment.
Israel’s experience serves as a warning of the dangers faced when democracy rapidly crumbles.
Trump isn’t an outlier; he embodies the genuine interests of a waning superpower, whose policies mirror the conflicting and shifting global reality he navigates.
Trump’s break with traditional diplomatic norms is a potential pivot point where new expectations and possibilities for state behaviour may emerge.
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