Tag: Trump administration

“Albanese’s side offers rare-earth ore across a Washington negotiation table while a neglected submarine model sits out of focus — symbolising minerals over missiles.”

The Real Deal: Why Critical Minerals Matter More Than Submarines

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Nobody in Canberra gets the Trump 2.0 administration. When Albanese meets Trump on 20 October, Canberra will bang on about submarines. The real conversation should be critical minerals—where Australia actually has leverage and America has desperate need. China controls the supply chains that power everything from semiconductors to missiles. Australia can break that stranglehold. If we’re smart enough to see it.

Will Albo Kiss the Orange Ring?

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Australia’s diplomatic strategy with Trump’s second administration rests
on a catastrophic misunderstanding: Albo thinks he’s negotiating with
Trump. He’s not. He’s trying to hand a cheque to an actor who has no idea
what his own government is actually doing. Inside the invisible power
structure that actually runs Washington.

Gunboat Diplomacy in USA’s Neighbourhood: A Call for Honesty, Humility and Humanity

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This is not a war on drugs. This is a series of extrajudicial killings, an outrageous violation of international law, and a dangerous assertion that the president can secretly wage war on his sole authority. It is time for the US to abandon this violent authoritarianism and re-engage with its neighbours with a little less duplicity, overweening arrogance and a lot more humanity.