Trump in Asia
The New World Disorder
“We’ve hidden behind a hope that American power and resolve will again prevail. Trump tears away any excuse for wishful thinking.” MICHAEL WESLEY
The second issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines the United States’ sudden shift from the Asia Pivot to America First. It provides insights into Donald Trump’s White House and explores how his unpredictable approach to international affairs is affecting the volatile Asian region.
Trump in Asia is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the issues facing Canberra as Australia’s closest ally recasts its alliances.
- Michael Wesley explores the challenges and risks for Australia as it rushes to find a new plan for surviving in a post-America Asia.
- Kim Beazley and L. Gordon Flake assess the North Korean missile crisis and conclude the risk of war is real and rising.
- Andrew Davies analyses the Australian military’s dependence on the United States and the trade-off for Canberra as it weighs the cost of self-reliance.
- David Kilcullen reports from the United States on Trump’s strange mix of swagger, fury and orthodoxy, and the implications for Australia of this erratic president and his team.
- Anna Fifield examines the growing rivalry between China and Japan.
- Cynthia Banham explores the essential qualities for an Australian foreign minister.
- Hamish McDonald reports on the role of the Indonesian military in the mass killings of 1965–66.
PLUS Correspondence on AFA2: Trump in Asia from Tim Costello, Peter Jennings and more.
Recommended reading for anyone interested in the machinations of Asia-Pacific politics.
Key reading for anyone wanting to understand the issues facing Canberra as Australia’s closest ally recasts its alliances as contributors look at the challenges and risks for Australia as it rushes to find a new plan for surviving in a post-America Asia.
ABOUT THE EDITOR
Jonathan Pearlman is the editor of Australian Foreign Affairs and the world editor of The Saturday Paper. He previously worked at The Sydney Morning Herald, covering foreign affairs and politics from Canberra and Sydney. He has worked as a correspondent in the Middle East, and has covered various international stories, including the 2008 US election and the violence in eastern Congo. He is a correspondent for The Straits Times newspaper (Singapore) and was Australia–Pacific correspondent for The Telegraph (UK). His work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Diplomat, Good Weekend magazine and Australian Book Review, and he has been a Walkley Award finalist and a United Nations Media Award winner. He was born in Sydney and studied at the University of New South Wales and Oxford University.
Australia is increasingly affected by events beyond its borders, especially as global power and wealth shifts towards Asia. The challenges facing Australia and the region are varied and complex, but they are also fascinating. There is a strong need and appetite for a publication that explores these challenges and debates the ways Australia should respond.
— Jonathan Pearlman, Editor, Australian Foreign Affairs
Editor Jonathan Pearlman discusses Issue #2 Trump in Asia.
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