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"In a dangerous and uncertain world, what should US allies do? Draw closer to
America, or pull away?
When the United States under President Donald Trump is itself among the biggest
drivers of danger and uncertainty, the answer seems obvious.
Canada’s prime minster, Mark Carney, spelled it out with brutal clarity in his
attention-grabbing speech at Davos in January and again speaking to the
Australian parliament last week.
Middle powers like Canada and Australia must stop depending on Washington and
start working more closely together to navigate a world in which the idea of a
US-led rules-based order is a fiction.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he agrees with Carney. But there is a
problem.
At a time when diplomatic realities, strategic imperatives and political
expedience all suggest we should gently but firmly distance ourselves from
Trump’s America, AUKUS ties us tighter than ever.
The need to step back from our US entanglements is clearer than ever as
Washington plunges headlong into major war with Iran without any coherent
strategic purpose. The way AUKUS deepens those entanglements is neatly
symbolised by the presence of three Australian AUKUS trainees on the US
fast-attack submarine that sunk an Iranian warship last week."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
