by Peter Jennings | Nov 7, 2024 | AUKUS, Defence Budget, Strategy & Capability
During the 2016 presidential election I wrote that the United States desperately needed Captain America but instead got the Incredible Hulk. Now the Hulk is back and even stronger. That’s because he – Donald Trump that is – won both houses of congress. Sequels are...
by Peter Jennings | Sep 24, 2024 | Policy
The assassination attempts on former president Donald Trump point to continuity rather than a shockingly unexpected turn in American politics. The US has a long history of political violence from which repeated themes emerge. Next year, on April 14, will be the 160th...
by Peter Jennings | Jul 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
Even an assassination attempt becomes just another marketing angle in our world of 24/7 politics. We will find out the details of ballistic analysis, but on the basis of the video images it looks as though Donald Trump dodged death by about two centimetres. By...
by Michael Shoebridge | Jul 4, 2024 | Policy
The latest US Supreme Court decision granting US Presidents wide ranging immunities even when committing criminal acts will further divide America, but it also empowers the Trump campaign. It will encourage Trump to wield Presidential power without constraint if he is...
by Peter Jennings | Jan 30, 2024 | AUKUS, Strategy & Capability
A second Trump presidency is not a certainty, but a forward-thinking Australian government would start planning for that possibility. Much more is at stake than bonhomie about alliance relations. If Trump trashes the AUKUS partnership on the false grounds that it...
