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Rory Medcalf on the security implications of Donald Trump’s presidency
For allies of the United States, the reality of a Donald Trump presidency has just begun to sink in. Former Australian diplomat and intelligence analyst, Professor Rory Medcalf, who heads the National Security College at ANU, tells Michelle Grattan that for Australia, the shock of the Trump presidency will mean that we have to think much more seriously about what our foreign policy and national security looks like with an unpredictable American ally.
“I do think that Australia knows now that we can’t simply rely on the strategic direction that America is setting in the Asia-Pacific or the…
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