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The United States has changed. Australia hasn’t. It’s time to talk about where the relationship goes from here

Seven months after Donald Trump was inaugurated for a second term as US president, we are facing the most important moment in Australia’s foreign policy since the Iraq war. Australia needs to have a national conversation on the future of its alliance with the United States.

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US presidents have always used transactional foreign policy – but Trump does it differently

The US president, Donald Trump, watched on recently as the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan shook hands in the White House. They had just signed what Trump called a “peace deal” to end nearly four decades of conflict.

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The Swiss lived in splendid isolation for years. Trump’s tariffs have shattered that complacency

The shockwaves sent by the US president could finally push Switzerland closer to the EU, says Joseph de Weck of the Foreign Policy Research Institute

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US force has been used against drug traffickers before – but Trump’s plan is a dangerous escalation

The US president, Donald Trump, signed a secret directive on August 8 authorising the Pentagon to use military force against some Latin American drug cartels. To longtime observers of US foreign policy in the region, his directive only came as a partial surprise.

The Conversation

Ukraine war briefing: death toll from Kyiv strike rises to 31 as Russia accelerates military advance

Russia’s territorial gains increased for a fourth straight month in July, according to data analysis, as EU foreign policy chief calls airstrike ‘depraved’. What we know on day 1,256

The Guardian - AU

Tehran ready for nuclear talks if US takes steps to rebuild trust, Iranian official says

Iran is set to meet on Friday in Istanbul with Britain, France and Germany, known as the E3 nations, and the European Union’s deputy foreign policy commissioner.

Euronews

Beijing’s ‘plausible deniability’ on arms supply is quickly becoming implausible – and could soon extend to Iran

China has long maintained that it does not supply arms to any party at war – a central tenet of its “noninterference” foreign policy. But in recent years, Beijing has repeatedly faced accusations of doing the opposite: providing direct military assistance to nations engaged in conflict, while publicly denying doing…

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EU and UK lower price cap on Russian oil in bid to curb Kremlin’s war on Ukraine

EU’s foreign policy chief says latest sanctions package is ‘one of the strongest’ to date

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EU hits Russia with sweeping new sanctions over Ukraine war

The European Union approved a new series of sanctions against Russia on Friday in response to its ongoing war in Ukraine. The measures include a lower oil price cap, a ban on transactions involving the Nord Stream gas pipelines, and fresh restrictions targeting Russia’s “shadow fleet” of tankers, according to…

Radio France Internationale

Europe does not have to choose between guns and butter. There is another way

Yes, defence spending has to rise – but slashing the welfare state to fund it would be a big mistake, say Shahin Vallée of the German Council for Foreign Relations and Joseph de Weck of the Foreign Policy Research Institute

The Guardian - UK

Justice Kavanaugh Lays Out His Roadmap In FCC v. Consumers' Research

Justice Kavanaugh parts ways with Justice Gorsuch on the non-delegation doctrine, but charts two paths for independent agencies.

Reason

Foreign policy was a ‘driver of 7/7 attacks’, says former counter-terror chief

On July 7 2005, four suicide bombers targeted the capital’s transport network, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770.

Evening Standard

Foreign policy was a ‘driver of 7/7 attacks’, says former counterterror chief Neil Basu

On July 7 2005, four suicide bombers targeted the capital’s transport network, killing 52 people and injuring more than 770

The Independent UK

Iraq war ‘made extremists of people’: ex-police terrorism chief looks back at 7/7

Exclusive: Former Met officer Neil Basu says there is link between UK foreign policy and radicalisation, and atrocity did lasting damage to race relations

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America is over neoliberalism and neoconservatism. Trump is not

Between his so-called ‘big, beautiful bill’ and his bombing of Iran, Trump has confirmed he is a man of a familiar past

AAP

Australia urged to adopt new approach to global talks

An expert suggests Australia ditches its piece-meal approach to foreign policy in favour of a coherent strategy, as the US shakes up international relations.

The Guardian - US

‘There’s a significant lack of knowledge’: Iranian American legislator on countries’ tangled history amid conflict

Yassamin Ansari, an Arizona representative, explains how her background shapes her perspective on US foreign policy

The Guardian - US

I’m glad we have rules. I just don’t expect people to follow them

On traffic safety or foreign policy, I get through life by assuming the worst – and occasionally being pleasantly surprised

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Will Trump’s high-risk Iran strategy pay dividends at home if the peace deal holds?

During Donald Trump’s first term, he made clear that he wanted his foreign policy to be as unpredictable as possible, stating: “I don’t want them to know what I’m thinking.”

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NATO leaders want to appease Trump, but spending billions more on the defense alliance ‘would be just crazy for Europeans,’ foreign policy expert says

The spending target the military alliance just agreed on is unlikely to be met by all countries, but experts say some members are moving to bolster their defenses in case of a future Russia conflict.

Reason

The Rationale for Deporting Mahmoud Khalil Is Alarmingly Vague and Broad

Marco Rubio’s nebulous invocation of foreign policy interests is bound to have a chilling impact on freedom of speech, which is the whole point.

The Conversation

Hauntingly familiar? Why comparing the US strikes on Iran to Iraq in 2003 is off target

On June 21, the United States launched airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities – Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan – pounding deeply buried centrifuge sites with bunker-busting bombs.

The Guardian - UK

EU cites ‘indications’ Israel is breaching human rights obligations over conduct in Gaza

Leaked document marks significant moment in relations with ally but stops short of calling for immediate sanctions

The Conversation

Trump’s unpredictable approach to Iran could seriously backfire

Donald Trump has dismissed reports that he has approved a plan of attack against Iran, and now says he will decide on US involvement within two weeks. This will only add to the speculation and confusion about what the president might do in response to the mounting conflict between Iran…

Euronews

Russia has a plan for 'long-term aggression' against Europe, EU foreign policy chief says

Europeans should "all start learning Russian" if Ukraine does not receive further support, according to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.

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