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John McCarthy

ANZUS and AUKUS will never be the same

It is time to reassess the nature of our relationship with the United States and where it fits within our wider national interest.

A week ago, we witnessed the spectacle of two vulgarians berating President Zelensky as he struggled in his third language to put the case for his country.

The White House meeting was the lowest point in a fortnight of fraught dealings between the Trump Administration and Europe – on top of Trump’s ramblings on Canada, Greenland, Panama and Gaza.

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John McCarthy is a former ambassador to Vietnam, the United States, Indonesia and Japan, a high commissioner to India, and a senior adviser to Asialink.

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