Australia should take a leaf out of China playbook to handle Trump
Instead of dealing with Washington alone, the new Trump administration should be dealt with as a collective challenge together with partners and allies.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is being criticised for not getting a one-on-one meeting with US President Donald Trump as fast as he can. But every other leader – besides Vladimir Putin – who has turned up to meet Trump has left either humiliated, embarrassed, punished or empty-handed.
That was underscored this week when Ireland’s leader, Micheal Martin, endured an Oval Office monologue with Trump, who professed his love for Irish New Yorkers but accused Ireland of stealing US pharmaceutical companies, while raising the possibility of punishing Ireland for that in “fairness” to America.
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Michael Shoebridge is Founder and Director at Strategic Analysis Australia.
