The Lowy Institute Poll, which has been tracking attitudes to foreign policy since 2005, this year recorded a dramatic 20-point drop in Australians’ trust in the United States to act responsibly.
The last time Australia held a federal election, it was China that loomed large. Today, in the lead-up the May election, it is Australia’s major security ally, rather than its largest trading partner, that is casting a shadow over the political contest.
Since taking office in January, Donald Trump has shattered global assumptions about the United States’ power and place in the world, its involvement in global institutions, and its approach to allies and partners.
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Ryan Neelam is director of the public opinion and foreign policy program at the Lowy Institute.
