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Trump’s Gaza grab shows America is no better than China

Australia’s former top diplomat says Donald Trump may achieve what 75 years of post-war anti-Americanism could not: concede the case for moral equivalence.

Peter VargheseContributor

Feb 6, 2025 – 10.42am

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Donald Trump may achieve what 75 years of post-war Americanism could not: concede the case for moral equivalence.

Moral equivalence was the accusation that for all America’s claims to the ethical high ground, it was in practice no better than its authoritarian enemies.

Peter Varghese is the chancellor of the University of Queensland and a former secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.