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What if there is no way of Australia placating Trump?

The only certain thing is that the US president challenges all the assumptions Canberra has ever made about American security guarantees.

James CurranInternational affairs expert

Feb 16, 2025 – 1.41pm

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As a quick study in the psychology of Australia-US relations, last week had it all.

There was the sound of cash registers ringing in Washington as Canberra handed over the first cheque for the US nuclear submarine production base.

James Curran is professor of modern history at Sydney University.

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