John Bolton
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Can Trump 2.0 defuse the nuclear threat? These Washington heavyweights fear not
A president given to simplistic plans and impulses must now deal with a whole new level of nuclear complexity for which neither he nor the US system is yet equipped.
- by Peter Hartcher
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Labor nod to fossil fuels is betrayal of voter trust
It’s not only the crossbench that will be angered by Labor allowing offshore oil and gas exploration. This announcement will restart the climate wars.
Australia should spend big on defence to counter China, John Bolton says
Western nations such as Australia are at risk of a Chinese nuclear attack “right now”, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser warns.
- by Matthew Knott
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Salman Rushdie
Why is Biden pursuing the ‘Holy Grail’ with a regime targeting its sitting ducks?
John Bolton has criticised the Biden Administration for pursuing a nuclear deal with Iran even as it attempts to murder Americans and people under US protection on US soil. And he’s not alone.
- by Peter Hartcher
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Iranian charged in plot to murder John Bolton
Shahram Poursafi, identified by US officials as a member of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, is currently wanted by the FBI on charges related to the murder-for-hire plot.
- by Eric Tucker
China expresses regret that Australia is taking tariff feud to trade watchdog
China chose not to go on the attack when acknowledging it has been reported to the World Trade Organisation.
- by Latika Bourke
Opinion
US votes 2020
Trump goes with his gut, even if the world beyond the US goes belly-up
John Bolton says the US President is an "aberration" who has no world view, doesn't see the need for allies and is obsessed by China.
- by Peter Hartcher
Justice Department opens criminal inquiry into John Bolton's book
In the memoir, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser delivered a highly unflattering account of his 17 months working in the administration.
- by Katie Benner
Review: Mary Trump kicks open the door on family secrets in her tell-all book
The President is skewered in a deliciously gossipy family saga by his niece, Mary Trump.
- by Harriet Alexander
The man from the right who dished the dirt on Trump
In the end Donald Trump was not hawkish enough for John Bolton, who held fire until his helping of revenge was cold and brutal.
- by Bruce Wolpe
Trump 'bullied' Theresa May, called Angela Merkel 'stupid': officials
The US President reserved his "nasty" speech to female leaders, but was "inordinately solicitous" to strongmen like Russia's Putin and Turkey's Erdogan.
- by Josie Ensor
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