Empire strikes back
An imperial revival is occurring under the second Trump presidency.
On this episode of After America, Allan Behm joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss Trump’s deployment of federal authorities to Democrat-voting jurisdictions, land grabs by the Russian and Israeli governments, and what a collapse of American democracy might mean for Australia.
This episode was recorded on Friday 22 August.
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Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us by Richard Denniss is available now via the Australia Institute website.
Guest: Allan Behm, Special Advisor, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute
Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis
Show notes:
Beyond the Two-State Solution: Policy responses to the Destruction of Palestine and the Insecurity of Israel by Emma Shortis, Allan Behm and Bob Bowker, The Australia Institute (February 2025)
Australia must resist US bullying to increase military spending by Allan Behm, Guardian Australia (June 2025)
Photo: The White House/Flickr (U.S. Government work)
Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions
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