Insecurity guarantee
After a week when America’s reliability as an ally was called into question, new research shows that more Australians think Donald Trump is the greatest threat to world peace than either Xi Jinping or Vladimir Putin.
On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis and Angus Blackman discuss the shocking public disintegration of relations between the United States and Ukraine, why many Australians are feeling less secure with Trump in office, and what that means for the future of the Australia-US alliance.
This discussion was recorded on Monday 3 March 2025 and things may have changed since recording.
Read more about the research on the Australia Institute website.
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Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @EmmaShortis
Host: Angus Blackman, Producer, the Australia Institute // @AngusRB
Photo: Biden White House Archived/Flickr (US Government Work)
Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions
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