Hard New World

<h3><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>What is Australia's place in the new global landscape?</span></h3><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Are we ready for our post-American future? In an era of rising danger for all and dramatic choices for Australia Hugh White explores how the world is changing and Australia should respond.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Under Donald Trump America's retreat from global leadership has been swift and erratic. China Russia and India are on the move. White explains the big strategic trends driving the war in Ukraine and why America has lost Asia. He discusses Albanese Labor's record and its post-election choices and why complacency about the American alliance - including AUKUS - is no longer an option. This essential essay urges us to make our way in a hard new world with realism and confidence.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>The Canberra establishment is shocked by any suggestion that we should walk away from the ANZUS commitments. They think we can and must depend on America more than ever in today's hard new world. But that misses the vital point. It is America that is walking away from the commitments it made in very different circumstances seventy-five years ago. That was plain enough under Joe Biden. It is crystal clear today under Trump.-</span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Hugh White <em>Hard New World</em></strong></p>