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According to veteran foreign policy analyst Allan Gyngell, “we’ve never experienced a time of greater uncertainty with the direction of American politics than we have now. When the American president says democracy is at risk, then the responsibilities of an Australian ambassador to manage this critical relationship have never been greater.” Next Tuesday, the US holds its midterm elections. According to polls, the Republicans could regain control of the US Congress at a time of such deep division that comparisons are being drawn with the period leading up to the US Civil War more than 160 years ago. For Australians...
