Trump’s adventurism exposes Australia, too

Critics of the comforting hope that America would go to war for Australia cite the competing national interests weighing on the White House at the time. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading Save 30% All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today’s Paper Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All other in your area Essentially, the argument goes, in our moment of peril (or Taiwan’s, come to that), Washington would rank the ‘realpolitik’ of voter opinion and its own strategic calculus far above international friendship. As persuasive as this is, a more ‘materiel’ barrier…