Like every country whose peace and prosperity has depended, for as long as most of its population has been alive, on an international rules-based order, it seems Australia should now brace itself for the possibility of at least five years of US isolationism. That is, for a geo-political landscape in which old friendships and shared values count for nothing and the phrase ‘punching above our weight’ – a metaphor we have heretofore used only in a sporting context – must acquire a grimmer, more literal currency.
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