Trump the tyrant

America’s slippery slide into authoritarianism is now fully entrenched. Not content with dismantling civil liberties and political rights, electoral integrity, eroding the checks and balances of legislative governance within its borders, Donald Trump’s America has declared war on its allies.

UN blues

The 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly comes at a time when trust in the rules-based international system, capitalism, and democracy has waned dangerously low. Middle powers like Canada and Australia, with proven legitimacy and exemplary records for multilateral cooperation on security and human rights challenges, must therefore do more to redouble support for multilateralism.

Power to the person

The recent US election epitomises a shift in public trust from systems and institutions to successful individuals like Elon Musk and Donald Trump; even though there are fewer or no checks and balances on how they may manipulate circumstances for their own personal benefit. The Trump victory is clearly a Trump victory and not a Republican one.