Rhyming history: America has been here before

Donald Trump’s fall into disgrace invites comparison with the end of Richard Nixon, but America soon revitalised itself, and now will have to once again.

Arvanitakis on American politics: Platforms and stages

The Democrats are using Trump’s second impeachment trial to drive a wedge between Republican factions, but whether the tactic works or backfires, it will do nothing to bridge the partisan divide between America’s two parties.

America’s back

After four years of Donald Trump’s chaotic, divisive and self-serving rule, Joe Biden has been sworn in as the new President of the United States with a strong appeal to unity, morality and common purpose.

US Strategy in the Asian century

The United States is a country that has lost its way in the emerging Asian Century. The new administration will face some daunting challenges in developing an effective strategy for the Asian Century.

Shaping the America that Australia needs

Australia will need to court America’s support to resist an ever more aggressive China, and so good relations must be forged with Joe Biden’s new administration.

Long term repercussions of the Capitol incursion

The violent mob storming the US Capitol building has been described as a failed ‘coup attempt’ but though Joe Biden has been confirmed as President-Elect, the fallout could have much broader implications.

Will Biden change the US stance in South Asia?

The incoming Biden administration will offer both change and continuity for US foreign policy, presenting both new opportunities and fresh challenges for the South Asia region.

Arvanitakis on American politics: The future of American democracy

The tumultuous events of this week left many in despair at the state of American democracy, but they could yet prove a turning point in healing the political divisions of recent years.

What drove Trump supporters’ brazen storming of the Capitol?

After weeks of President Donald Trump’s baseless claims about voter fraud, Washington erupted in chaos when his supporters stormed the Capitol during a joint session of Congress to certify the results.

Anarchy in the USA

The U.S. didn’t have a coup, but if political leaders on all sides don’t stand up for democracy, this Trump-encouraged insurrection is likely to send the country down a politically and socially turbulent road.

Stop the squeal

Donald Trump’s egotistical attempts to subvert, rewrite or ignore his re-election defeat might best be punished by ignoring him once he leaves office.

Has Trumpism really been defeated?

Despite the President’s election defeat, Trumpism is still firmly entrenched in the American political discourse, and there are no signs it will decline anytime soon.