Hawkes and doves

The raft of policies offered by an over-confident Bill Shorten gave the Coalition some easy targets before the last election, but Anthony Albanese’s low-key approach is proving a more difficult target for Scott Morrison to hit.

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.

Arvanitakis on American politics: Slowly moving forward

Donald Trump’s scattergun attempts to overturn the Presidential election result appear to be failing, but how will his disregard for American democratic norms poison the well for future elections?

Just before dawn

The darkest hour is just before dawn, and despite the current President’s refusal to accept the result of a democratic election, a new leader is set to navigate America’s path into a brighter, more positive future.

Arvanitakis on American politics: What will happen next?

Donald Trump still refuses to admit defeat in the Presidential election, but even when he is finally forced to leave office in January next year, his idiosyncratic style of politics may be here to stay.

What’s next for the Republicans?

American conservatives have at least five reasons to feel concerned about Trump’s legacy — and another five to feel quite optimistic.

“Losing is never easy”

If Donald Trump’s denial of the election result is a product of personal narcissism rather than political calculation then don’t hold your breath for an apology, let alone a graceful concession speech.

Can Biden heal a divided nation?

Joe Biden has won the Presidency of the United States, although Donald Trump shows no sign of accepting the electorate’s democratic decision. Biden’s task will be to heal a bitterly divided nation, but he could just be the man for the job.

Trump’s poisonous legacy

Donald Trump has lost the 2020 Presidential election, despite his refusal to concede, and part of his legacy will be a loss of faith in the office of the president – both as a leader and an institution.

Muddying the waters

President Trump and his coterie are still attempting to sow seeds of doubt in the American election process, hoping to play for time and have victory handed to them by a compliant Supreme Court, despite Biden’s victory in the Electoral College.

This bitter election damaged America’s global standing and the international liberal order

Although the result has finally become clear in Biden’s favour, the fraught 2020 American presidential election crystallises the crises of both US power and the post-1945 liberal order.

Biden closes on the Presidency

This week in US politics has proved a tough reminder of how good we have it in Australia. We have an electoral commission, compulsory voting, and a less divided society. As Michelle Grattan writes, “a strong political system has a calming effect”. But we shouldn’t get too cosy while watching the US election from abroad.