The last week was a staring competition between the world’s major powers. Trump may have blinked, but any temporary easing of international tensions might result only in him refocusing on the domestic war and shoring up support for the next confrontation.
Donald Trump’s decision to upend US relations with some of the country’s main allies heralds the intensification of imperialist competition and the acceleration of an already rapid military build-up in Europe and Asia.
World politics is entering a much more dangerous and unstable time in which wars, conflict and repression will be more on the order of the day than they have been for decades.
The Australian Greens have launched a policy to develop Australia’s military-industrial base, which would allocate $4 billion to “sovereign manufacturing capabilities” of drones and missiles, purportedly to “defend” Australia.
US President Donald Trump is ripping up accepted political norms at home and the liberal world order abroad because, in his view, they have failed to secure American supremacy.
Australia’s military alliance with the United States means that Canberra has practically signed up for war with China if one breaks out between the superpowers.
The presence of far-right and ultra-Zionist figures in the Trump administration could lead to dramatic new developments for Palestinians and allow Israel even more scope for aggression.
