The Australian PM should make an early visit to Washington in the event of a Trump victory and prioritise the security and economic architecture of our region
Kamala Harris and the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, during a state lunch at the State Department in Washington in October last year.Kamala Harris and the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, during a state lunch at the State Department in Washington in October last year.Support for the candidates is almost evenly split along gender, education, race, demographic, religious and geographic lines. Final turnout will determine if there is blowout for one candidate.
To supporters, Trump presents as the experienced deal-maker. He professes and makes a virtue of being “crazy” – a chaos theory of foreign policy. This is sold as a force for world peace as it will purportedly put other leaders off balance and keep them guessing about his intentions. Statecraft rests on the assertion of raw power among nation states, not alliances and partnerships or multilateralism.
Australia must leverage her agency, influence and impact in Washington across the political aisle. We have fought together for humane, universal values as loyal but not subservient allies and partners throughout the last century and this. The US alliance serves our national interest and sovereignty of decision-making. Australians are skilled in providing frank and fearless advice to leaders in Washington, without resorting to a megaphone.
Regional groupings valued by the participants will likely persist in the absence of the US. It has happened before. When America opted out of its own gold standard Trans-Pacific Partnership in the heat of the 2016 election, Australia, Japan and Canada resuscitated it as the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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