Donald Trump

From sanctions to grassroots engagement, the Florida senator has the opportunity to redefine U.S. leadership in Southeast Asia.

There is more to cosmopolitanism than a Western education or the ability to speak foreign languages.

Swing voters in a battleground state may have leaned right.

While India and Israel feel that Trump will give them a free hand to pursue their goals without regard for human rights, Russia hopes NATO expansion will cease.

“The Trump administration can have a tough-on-China policy, or it can have a tough-on-allies policy, but it probably cannot have both.”

How does Australia approach a world where the idea of the U.S. being a “like-mind” becomes questionable? 

By assembling a hawkish yet loyal Cabinet, Trump gains the short-term advantage of employing a “good cop, bad cop” approach to China.

Beyond the Modi-Trump bromance, two perennial priorities for Trump – trade and immigration – are key flashpoints in the India-U.S. relationship.

Accusations that Japan is free-riding on U.S. security guarantees overlook the immense strategic and geographical value of U.S. military bases in Japan, including Okinawa and Yokosuka.

Taiwan hopes to keep ties with the U.S. stable, and Trump's slate of appointees is a mixed bag in that regard.

There is no reason to believe that the bilateral relationship will not continue along its current positive trajectory.