Toward Decline
Trump Is Shattering the Illusion of the West
Why it matters
A Trump pivot toward imperial civilizationalism signals potential erosion of the liberal-rules-based order underpinning AUKUS and US Indo-Pacific commitments, directly threatening the Alliance pillar (7) on which Australia's security posture depends. This ideological and strategic reorientation raises the probability of reduced US commitment to forward defence, treaty obligations, and burden-sharing in the Pacific, forcing Australia to recalibrate Northern Arc deterrence (8) and accelerate autonomous defence capability.
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