Toward Decline
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Why it matters
Domestic US constitutional constraint erosion under Trump presidency signals potential weakening of institutional checks on alliance commitments and defence posture, directly bearing on AUKUS reliability and US Indo-Pacific strategy. Australia's strategic doctrine relies on predictable US alliance commitment; executive power concentration raises uncertainty about continuity of US security guarantees to the region.
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