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Each week, rapidly changing news comes out of the United States – Australia’s closest ally. From introducing sweeping tariffs to mass deportations, from leaking military actions to defunding research bodies, the consequences of the Trump administration are crashing around the world.
So what does this mean for us? Join Senator for South Australia, Sarah Hanson-Young and the Australia Institute's Director of International & Security Affairs, Dr Emma Shortis as they explain what the current situation is and discuss what Australia can do to choose its own path towards prosperity and security.
The first in Australia Institute Press’ seasonal essay series, Vantage Point, After America: Australia and the new world order, written by Dr Emma Shortis, will be available for purchase at the event, with a book signing from 7:30 pm after the event finishes. You can also buy a copy in advance via The Australia Institute website.
SPEAKERS:
Senator Sarah Hanson-Young– Senator for South Australia
Sarah Hanson-Young has been a senator for South Australia since 2008 and has worked hard to represent her home state and give a voice to those often forgotten about in Canberra. Sarah acts as the Greens spokesperson for arts and communications, and environment and water. A global citizen, Sarah is committed to ensuring Australia remains connected to the rest of the world through ideas and global action. Decency to refugees and promoting a welcoming Australia to new migrants are causes that are close to her heart. Sarah was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader in 2016 and will continue to stand up for the rights of vulnerable people in Australia and around the world.
Dr Emma Shortis - Director of International and Security Affairs, The Australia Institute
Dr Emma Shortis is Director of the Australia Institute’s International & Security Affairs Program. Emma is a historian and writer, focused on the history and politics of the United States and its role in the world. She uses her expertise in history to interpret and explain what is happening in the world today, and what it means for Australia, in a compassionate and accessible way. Emma’s first book, Our Exceptional Friend: Australia’s Fatal Alliance with the United States, was published by Hardie Grant in 2021. She writes regularly for Australian and international outlets, and appears regularly on Australian radio and television.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
After America: Australia and the new world order | Vantage Point Issue 1
“Through the turbulence of recent times, Emma Shortis has seen clearly and been right.” – Don Watson
“Emma Shortis is especially well-placed to describe the consequences for Australia of the restoration of Donald Trump.” – Nick Bryant
Is Australia's Security at risk in today's unstable world? What does a second Trump Presidency means for our future?
A Trump presidency is presenting unprecedented challenges in trade, foreign relations and defence policy. US expert, Dr Emma Shortis, explores what it means for Australia and what next steps governments can take to ensure safety, security and prosperity locally.
Australian political leaders have bent the knee at the altar of American global leadership for decades, placing the ANZUS treaty at the centre of the nation’s security. AUKUS has become the latest symbol of strategic solidarity. For Australia’s governments, of whatever political persuasion, America continues to define the global rules-based order.
Now that the American people have elected Donald Trump as the forty-seventh president, how will his presidency affect Australia's foreign policy, trade, climate action and approach to human rights? More importantly, will Australia be able to act in its own interests, or will it simply defer to Trump’s idea of America?
Dr Emma Shortis draws on her long-standing research on America's place in the world, her discussions with some of Australia's most prominent policy-makers and commentators and her experience in America in the final days of the election campaign, to develop a picture of how the world is changing with a second Trump presidency and what choices Australia has in determining its own future.
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