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John McCarthy

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Double hedging in the Indo-Pacific

Double hedging in the Indo-Pacific

Countries in Asia are hedging against China’s regional ambitions and against the uncertainty projected by the Trump administration. Australia is...

22.07.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

John McCarthy

Trump, Greenland and our alliance reality check

29.01.2026 20

The New Daily

John McCarthy

Trump, Greenland and Australia’s alliance reality check

25.01.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

John McCarthy

I was ambassador to Washington. We must be as transactional as Trump

We must lose our fear of abandonment, harnessing the benefits of the alliance but without the expectation that the United States will fight our...

23.01.2026 30

Financial Review

John McCarthy

Best of 2025 - Mr Albanese goes to Washington

11.01.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

John McCarthy

Best of 2025 - Brave new world

05.01.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

John McCarthy

Mr Albanese goes to Washington

17.10.2025 20

Pearls and Irritations

John McCarthy

The city on a hill

19.08.2025 30

Pearls and Irritations

John McCarthy

Trump is forcing Australia to fundamentally alter the way it views the world

As Australia’s newly re-elected government seeks to navigate the shoals of President Donald Trump’s new world, it will behove us to think beyond...

10.05.2025 20

InDaily

John McCarthy

In Donald Trump’s ‘new world’, Australia needs to shift its focus from tariffs and AUKUS

09.05.2025 10

The New Daily

John McCarthy

Brave new world

06.05.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

John McCarthy

Trump’s tariff war risks losing South-East Asia to Beijing

The South-East Asian nations are likely to suffer both directly from Trump’s tariffs and their impact on China. This will affect their regional and...

01.05.2025 10

Financial Review

John McCarthy