Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Obama’s Forthright Analysis of the Future 207 January 14, 2016 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Age (Australia) on 14 January 2016 by Lesley Russell (link to originallink to original) Translated from English by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:AustraliaBarack ObamaPoliticsState of the Union Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Trump Xi Summit: Iran War Hangs over Vital Talks May 13, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Canada: What Trump and Xi Are Looking To Get Out of This Week’s Summit in Beijing May 12, 2026. Published in CBC 0 South Africa: UN Security Council’s Veto Powers Bite the US Back May 10, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentThe [U.S.] should know by now that it cannot bomb Iran back to the negotiating table. 0 Austria: Trump Can’t Destroy NATO May 8, 2026. Published in Der StandardWithout the U.S., the alpha dog that pulls everyone together in a crisis would not exist. 0 Australia: Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit Must Confront the AI Cold War May 12, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Topics Germany: The Saudis No Longer Trust Trump May 14, 2026. Published in Der Standard[U]nity among the Arab Gulf states is completely collapsing. 0 China: Is Trump in Trouble? Some Already Detect Signs of Defection in Rubio and Vance May 14, 2026. Published in SinaThe question raised ... is one that the entire world is curious about: Does Trump himself actually understand the state of the war? 0 Poland: BogusÅ‚aw Chrabota: Europe Will Long Need US To Defend Itself from Russia May 14, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita Europe is not — and will not be for a long time — self-sufficient in confronting Russia's military potential. 0 Ireland: The Irish Times View on the Trump Xi Summit: Iran War Hangs over Vital Talks May 13, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Australia: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Are Meeting in China but Only 1 Has the Upper Hand May 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Kenya: A Distant War, a Direct Impact: How the US Israel Iran Conflict Is Reshaping Kenya’s Economy May 13, 2026. Published in The Standard 0 India: Power and Pageantry: 10 Things To Expect from the Trump Xi Summit May 13, 2026. Published in FirstpostThe summits are not endpoints. They are the mechanism by which two countries, which can neither resolve their differences nor afford to rupture them, manage the interval between crises. 0 Egypt: The Xi Trump Summit in Beijing May 13, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineIt goes without saying that the war against Iran will take centre stage in Beijing. 0 Related Articles Australia: Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Are Meeting in China but Only 1 Has the Upper Hand May 13, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit Must Confront the AI Cold War May 12, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Ireland: Don’t Ask Americans about News or Politics. They’re Done May 4, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner Australia: Deep Fractures in the Gulf over Iran Have Implications for Everyone, Including Australia May 1, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Trump Told Americans To Do Their Own Research. Now They Think the Attacks on Him Are Staged April 28, 2026. Published in Sydney Morning Herald Previous articleFrom the Heart of the Action to Backing AwayNext articlePolitical Correctness Is The Problem, But Trump Is Not The Solution LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment