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. Why Our US Alliance Is under Threat in 2026 – from Trump 183 December 29, 2025 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) on 30 December 2025 by Bruce Wolpe (link to originallink to original) Translated from Afrikaans 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:AustraliaDonald Trumpinternational relations Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Ireland: Trump’s Targeting of Health Keeps People Hungry, Sick and Less Likely To Fight Back January 16, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Saudi Arabia: Trump’s Transactionalism Creates Narrow Opening for Palestinians January 16, 2026. Published in Arab NewsTrump’s foreign policy is neither ideological nor institutional. It is centralized, personality-driven and oriented toward visible, near-term wins. 0 Ireland: Irish Examiner View: US Ought To React Calmly to Unrest January 13, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Germany: Trump Vs. Jerome Powell: Inflation Would Increase January 15, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungTrump is working toward his own downfall. 0 South Africa: Venezuela’s US-Sponsored Crisis a Test for Global Sovereignty January 16, 2026. Published in Cape TimesWhat we are witnessing is not merely a foreign policy crisis. It is a stress test of sovereignty itself, staged as spectacle. 0 Topics Venezuela: Venezuela: Why the Political Transition Is with Chavismo and Not against Chavismo January 19, 2026. Published in Analitica[N]either Trump nor Rubio has confidence in the Venezuelan opposition leadership to lead the transition. 0 Poland: Greenland, Venezuela: Donald Trump Caught at a Crossroad* January 19, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita[P]ower politics ... is the principle of the right to use force wherever the interests of the U.S. require it. 0 Australia: Machado’s Peace Prize Gift Shows She’s Betting on a Future with Trump January 19, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Proposal Met with Skepticism, Caution amid Shaky Gaza Ceasefire January 19, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Australia: Donald Trump Heading to Davos as Bond Market Vigilantes Plot against Him January 19, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Brazil: Why the Venezuelan Invasion Interests Nvidia More than Exxon* January 19, 2026. Published in Folha Donald Trump has not read history. He invaded Venezuela [to steal] the country’s oil, as if it were still 1973. 0 Egypt: Insights into Global System Collapse: Thank You, Trump January 19, 2026. Published in almasryalyoum[W]hat comes after Trump is even more dangerous: a world without principles, without red lines. 0 Saudi Arabia: Trump: The Best Is Yet to Come January 18, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatTrump would also do well to remember Shakespeare line “love cools, friends fall off, brothers divide!” 0 Related Articles Venezuela: Venezuela: Why the Political Transition Is with Chavismo and Not against Chavismo January 19, 2026. Published in Analitica[N]either Trump nor Rubio has confidence in the Venezuelan opposition leadership to lead the transition. Poland: Greenland, Venezuela: Donald Trump Caught at a Crossroad* January 19, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita[P]ower politics ... is the principle of the right to use force wherever the interests of the U.S. require it. Australia: Machado’s Peace Prize Gift Shows She’s Betting on a Future with Trump January 19, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Canada: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Proposal Met with Skepticism, Caution amid Shaky Gaza Ceasefire January 19, 2026. Published in CBC Australia: Donald Trump Heading to Davos as Bond Market Vigilantes Plot against Him January 19, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Previous articleEntangling AmericaNext articleThe Irish Times View on Tech Regulation: the EU Must Stand Firm LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment