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. Leaders Must Choose the Right Mindset for 21st Century Asia Pacific 149 January 2, 2015 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Age (Australia) on 2 January 2015 by Bruce Grant (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:Asia-PacificAustraliaBarack ObamaTony Abbott Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Australia: Trump’s Quietly Released National Security Document Didn’t Escape Europe’s Attention December 16, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Japan: National Guard Shooting in US Capital: Misguided Incitement of Anti-Foreign Doctrine December 12, 2025. Published in Tokyo Shimbun[H]ad Trump not mobilized the guard for political purposes, the shooting might not have happened. 0 Canada: Donald Trump’s Erratic, Kleptocratic Authoritarianism Is a Threat to Our Very Existence. This Is What Canada Must Do To Survive. December 16, 2025. Published in Toronto Star 0 Saudi Arabia: ‘Either Donald Trump or Benjamin Netanyahu’ December 10, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatIt is either the American “applying pressure” or the Israeli “being pressured,” per the ubiquitous epithets of the moment. 0 Canada: Ron DeSantis Says Florida Tourism Is Doing just Fine without Doug Ford December 16, 2025. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Topics Ireland: At the Top of the 2025 Naughty List Is the US, Now Officially in Climate Denial December 16, 2025. Published in Irish Times 0 Canada: Donald Trump’s Erratic, Kleptocratic Authoritarianism Is a Threat to Our Very Existence. This Is What Canada Must Do To Survive. December 16, 2025. Published in Toronto Star 0 Canada: Ron DeSantis Says Florida Tourism Is Doing just Fine without Doug Ford December 16, 2025. Published in Toronto Sun 0 Australia: Trump’s Quietly Released National Security Document Didn’t Escape Europe’s Attention December 16, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Pakistan: US Has Normalized Collective Punishment December 16, 2025. Published in Pakistan Today 0 Turkey: Yes, the US Will Shrink Back into Its Shell December 16, 2025. Published in Daily Sabah 0 Austria: The FPÖ Is a Means to an End for Trump December 15, 2025. Published in Der Standard[T]he U.S. government’s interference in Europe is motivated solely by its own interests. 0 India: How Trump’s Targeting of Venezuela and South Africa Appears Supremacist December 14, 2025. Published in FirstpostTrump, grandson of a German immigrant, is particularly peeved at an independent South Africa, which was the worst example of a Western supremacist-cum-colonial mindset. 0 Related Articles Australia: Trump’s Quietly Released National Security Document Didn’t Escape Europe’s Attention December 16, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: The Trump Presidency Could Be a Priceless Gift to Australia November 24, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Trump, Zelenskyy and European Leaders under Pressure over Peace Deal November 24, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: G20 Leaders Are ‘Saving the Furniture’ as Trump Leads a Boycott November 20, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia Kenya: PR Power Play: The Zohran Mamdani Masterclass November 20, 2025. Published in NationIt's the same quality that once defined Barack Obama's presidential election campaigns: controlled tone, steady message, and moral clarity. Previous articleWhen I Die, I’m Still BlackNext articleThe Beginning of the 4th Quarter of Obama’s Presidency LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment