By Adm. Chris Barrie (Ret.), first published at The Canberra Times and Pearls and Irritations
Global security alliances are in turmoil, and Australia needs to critically rethink its defence and foreign affairs policies.
I have watched with alarm as Donald Trump and the Republican administration upend traditional alliances. This is the harshest wake-up call since the Fall of Singapore in 1942. Trump may be gone in four years, but the Republican Party and America's political landscape are being fundamentally changed.
An immediate concern is the future of the American-built nuclear-powered submarines due from the early 2040s through to the late 2050s under AUKUS. There is an increasing likelihood that the US will never build us the submarines, as Trump administration officials have made clear.