Trump's momentum has world leaders bracing for round two
Some foreign leaders worry a second Trump administration would slash the U.S. security umbrella.
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Some foreign leaders worry a second Trump administration would slash the U.S. security umbrella.
If most Indo-Pacific nations support AUKUS—or refuse to condemn it—then Beijing will have more geostrategic and military implications to worry about than AUKUS itself. As long as AUKUS continues to assuage nuclear proliferation concerns it will be viewed in the region as a legitimate counter to Chinese military excesses.
Even some non-aligned countries have cautiously signaled support.
As China-U.S. competition securitizes more and more economic transactions, Seoul’s old balancing act between the rivals is becoming trickier to sustain.
South Korea’s aggressive response to North Korea’s record-setting pace of weapons tests this year has revealed the risks in the South’s defensive systems, a policy analyst said Tuesday.