Opinion

Trump’s foreign policy hand is stronger than you might think

Fears of American isolationism ignore that the president-elect’s international relations capabilities might be better than many think once he takes office.

James CurranInternational editor

Nov 24, 2024 – 2.48pm

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US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer have upped the ante in Ukraine by allowing Kyiv to strike inside Russia with British-made Storm Shadow and American-supplied long-range ATACMS missiles.

The move is clearly designed to place maximum pressure on Vladimir Putin before Donald Trump becomes president again. And it sends more than a literal shot across the bows due to the presence of North Korean forces on the frontlines – itself an escalatory move by Moscow and Pyongyang.

James Curran is The Australian Financial Review’s international editor and professor of modern history at Sydney University.