So, Washington has missed an opportunity this week. But Joe Biden’s cancellation is not a symptom of post-imperial US decline. JoeBiden auspol
said it showed that “Australians have been enormously gullible and optimistic about our American partner”.columnist Peter Jennings linked the decision to what he regards as the Albanese government’s lacklustre defence funding. “That type of complacency garners no presidential visits when other priorities are pressing.”Of course, it’s a shame that President Biden isn’t visiting next week.
Neither is it a sign of presidential “frailty”. Biden is a serious political figure and a potent foreign policy president.In 2020, Biden did America’s allies a great service by marching the appalling and dangerous Donald Trump out of the White House. Last month, he closed a deal with the president of South Korea to counter the nuclear threat from Pyongyang and prevent Seoul from pursuing its own nuclear deterrent.
What about Australia? As part of AUKUS, Biden agreed to share one of America’s most advanced technologies – its naval nuclear propulsion system – to enable us to build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.
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