Nick Bryant
Nick Bryant is a former BBC correspondent and the author of The Forever War, America’s Unending Conflict With Itself.
- Opinion
- Donald Trump
Sucking up to Trump is now the diplomatic norm. But does it work?
Displays of deference by world leaders towards Donald Trump look so worshipful and self-belittling, they resemble courtiers tip-toeing around a mad monarch.
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- Opinion
- Epstein fallout
The key sign Trump is losing the plot over Epstein
Donald Trump is flailing. The self-proclaimed slayer of the deep state stands accused of becoming its mouthpiece.
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History’s booming in podcasts – but many of its academics are out of a job
We live in momentous times. History podcasts and books are more popular than ever. So why is academic history in crisis?
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- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Diplomacy can’t deliver the quick wins Trump craves. But neither can war
In the Middle East, notions of victory are never simplistic. Mission creep, which has haunted America since the quagmire of Vietnam, is a clear and present danger.
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- Opinion
- Trump's America
The scariest thing about Trump? Nothing he does can shock us any more
The chaos in America – the arrests, Marines confronting citizens – was entirely foreseeable.
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- Opinion
- World politics
MAGA v the monarch: Is King Charles blowing royal raspberries at Trump?
There is a majestic irony to the fact an unelected British king has become a counterweight to American despotism.
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- Opinion
- Australia votes
Spooked by Trump, Aussies stayed close to home and chose ‘dinky-di’ Albo
Voters rejected the Americanisation of our politics, choosing a leader who is characteristically and authentically Australian.
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- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Trump’s made nationalism great again, just not in America
Rather than jingoistic chest-thumping, Trumpism has stirred a stoical civic pride in the things that differentiate individual countries from the US.
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- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump no longer leads the free world. So the West must confront a vexing question
European leaders are suddenly questioning whether America, under Donald Trump, remains their ally. Australia may have to confront the same question.
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- Opinion
- Foreign relations
‘Aluminium Albo’ has blueprint to test Trump’s mettle
Australian prime ministers have traditionally had poor name recognition in the US. But Anthony Albanese can change that.
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