Tag: Australia
Foreign Policy Re-Think Ahead of the Presidential Election Cycle: U.S. Top 5 Strategic Allies Going into 2024
Kurt L. Davis Jr. December 27, 2023
Whether an internationalist or isolationist approach, there are some alliances that will be strategically vital with five countries being at the top of that list…
France and the United States: “Fait l’un pour l’autre?”
Kurt L. Davis Jr. October 19, 2021
France is “America’s oldest friend and Ally” with a relationship “built upon [..] shared commitment to the same values – democracy, human rights, the rule of law, security, and prosperity” according to the State Department. The debacle of last month regarding submarine sales by the U.S. to Australia and a subsequent voiding of a French contract with Australia raises questions about the French-American alliance. Yet an assessment of the other two options in Europe – the U.K. and Germany – suggests France and the U.S. are made for each other…