Modern Australian

As Scott Morrison heads to Washington, the US-Australia alliance is unlikely to change

  • Written by David Smith, Senior Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy, Academic Director of the US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
As Scott Morrison heads to Washington, the US-Australia alliance is unlikely to changeWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s official visit to Washington this week carries some prestige. It is just the second “official visit” (including a state dinner) by a foreign leader during the Trump presidency, and the first by an Australian since John Howard in 2006. Despite a rocky start,...