Mark Carney knows the threat from the US. Albanese must too

With Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arriving in Australia today, you will probably see how much we have in common: resource economies, allies, Commonwealth countries, middle powers, Westminster tradition democracies, federations, etc. What may be less noticeable is an important difference: Canada is part of North America, and we’re at the bottom of the Pacific. This is a distinction related to proximity to the USA rather than a geographical distinction.

What passes for Trump’s foreign policy is a chaotic mess that deliberately aims to destabilize and even destroy the norms and institutions on which the West has depended for 80 years.