Weekly Roundup (30 January-3 February)

31 January 2017, Washington D.C., United States – The Guardian – A degree of tension exists between the Turnbull government and the Trump administration since an agreement the Australian Prime Minister made with outgoing President Obama for the US to resettle over 1,000 refugees stuck on Manus Island (Papua New Guinea) and the Pacific island-state of Nauru, was called a ‘dumb deal’ in a twitter rant by President Trump...

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31 January 2017, Washington D.C., United States – The Atlantic – Domestic and international resistance against Trump’s decision to impose a temporary travel ban on 7 Muslims majority countries came to the fore...

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3 February 2017, New York, United States – Forbes – One could have been forgiven for being confused over comments made by US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley that at first glance stood in stark contrast to the US President’s pro-Russian stance...

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3 February 2017, Washington D.C., United States – Forbes – The international situation is direr since Trump came to office, and the US military, especially the US Army, is in need of a major face-lift...

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