There are indications that the US president wants to leave Europe to fight its own battles.
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New papers released by the National Archives of Australia reveal how the decision was made for Australia to join the US’s “coalition of the willing”.
While some progress has been made, the coalition forces abjectly failed to achieve their central goals. But Australia has an opportunity now to make good on its promises.
The United Nations has failed to protect the Syrian people from the conflict that has torn their lives apart – so now is the time for a “coalition of the obligated” to step in.
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Professor of International Politics and Director of the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of History, UNSW
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Professor of International Politics, Deakin University
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Member of the Conflict Analysis Research Centre, University of Kent; Royal United Services Institute
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham