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By #NathalieTocci for #ForeignAffairs - Mar 26, 2025

When #GiorgiaMeloni rose to power in 2022, #LiberalDemocrats were deeply concerned: a self-declared admirer of #BenitoMussolini, she presided over a party that prided itself on its #fascist roots. But #Meloni quickly maneuvered to dispel those worries, extending her predecessor’s support for a recently invaded #Ukraine and affirming #Italy’s staunch commitment to #NATO.

foreignaffairs.com/europe/why-

Foreign Affairs · Why Europe's Far Right Can't Be TamedItaly’s Meloni and the false promise of moderation.

Australia to redirect $100m in foreign aid to Indo-Pacific region after Trump pulls aid funding theguardian.com/australia-news

Yes. This is the correct response to the #TrumpAdministration ‘s thunder and bluster. Fill the void (as best our comparatively smaller economy can) left by the Americans. As every sloughed off allies should. It is by filling the void that other social democracies can best stave off the worst of America’s isolationism/expansionism (it can’t decide which to go for atm).

In a topsy-turvey world, cooler heads shore up what can be saved and prepare for a better future.

The Guardian · Australia to redirect $100m in foreign aid to Indo-Pacific region after Trump pulls fundingBy Sarah Basford Canales

Budget looks to dampen ‘the Trump effect’ on Pacific, South-East Asia aid
By Stephen Dziedzic

The federal government is quietly reshaping its overseas development program as the Pacific and South-East Asia grapple with the prospect of sweeping cuts to US aid.

abc.net.au/news/2025-03-26/fed

ABC News · Federal budget redirects aid spending to Pacific, South-East Asia as region braces for Trump administration cutsBy Stephen Dziedzic

Putin doesn't want to take 'all of Europe', US envoy says

European nations have rushed to boost defence spending in recent weeks, who fear the US is seeking to turn its back on them to pursue a deal with Russia.

abc.net.au/news/2025-03-24/us-

ABC News · Russia doesn't want wider war with Europe, US envoy Steve Witkoff saysBy ABC News
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#Boasberg: "I often tell my clerks before they go out into the world & practice law that the most valuable" attributes they have are "their reputation & their credibility.”
[burn]

Boasberg moves on to the underlying case. He says that nobody contests the President's ability to oversee #ForeignAffairs.

[of course this was not a foreign affair but domestic #immigration policy operation]

🧵 #law #Constitution #AlienEnemiesAct #DueProcess #Judiciary #Trump #AbuseOfPower