US foreign-policy analysis
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Council on Foreign Relations · United States · Macron leaves Australia off the G7 guest list, snubbing Albanese
Reads the guest list through Macron's agenda-setting and the contest with Trump, explaining whom France chose to elevate (Global South and Indo-Pacific democracies) and the signalling involved.
“Macron's agenda meets Trump's at the G7 summit.”
Foreign Affairs · United States · Lula threatens reciprocity as Trump's 25% tariff collides with Brazil's election
Argues the Lula–Trump agendas are structurally antagonistic and rapprochement is unlikely before Brazil's vote, with the tariff entangled in domestic US-Brazil political grievances.
“Trump's collision course with Brazil.”