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This guy’s job is to spot global risk. He says we’re too fixed on Trump

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 22, 2026 • 05:00 AM
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Ex-envoy Paul Griffiths says every White House headline or Truth Social screed will keep companies busy but blur their vision of what’s happening elsewhere.

This guy’s job is to spot global risk. He says we’re too fixed on Trump

Washington | Company directors who obsess over Donald Trump’s rewriting of the global order risk missing critical threats and opportunities elsewhere, a former top Australian diplomat says.

Paul Griffiths, whose career included a term as Australia’s ambassador to Israel and top political adviser to the envoy in Washington, says that following every White House headline or Truth Social screed will keep companies busy but blur their vision of what’s happening elsewhere.

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