The president understands that the liberal international order was possible only because of U.S. might, and Americans don’t want to pay the bill anymore.

The Left won 8.8 percent of the vote, nearly doubling its share from the last election. It performed especially well in the capital, Berlin, surpassing all parties with 19.9 percent of the vote. That puts it on track to win 64 seats in the Bundestag.

Australia's foreign policy priorities include our strategic position in the Pacific, expanding economic ties with South-East Asia and broadening ties with regional powers like India and Japan.

Germany now faces a change of government, with conservative Christian Democratic Union party chief Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor. What's next for Germany's foreign and security policy?