During a career spanning almost 30 years in Washington, south Asia, Australia and New York, Nick Bryant was regarded as one of the BBC’s finest foreign correspondents. His writing has appeared in The Economist, The Washington Post, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Monthly. He broadcasts regularly on the BBC and ABC. His book, When America Stopped Being Great: A History of the Present, is an analysis of the factors that paved the way for Donald Trump’s presidency.