Returning: Foreign Correspondent

Foreign Correspondent returns on Thursday with an episode looking at Australians living stateside, in the lead up to the US election.

Over the coming weeks we’ll take you to Norway where a tussle for power between Russia and NATO nations is playing out in the Arctic; we go to Africa where Islamic extremists are creating upheaval in former democratic nations; we’ll follow the flower industry in the Netherlands to uncover the true cost of a rose and we’ll meet the Monk police in Thailand who are trying to stamp out the increasingly bad behaviour amongst Buddhist monks.

Episode One:

America is no stranger to political violence but the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump has shocked the nation, which includes around a hundred thousand Australians who call the US home.

Over several months Foreign Correspondent has been filming with some of these Australians in the lead up to the presidential election.

As they live their lives, they witness the US becoming more febrile, gun violence is always on the agenda, and now there is even talk of civil war.

Some are horrified by the state of affairs, others hail Donald Trump as a hero with lessons for Australia. Their experiences reflect the deep divisions in America, and as political tensions escalate, some are asking the question, should they stay or should they go?

Thursday 18 July at 8:00pm on ABC.