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How do the Quad countries view Trump’s second term?
Episode 89
The United States Studies Centre (USSC) has just released our annual Allies and partners poll.
The USSC polled publics in Australia, the United State…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Supreme Court tests Trump’s tariffs – with Chas Licciardello
Episode 88
On 2 April 2025, President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on most countries around the globe as part of “Liberation Day” but is the president allow…
5 months ago
How US allies can influence US policy with Gen. David Berger (Ret’d)
Episode 87
As China’s rapid military modernisation reshapes the regional security landscape, deterrence has become the cornerstone of US and allied strategies i…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
From Kirk to Grand Blanc: Is there a throughline in religious violence?
Episode 86
Recently, a gunman killed four people and wounded eight at a Latter Day Saints (or Mormon) church in Michigan. President Trump described this as “yet…
6 months, 1 week ago
Why Trump wants to make US shipbuilding great again
Episode 85
President Trump wants to make American shipbuilding great again. China has significant dominance in shipbuilding with 34% of all ships on water being…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The prognosis for the Quad and other US alliances in the Indo-Pacific
Episode 84
This week Lisa Curtis joins the podcast. She is a Senior Fellow and Director of the Indo-Pacific Program for a New American Security and she served i…
7 months ago
The role of panda diplomacy in international relations
Episode 83
When Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese visited China this year, his visit to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding got some of t…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump 2.0: Energy and climate change
Episode 82
Legislation is hard to pass in the United States, but tends to have a longer-lasting impact than executive orders, which can be easily overturned. Pr…
8 months ago
A legal look at Epstein
Episode 81
Six years after his death in prison, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continues to make headlines due to his longtime friendship with President…
8 months, 1 week ago
America’s AI Action Plan unpacked
Episode 80
The White House has recently released America’s AI Action Plan: Winning the race and, in launching the plan, President Trump said, “America is the co…
8 months, 3 weeks ago