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2024 GOP presidential candidates primer
Episode 9
As the US 2024 GOP presidential hopefuls prepare for the first debate, USSC Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy David Smith and Research Editor Victoria Cooper spoke with Rese…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
The latest in Australia-US maritime security
Episode 8
With the Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) and the joint Talisman Sabre exercise between Australian and US defence forces now officially wrapped up, USSC Director of Foreign Policy and …
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Inside the NATO Vilnius Summit
Episode 7
United States Studies Centre Senior Lecturer in US Politics and Foreign Policy Dr Gorana Grgic attended the NATO Vilnius Summit at the end of her sabbatical in Europe. At the summit this year, Ukrain…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
The Indo-Pacific impacts of China’s fluctuating economy with economist Dan Rosen
Episode 6
After decades of unprecedented growth the Chinese economy slowed due to COVID-19 and the easing restrictions did not bring the anticipated economic boom. USSC Visiting Fellow and former White House s…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
The end of affirmative action and a readout of the major US Supreme Court decisions
Episode 5
USSC Honorary Associate Dr Harry Melkonian breaks down the recent major US Supreme Court decisions from affirmative action to dismantling President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. While mos…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
What a second Trump term would mean for the United States and Australia
Episode 4
USSC Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow Bruce Wolpe released his latest book, Trump’s Australia: How Trumpism changed Australia and the shocking consequences of a second term the week after former P…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Cold War lessons from Ronald Reagan
Episode 3
Are we in a Cold War and are there parallels from President Reagan’s term to now? On this episode of the USSC Briefing Room, we were joined by Dr William Inboden, Executive Director and William Power…
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
What do Washington and Canberra think of each other?
Episode 2
After a recent trip to Washington featuring high-level discussions at the White House, Pentagon, State Department and Congress, the United States Studies Centre’s Director of Foreign Policy and Defen…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
The Sunnylands Initiative and the battle for democracy in the Indo-Pacific
Episode 1
In April, USSC hosted the Sunnylands Initiative, which brought together more than two dozen thought leaders on democracy from across the Indo-Pacific to advance ideas that strengthen democratic gover…
Published on 2 years, 5 months ago