18 June

Why Obama is arming the Syrian rebels

Syria

The American people don't want another war. Barack Obama has tried to stay out of the conflict. Lecturer Adam Lockyer explains why the US is arming rebels in Syria anyway.

 


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US Media: Politics, Culture, Technology

Winter School

US Studies Centre research associate and ABC journalist John Barron will be teaching this Winter School unit about media coverage of political campaigns and politics in America.

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13 June

Trans-Pacific trade negotiations ramp up

Katz

President Obama has been stepping up negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership but Centre guest and international trade expert Sherman Katz says the agreement still has significant hurdles to overcome if it wants to meet the October deadline.

 


25 June

Leading from behind: Third time a charm?

Invisible Superpower

In his reluctance to brandish America’s global leadership credentials at every turn, President Barack Obama is tapping into an important strain of American history. Owen Harries and Tom Switzer argue that it might help Washington learn the wisdom of great power prudence and humility in an increasingly post-American era.

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Adam Lockyer

Iran elections and Syrian aid

Lecturer Adam Lockyer discusses the election of new Iranian president Hassan Rouhani and the US decision to send military aid to Syria's rebels


Gill

Trans-Pacific trade and a rising China

CEO Bates Gill looks at the implications of a rising China for the Asia-Pacific and how the Trans-Pacific partnership is shaping the region. 

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