After two years of negotiation, Congress passed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 which was signed into law by President Biden on 9 August 2022. In this explainer, USSC Research Associate Victoria Cooper examines the contents of the legislation as well as its strategic intent and implications for Australia.
The United States Studies Centre is excited to be collaborating with the Center for Strategic and International Studies to produce The Asia Chessboard, a podcast featuring in-depth conversations with prominent strategic thinkers on Asia. In this episode co-hosts Mike Green and Jude Blanchette discuss the strategic and political legacy of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe following his assassination on July 8.
Have you considered studying at USSC? Hear from our recent graduate, Remy Numa, who majored in American Studies and is now a Political Affairs Specialist at a major news network in New York City. Remy shares his experience studying with the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and reveals how he's gone about building his career.
New research published by the Centre reveals AUKUS presents Australia with a once-in-a-generation opportunity to bolster its science, technology, and defence industry ecosystems. In doing so, Australia can cement itself as a valuable contributor to an integrated trilateral AUKUS defence industrial base.
The Alliance at 70 commemorates the Alliance between Australia and the United States on the 70th anniversary of the signing of the ANZUS Treaty in San Francisco on 1 September 1951. This lavishly-produced coffee-table book features a foreword by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and contributions by President George W Bush, Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Prime Minister John Howard, Julie Bishop, Paul Hogan, David Petraeus, Dennis Richardson and Rob Sitch, among others.
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US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last week rattled US-China relations like nothing we have seen since the collision of a US EP-3 surveillance plane and a Chinese fighter...
After two years of negotiation, Congress passed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 which was signed into law by President Biden on 9 August 2022. The act authorises US$280 billion (AU$410.6 billion)...
There have now been nine televised hearings of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. The main purpose of these hearings has been to publicly...
The participation of the ‘Asia Pacific 4’ — Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea — in the NATO Summit in Madrid last month has generated considerable debate about the benefits and shortcomings...
This research report sets out a path forward for a whole-of-government policy approach for Australia to maximise advanced capabilities opportunities under the AUKUS partnership. The report explains why Australia needs advanced capabilities cooperation...
Washington was the last of the Quad capitals that Richard Marles visited in his opening diplomatic salvo as Australia’s deputy prime minister and defence minister. But, as far as defence matters are concerned...
Will the FBI investigation be the scandal that torpedoes Donald Trump's chances at a 2024 election run? USSC Associate Professor David Smith tells SBS when such a high-profile investigation is underway it can...
USSC Research Director Jared Mondschein tells ABC's The World that an FBI raid on a former president's property is no small matter - in fact it is unprecedented. "This is likely to be...
Former US President Donald Trump says FBI agents have raided his home, in what's believed to be an investigation into Mr Trump's handling of classified information. USSC Senior Fellow Bruce Wolpe tells ABC...
The US Senate passed a US$739 billion package, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act, authorising the biggest burst of spending in US history to tackle climate change, lower medicine prices and raise some corporate...
USSC Research Associate Victoria Cooper spoke to AusBiz TV about the major US news events of the week including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan, the passing of the CHIPS and Science...