Professor of Environmental Politics David Schlosberg joins the podcast this week to discuss the politics of climate change, the environmental policies of the 2020 Democratic candidates and whether climate change will remain a central issue in next year's presidential election.
A new USSC report examines the ideological differences at play in the current field of Democratic Presidential hopefuls and how they will shape future of the party's foreign policy platform with consequences that demand Australia's attention.
New polling by the United States Studies Centre shows how American and Australian attitudes differ on the issue of abortion. It also indicates that current NSW abortion laws are out of step with public opinion.
In new research published by the Centre, Ashley Townshend, Brendan Thomas-Noone and Matilda Steward argue that in the absence of hard choices by US leaders to spend more on defence or do less in the world, the United States will confront rising levels of strategic risk with destabilising consequences for the Indo-Pacific.
Just over a year out from the next US presidential election, a new poll released by the United States Studies Centre and YouGov has provided the first major insight into who Australians want to occupy the White House and how this compares to American voters.
The United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney is a university-based research centre, dedicated to the rigorous analysis of American foreign policy, economics, politics and culture.
Buzzfeed Australia reveals new polling by the United States Studies Centre and YouGov on Australian and American attitudes to reproductive rights, which suggests that current New South Wales abortion laws are out of...
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s official visit to Washington this week carries some prestige. It is just the second “official visit” (including a state dinner) by a foreign leader during the Trump presidency, and...
President Trump is savouring his must-win victory in North Carolina’s 9th congressional district (NC-9). It was a Republican win in a deep Republican state. Trump in 2016 and Mitt Romney in 2012 both...
There is increased appreciation by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and others that the economic tensions between the US and China were not simply driven by an irrational US President. The tariffs may be...
Around the world, political freedom isn’t just slipping away — it’s getting dragged down by fervent enemies, writes Senior Fellow Charles Edel.
A keynote address by Peter Varghese AO delivered at the Indo-Pacific Strategic Futures: Dialogue and Simulation dinner at PwC Sydney on 12 August 2019
The United States armed forces are no longer assured of their ability to single-handedly uphold a favourable balance of power in the region.
US President Donald Trump faces re-election in a little over a year in November 2020. Both the Democratic and Republican parties are preparing for their primary elections. These are within-party elections that decide...
The Asia Times reports on the findings of new research published by USSC.
Non-resident senior fellow John Lee appears on Q&A: The Political Donations Arms Race
David Smith is interviewed by The Wire to discuss the Australia-United States alliance.
Bolton’s ouster makes clear the US president’s policy isn’t “America first”, but “Trump first”.
Relying on a floating oil reserve or “renting” the US strategic reserve would only a second-best option for guaranteeing Australia’s fuel security, according to Stephen Kirchner, the head of the trade and investment...
