President Trump has issued a declaration of national emergency under the National Emergencies Act of 1976. He intends to take executive action to re-allocate US$6 billion to pay for a border wall with Mexico. What happens with the legal and political challenges to this move in the months ahead will decide the scope of presidential power for decades to come.
This week on the podcast we discuss the rocky start to Tulsi Gabbard's presidential campaign, women at war and President Trump’s trans military ban with Professor Megan MacKenzie, author of Beyond the Band of Brothers: The US Military and the Myth that Women Can't Fight.
As Democrats take control of the House of Representatives and its powerful committees, new research by USSC Visiting Fellow Bruce Wolpe looks at key committee leadership changes, the challenges that committee oversight and investigations will present the Trump administration, and where Australia should be watching for impacts on US foreign policy and trade.
President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen has postponed his congressional testimony for the third time this month. Cohen was due to appear before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Tuesday but withdrew for what he said were medical reasons.
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US National Security Adviser John Bolton is considered one of the most powerful figures inside the Trump administration – and he is reportedly planning a visit to Australia. Senior Fellow Jared Mondschein spoke...
It’s been a rocky start to Iraq War veteran and Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard's presidential campaign. This week on the podcast we look at what's gone wrong and discuss President Trump’s trans military...
Senior Fellow Charles Edel and Hal Brands write in The American Interest on the lessons to be drawn from the Versailles settlement a century ago. They examine why the world's democracies were so...
In February 2019 President Trump signed the border security spending bill – ending any threat of another government shutdown – and issued a declaration of national emergency under the National Emergencies Act of...
In an era of rapid and potentially disruptive change, an economy’s capacity to develop new enterprises and areas of specialisation is increasingly important. Given that innovation and entrepreneurship are so essential, what roles...
Why is US energy so inexpensive? Why is its electricity more reliable and pricing more transparent than Australia’s? Why are its carbon emissions declining faster relative to Australia? In this report we answer...
Deterring the use of armed force and other forms of coercion is central to the maintenance of order in the Indo-Pacific. Yet from the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, to space...
When Donald Trump first threatened a trade war with China shortly after assuming the presidency, the consensus around the world was that it was typical bluff and bluster. As per the common wisdom...
USSC CEO joined Ticky Fullerton on Your Money to talk about the implications of President Trump's decision to declare a national emergency over the issue of border wall funding and the challenges it...
Foreign Policy and Defence Program Fellow Brendan Thomas-Noone spoke to the Sydney Morning Herald about protecting elections from cyber threats. He said "if you know how to target through platforms like Facebook, you...
President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency in order to build his wall. News.com.au spoke to David Smith about the implications of his decision to bypass Congress on the funding.
In this interview on Sky News, the US Studies Centre’s non-resident fellow James Brown says China is not offering any significant concessions as trade talks between the two superpowers continue in Beijing. Senior...
Senior lecturer in US politics and foreign policy Dr David Smith spoke to Patricia Karvelas on Radio National's Drive program about the compromise on funding for border security that falls well below the...
