What can one of the world's most successful research and technology agencies — the United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — teach Australia as its defence innovation community undergoes a once-in-a-generation reform?
The United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney deepens Australia’s understanding of the United States through research, teaching and public engagement.
In late September, the White House announced President Trump had signed a presidential memorandum to increase access to high-quality science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education with US$200 million to be directed to...
Washington’s inability to increase the US defence budget is having a serious impact on America’s global strategic presence, according to a new brief by the United States Studies Centre.
Foreign capitals go into a frenzy when President Trump tweets and makes outlandish comments that upset longstanding norms and complicate bilateral relationships with Washington.
The capricious nature and decisions of the 45th president...
As well as an overview of the historic foreign direct investment by the United States in Australia, this report contains 13 case studies of businesses with strong US-Australia ties, the results of a survey of...
The Trump administration announced Wednesday what may be its signature piece of domestic policy – a plan to reshape both corporate and personal taxes. The plan, which contains significant tax cuts, was greeted...
As with much of this highly atypical presidency, the Trump administration’s United Nations (UN) policy is still taking shape. But for the past six months, Ambassador Nikki R. Haley has been a vocal...
Defence Connect reports on recommendations in a research brief written for the USSC by Professor Michael Biercuk about developing an agency in Australia tasked with supporting scientific discovery and the development of new technologies.
This is a moving book in which the defeated Democrat, Hillary Rodham Clinton, muses on the outcome of last year’s US presidential election. It’s about the success of Donald Trump as well as...
Australia’s defence innovation community is undergoing a once-in-a-generation reform of its research and development activities, offering a unique opportunity to maximise domestic capabilities. Recent changes[^1] to the Defence Science Technology Group (DSTG) —...
In her latest article for The Age, USSC research associate Dr Nicole Hemmer says the Republican Party has abandoned its core values in its pursuit of power, putting in place policies that predominantly...
Occasionally, a movie continues to speak with insight and clarity to generations well beyond the time of its original release. Such a movie is Citizen Kane, the classic 1941 film which is inextricably...
