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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. The Centre is a national resource, that builds Australia’s awareness of the dynamics shaping America — and critically — their implications for Australia.
USSC director of foreign policy and defence Ashley Townshend is quoted in this article published by Forbes Japan discussing the USSC report Averting Crisis and its recommendations for regional security cooperation between the...
Comments made by USSC director of trade and investment Stephen Kirchner appear in this article published by The Australian Financial Review.
USSC non-resident senior research fellow James Curran is quoted in this article by The Australian's Paul Kelly.
In an interview for 9 News online, Dr David Smith discussed how President Donald Trump is giving Americans a false picture of the seriousness of the COVID-19 crisis, saying he's seen the pandemic...
Quantitative easing has many forms but essentially it is all about increasing the amount of money circulating in the economy. In this article published by the Australian Financial Review, USSC director of trade...
John Lee was quoted in the Australian, where he weighed in on China's knowledge of the novel coronavirus and how it witheld information regarding the threat level of the virus.
In the...
Dr John Lee was quoted in an article in the South China Morning Post, highlighting how the global coronavirus pandemic is more likely to aggravate rather than repair "already fraught relationships" between the...
In an interview with CNBC, Gorana discusses the American response to the coronavirus pandemic and how the outbreak could impact the 2020 presidential election.
In this article in GQ, USSC senior lecturer David Smith is quoted about the support President Donald Trump receives from Pentecostals.
Dr Stephen Kirchner was quoted in an article by Josh Butler, Senior News Reporter at 10 daily, on the market impact of coronavirus in both Australia and the US.
He highlighted the "fragmented"...
USSC director of trade and investment Dr Stephen Kirchner joined a group of five experts to discuss the Coalition's economic response to the coronavirus outbreak in an article in the Guardian.
In an article for the Guardian, USSC director of trade and investment Dr Stephen Kirchner joined a group of five experts to weigh in on the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on Australian...
Dr Stephen Kirchner, USSC director of trade and investment, was interviewed in an article for News.com.au where he discussed oil prices, the global economy and the coronavirus.
Dr Kirchner hasn't rule out the...
This Defence Connect article refers to research published by USSC in 2019.
The field of candidates for the US Democratic nomination began as the most diverse in history, but has narrowed to a race between the former vice president Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders...
USSC director of trade and investment Stephen Kirchner is quoted in this article published by The Sydney Morning Herald.
The first openly gay US presidential candidate, Pete Buttigieg, has dropped out of the Democratic race after a resounding defeat in the South Carolina primary.
Among a crowded field of moderate Democratic candidates...
On Wednesday, the most crucial event in the race to become the candidate to take on Donald Trump will be held — Super Tuesday. ABC News quotes USSC research associate Elliott Brennan in...
The editorial in The Weekend Australian refers to research published by the USSC Foreign Policy and Defence Program.
The RAAF Base Tindal will become northern Australia's most important strategic air force base with the Morrison government investing $1.6 billion for upgrades that boost military ties with the United States. This article...
