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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.

A new report from the United States Studies Centre (USSC) looks at how intelligence work is changing at a rapid pace due to digital disruption. 

The report - Secrecy, sovereignty and sharing: How data...

9 February 2023

A new report from the United States Studies Centre (USSC) highlights how the Indo-Pacific region remains the primary geopolitical theatre for strategic competition, even as Washington and its allies and partners meet the...

20 December 2022

The United States Studies Centre (USSC) is pleased to announce the appointment of two widely recognised policy scholars to lead new initiatives on economic affairs. Hayley Channer, formerly with the Office of the...

6 December 2022

This week, Foreign Minister Wong and Defence Minister Marles travel to Washington to meet with their US counterparts for the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN), the first time the Albanese cabinet will attend...

5 December 2022

A new report from the United States Studies Centre (USSC) outlines key initiatives that promote how Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam can work more effectively with Australia and the United States on...

28 November 2022

With Asia’s ‘summit season’ upon us, new research from the United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney finds the Biden administration’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific has been roughly on par...

11 November 2022

New polling released by the United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney ahead of the US midterm elections reveals the number of Americans who believe their alliance with Australia makes...

26 October 2022

The United States Studies Centre (USSC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Emerging Technology program and has appointed award-winning technology and security expert, Dr Miah Hammond-Errey, as the Centre’s new...

27 September 2022

The Biden administration’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) is the United States’ first major economic initiative in the region in more than half a decade, but is it enough?

The United States Studies Centre...

25 August 2022

Australia’s advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum technologies will have greater impact in the near future than new submarines under the AUKUS partnership, according to new research by the United States Studies...

7 July 2022

The United States Studies Centre (USSC) is pleased to announce the appointment of one of Australia’s leading international defence experts, Professor Peter J. Dean, as the Centre’s new Director of Foreign Policy and...

30 June 2022

The United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney is pleased to announce the appointment of the Centre’s new CEO, Dr Michael Green, and the University’s Kirsten Andrews to its Board...

20 June 2022

The United States Studies Centre (USSC) has appointed world-renowned Indo-Pacific expert Dr Michael J. Green as its new Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation.

Dr Green was Senior Vice President for Asia...

29 March 2022

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and US President Joe Biden spoke about the relationship between Australia and the United States at a dinner at Australian Parliament House on 28 March to commemorate the 70th...

28 March 2022

Seismic geopolitical shifts in the Indo-Pacific and an increasingly divided America are transforming Australia’s long-standing alliance with the United States, according to a landmark report released today.

The United States Studies Centre’s (USSC)...

15 March 2022

Today, the United States Studies Centre (USSC) releases its latest report, From ‘China shock’ to deglobalisation shock: China’s WTO accession and US economic engagement 20 years on.

In this report, USSC International Economy...

24 January 2022

After six years leading the United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney, Professor Simon Jackman has announced he will leave the Centre in March 2022.

Chairman Mark Baillie said, “The...

17 December 2021

A new report from the United States Studies Centre (USSC) cautions the United States needs to elevate the priority it gives to ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other...

3 December 2021

Australia is well-placed to shape the Biden administration’s evolving approach to deterrence challenges in the Indo-Pacific, according to new research from the United States Studies Centre (USSC). Washington has proposed a new concept...

15 October 2021

China’s geoeconomic tactics are stymieing its bid for influence in the Indo-Pacific and presents a strategic weakness that Australia and the United States need to exploit, according to new research from the United...

30 September 2021