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Allies and partners

Evolving partnerships like the Quad, AUKUS, and the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue with Japan add further depth to the US-Australia alliance. Ensuring that these minilateral relationships keep pace with developments in their constituent bilateral partnerships is essential for Australian strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific.
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Esther Soulard, a Senior Research Associate with the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre

Esther Soulard

Senior Research Associate, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Guy Boekenstein

Guy Boekenstein

Non-Resident FellowUnited States Studies Centre
Brendon O'Connor, a Professor of US Politics and US Foreign Relations

Professor Brendon O'Connor

Professor of US Politics and US Foreign RelationsUnited States Studies Centre (jointly appointed with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney)
Peter J. Dean

Professor Peter Dean

Senior Adviser for Defence StrategyUnited States Studies Centre
Kester Abbott, a Research Associate working with Dr Michael J. Green.

Kester Abbott

Research AssociateUnited States Studies Centre
Tom Corben, a Research Fellow in the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre

Tom Corben

Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
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AUKUS

By the numbers | AUKUS revised timeline comparison

Interactive byKester Abbott
Technology

USSC Briefing Room | What next for the AI race?

5 June 2026
Podcast byOlivia Shen, Johanna Lim, Samuel Garrett
An Australian Army instructor coaches a trainee to fly a drone using First Person View google during the Modify and Operate Attack Drone (FPV) Course at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria.
AUKUS

AUKUS needs more drones and less drama

3 June 2026
Commentary byDr Lavina Lee
A man fishes in front of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker berthed at a gas fired thermal power plant in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
The Indo-Pacific

Time for a new energy security alliance in Asia

28 May 2026
Commentary byDr Michael J. Green
Defence

USSC Briefing Room | Will the largest US defence budget clear Congress?

27 May 2026
Podcast byTom Corben, Esther Soulard, Mari Koeck
image of Australian flag flying over Parliament House
Defence

The Asia Chessboard | Grand Strategy Down Under

26 May 2026
Podcast byDr Michael J. Green
US sailors manning the Aegis Ashore Missile Defense Test Complex at the Pacific Missile Range Facility at Kauai, Hawaii, successfully conducted Flight Test Integrated-03
Defence

US-Australia relations and the future of missilery: Long-range strike, missile defence and export controls

22 May 2026
Brief byDr Tom Karako
The Indo-Pacific

The Asia Chessboard | A New Security Consensus in South Korea?

12 May 2026
Podcast byDr Michael J. Green
Allies and partners

USSC Briefing Room | Signals, not spectacle: Dr Michael Green on Takaichi’s visit to Australia

12 May 2026
Podcast byDr Michael J. Green, Mari Koeck
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves as she departs from a RAAF base in Canberra on May 5, 2026, after a three-day official visit to Australia.
The Indo-Pacific

Japan’s new leader tours Asia, pitching stability in troubled times

6 May 2026
In the news byDr Michael J. Green
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sign a joint agreement
Allies and partners

Dr Michael Green: The Japan opportunity for Australia

6 May 2026
Commentary byDr Michael J. Green
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese take part in a signing ceremony for a joint declaration of economic security cooperation at Parliament House in Canberra on May 4, 2026.
Trade and economics

Japan was first mover on economic security. Australia’s now a partner

4 May 2026
Commentary byHayley Channer
The U.S. flag flies at a welcoming ceremony between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump November 9, 2017 in Beijing, China.
The Indo-Pacific

The Asia Chessboard | How Does Southeast Asia View US–China Competition?

1 May 2026
Podcast byDr Michael J. Green