Arizona Republican John McCain is among the most powerful people to have occupied a US Senate seat. An undoubted war hero (despite the trashing of his reputation by Donald Trump) who suffered mightily...
When US Defence Secretary James Mattis made his first trip to Asia last February, regional allies and partners were cautiously relieved. Donald Trump had spent months condemning Japan and South Korea as free-riders...
US rapper Kendrick Lamar’s Australian tour kicks off this week, culminating in a headline appearance at the music festival Splendour in the Grass.
Lamar’s most recent album, DAMN., not only topped the charts...
USSC senior fellow Jared Mondschein spoke to ABC News about who loses in a trade war between the US and China.
He says one of the most perverse outcomes is that because the...
US President Donald Trump has named 53-year-old Brett Kavanaugh as his pick to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court. The Yale Law School graduate has served as a judge on the US Court...
We should not underestimate the seriousness of the trade war unfolding between the United States and the rest of the world.
Global trade is facing its biggest threat since the US introduced the...
USSC non-resident senior fellow John Lee wrote about the value of a plan for the Indo-Pacific that involves ASEAN and doesn't openly target China.
In San Francisco, a household that makes US$100,000 per year is considered low-income. A studio apartment there rents for about AU$850 per week. In Cupertino, home of Apple headquarters, the median home value...
USSC honorary associate Elizabeth Ingleson spoke to ABC News about the future prospects of 'Roe v Wade'. The appointment of a new Supreme Court Justice could see the landmark ruling that legalised abortion...
If you read about the Russia investigation long enough, it is inevitable that before long you're going to come across a comparison to Watergate.
But for those of us who didn't live through...
For the first 18 months, Donald Trump’s administration has systematically deprioritised human rights — driven largely by the president’s disinterest, ‘America first’ transactionalism, and ‘pattern of appreciation for strongman-type leaders’. This is a...
