13 February 2019

Tentative deal to avoid another US government shutdown

Associate Professor David Smith
Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, United States Studies Centre (jointly appointed with the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney)

Senior lecturer in US politics and foreign policy Dr David Smith spoke to Patricia Karvelas on Radio National's Drive program about the compromise on funding for border security that falls well below the president's previous demand for $5 billion.

Listen to the interview on abc.net.au →

Associate Professor David Smith
Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, United States Studies Centre (jointly appointed with the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney)
David Smith is jointly appointed between the US Studies Centre and the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Sydney. His research examines political relations between states and minorities, with a focus on religion in the US. His book Religious Persecution and Political Order in the United States was published by Cambridge University Press in 2015.