21 January 2017

Will Donald Trump really "drain the swamp"?

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 Dr David Smith participates in a panel discussion on Channel 7's Weekend Sunrise.

View on au.tv.yahoo.com →

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.

First published

21 January 2017

Read next

How Xi, Putin have joined to thwart the West

How Xi, Putin have joined to thwart the West

In this piece for The Australian, Greg Sheridan quotes USSC CEO Mike Green: “The summit itself is confirmation that both Xi and Putin prioritise their ideological struggle against the West over their own...

USSC Insights: Why the AUKUS announcement sparked surprise in some circles

USSC Insights: Why the AUKUS announcement sparked surprise in some circles

The USSC's Director of Economic Security, Hayley Channer, discusses the AUKUS announcement, and why the cost of the new submarines sparked surprise in some circles.

Technology and Security (TS) podcast | Quantum developments, data localisation and ethics in AI with Google's Alex Lynch

Technology and Security (TS) podcast | Quantum developments, data localisation and ethics in AI with Google's Alex Lynch

In this episode Alex Lynch, from Google Australia’s Public Policy team, joins Dr Miah Hammond-Errey to discuss emerging technologies, quantum, Australia’s role and much more. They cover Google’s recent quantum announcement on error...

Donald Trump’s impending arrest: The story behind the publicity stunt

Donald Trump’s impending arrest: The story behind the publicity stunt

Donald Trump is back in the spotlight again, after announcing he's going to be arrested based on charges stemming from a 2016 investigation into a payment to porn star Stormy Daniels. Elon Musk...