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The United States Studies Centre hosts live events providing discussion and analysis from both internal and external globally renowned experts.
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Foreign policy
Public forum
Cosmic shield: A panel on space security

A discussion on space security with esteemed experts Audrey Schaffer, Professor Melissa de Zwart and Aude Vignelles, hosted by Dr Kathryn Robison.

12 May 2025

6.00pm

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7.00pm AEST

International Space Station and the moon
Upcoming events
Space
Space traffic jam: Challenges facing space sustainability

14 May 2025

9.00am

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10.00am AEST

Audrey M. Schaffer joins Dr Kathryn Robison to discuss how space sustainability can be integrated into the national security policy debate.

Upcoming webinar
Public forum
Expert discussion of Kathryn Schumaker's book, Tangled Fortunes: The hidden history of interracial marriage in the Jim Crow South

14 May 2025

6.00pm

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8.00pm AEST

Join us for the launch of Dr Kathryn Schumaker's new book, Tangled Fortunes: The Hidden History of Interracial Marriage in the Jim Crow South.

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Recent events
Global economy panel
Global economy in turmoil: Can Australia and Japan shape the new economic world order?

7 May 2025

Kazuto Suzuki, Michaela Browning and Danielle Rajendram join Hayley Channer to discuss how Australia and Japan can navigate and shape the evolving global economic order.

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Economic security dialogue series

7 May, 29 August and TBC November 2025

One-day, invitation-only events under Chatham House Rules with participation by senior representatives from government, business, academia, the think tank community and civil society, focusing on today's big economic security questions.

Ticketed Event
Donald Trump inauguration
US politics
Public forum
The Trump administration and the US Constitution, 100 days in

1 May 2025

Professor Laura E. Little talks about the many constitutional issues arising from the Trump administration’s actions since the President took office in January 2025.

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US politics
Public forum
100 days of the second Trump administration

30 April 2025

The Sydney Morning Herald's foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott, political and international editor Peter Hartcher and world editor Catherine Naylor joined USSC Chief Executive Officer Dr Michael Green and Director of Research Jared Mondschein to unpack the key issues of the second Trump administration.

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Information session | Visiting fellowships for the JADE program—Japan-Australia Dialogue and Exchange for the Next Generation

24 April 2025

Join this information session to learn more about applying for the Japan-Australia Dialogue and Exchange for the Next Generation (JADE) program—designed to help cultivate a new generation of Japan-Australia strategic experts.

Past event
One month of Trump: The Australian business briefing

6 March 2025

USSC's Director of Economic Security, Hayley Channer, together with Dr Merriden Varrall from KPMG’s Geopolitics Hub unpacked the big Trump administration moves so far and what it means for business leaders.

Past event