The Foreign Policy and Defence Program is committed to providing policy-oriented research and analysis on American strategic policy and the United States-Australia alliance, with a focus on developments in the Indo-Pacific.
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In his first major foreign policy speech in February 2021, President Joe Biden vowed “America is back,” setting out a plan to correct the course of its role in the world.1 But in...
When the White House announced that U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris would visit Singapore and Vietnam in August, Asia watchers scratched their heads. Sure, Washington has ground to make up in Southeast Asia...
The Asia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment 2021 is the eighth in a series of publications from the International Institute for Strategic Studies covering vital strategic, geopolitical, economic, military and security trends in the Asia-Pacific...
Canberra’s momentous decision to acquire nuclear-powered submarines through the new Aukus arrangement with London and Washington is an unmistakable sign of Australia’s commitment to balance China’s military power in the Indo-Pacific region.
But...
Jack Kennedy put it best. The 35th president of the United States once observed ruefully: “Too often we … enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
Lamentable, but true.
Washington...
US Studies Centre CEO Simon Jackman says Donald Trump remains the presumptive Republican nominee for president. Former president Trump has not yet indicated whether he is planning to run again in 2024 following...
SBS quotes Shadow Foreign Minister Penny Wong who warned that the federal government must not sacrifice Australia's independence as it streaks ahead with a closer reliance on US and British technology during a...
USSC non-resident senior fellow is interviewed by Khabarhub.
