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The Trump campaign has long enjoyed delivering an unusual musical message during the president’s rallies, frequently blaring the Rolling Stones’ classic “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” Last week, the music was...
Amid the pandemic and intensifying strategic competition, the Australia-US alliance is working to adapt to myriad Indo-Pacific challenges and provide critical health security and defence support to our partners.
That’s the key message...
The 30th round of the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations will soon take place amid immense global disruption and unprecedented domestic pressures accelerated by the spread of SARS-CoV-2 (also known as coronavirus or COVID-19)...
News.com.au reports that the dramatic escalation of tension between Australia and China this week has raised questions about what China’s endgame is. The article quotes USSC director of trade and investment Stephen Kirchner.
There can be no doubt, President Donald Trump’s transactional approach to alliances forced the hands of many who had long been seen to take advantage of the US. This push towards greater allied...
Dr John Lee is a Senior Fellow at the United States Studies Centre and a former adviser to Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. He explains the ramifications of the esacalating Australia-China tensions in this...
USSC senior fellow Charles Edel and non-resident senior fellow John Lee are both quoted in this Wall Street Journal article reporting that wine is now among a growing list of Australian exports that...
Australian historian Neville Meaney once compared the post-war trajectories of Japan and Australia, concluding that each had been on a path towards becoming “normal” nations.
Where Japan embarked on massive reindustrialisation following defeat...
