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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The Indo-Pacific is becoming more contested with troubling implications for countries like Australia. Against a backdrop of rising Chinese assertiveness, deepening uncertainty about the future direction of US strategy, and intensifying rivalry between...
The United States Studies Centre hosted a roundtable discussion with Admiral Philip S. Davidson, the Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command. The conversation covered the United States’ ‘Free and Open Indo Pacific’ strategy and...
We are on the precipice of the third presidential impeachment in United States history. No US president, however, has ever been removed from office. Will President Trump be the first? What impact will...
The United States Studies Centre was honoured to host a speech by Senator the Hon. Marise Payne, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs. The keynote foreign policy address was on Australia’s active role in...
Eighteen years into America's war in Afghanistan, it is important to remember that America’s goals were lofty to begin with: destroy al Qaeda, remove the Taliban from power, remake the country into a...
America’s defence strategy in the Indo-Pacific is in the throes of a serious crisis. Faced with an ever more capable and assertive China, the US military urgently needs to refocus on the requirements...
There is a growing consensus among American allies and partners that an open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific is in the interests of all nations and must be preserved. Beyond this broad vision for...
The authors of a new report examining the future of the Australia-US alliance amidst increasing tensions with China held a briefing at Parliament House in Canberra.
Former advisor to US Secretary of State John Kerry...
