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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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Defence
Public forum
What the Iran war means for the Middle East — and the world

A panel discussion with Dr Michael Green, Dr Rana Dadpour and Faraz Maghami, moderated by Jared Mondschein.

26 March 2026

6.00pm

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7.00pm AEDT

Tehran
Upcoming events
Errol Flynn as Robin Hood
Public event
Errol Flynn: The true story of Australia's Hollywood icon

31 March 2026

6.00pm

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8.00pm AEDT

Join us for a special book launch event with author Patricia O’Brien, Associate Professor at Georgetown University

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Business uncertainty
The geopolitics and business briefing: Impacts of the Iran war

2 April 2026

11.00am

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11.30am AEDT

A webinar featuring Hayley Channer, Jon Berry and Merriden Varrall.

Upcoming webinar
Conference
Conference | Doing American Studies outside the US — now

16-18 July 2026

An international conference exploring the practice, pedagogy, and politics of American Studies beyond US borders.

Academic conference
Recent events
Quad flags
The Quad
Public forum
The future of the Quad in the age of Trump

25 February 2026

A panel of experts discussed regional geostrategy and the future of the Quad.

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Taiwan and Australia flags
Foreign policy
Public forum
Australia-Taiwan relations: What are the policy options and priorities for engagement?

5 February 2026

The launch of a USSC major report on the Australia-Taiwan relationship, examining its scope, limits, and opportunities across the economic, diplomatic and defence domains.

Past event
Indo-Pacific
Strategy, alliances and uncertainty in the Indo-Pacific Region

5 February 2026

A high-level briefing with some of Australia’s leading foreign policy voices.

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Indian Navy ship INS Sahyadri and HMAS Toowoomba conduct replenishment at sea approaches as part of a cooperative activity in the Timor Sea
The Indo-Pacific
Public forum
Securing the Indian Ocean: India-Australia maritime partnership

28 January 2026

Rushali Saha and Dr Lavina Lee discussed how Australia and India can build their governance capacities to address common maritime security challenges.

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Donald Trump
US politics
Public forum
A look back at year one of Trump 2.0

10 December 2025

Experts reviewed a historic year in US politics and discussed the results of the 2025 Allies and Partners Poll.

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 Indian Defence Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh (L) and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles (R) witness Vice Chief of the Naval Staff of India, Sanjay Vatsayan (2nd-L) and Australia's Deputy Chief of Navy Matt Buckley (2nd-R) signing defence cooperation documents to Australia for his first official visit on October 09, 2025 in Canberra
Tides of partnership: Australia-India maritime collaboration in the Indian Ocean region

9 December 2025

A panel of experts discussed the progression of the Australia-India relationship towards increased operational maritime cooperation.

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