President Trump's lack of knowledge and patience is undermining his administration at every turn, writes research associate Dr Nicole Hemmer.

President Donald Trump’s administration is rolling out a more confrontational and self-interested Asia policy than that of his predecessor. This is not good news for Australia or the region.

Research fellow and report author Ashley Townshend writes that the Trump administration looks to be adopting a more muscular and self-interested security policy in the Asia-Pacific which will likely produce more volatile relations...

The Republican Party is starting to fracture. Republicans railed against the Affordable Care Act – better known as Obamacare – throughout Barack Obama’s presidency, but they are now struggling to unite behind their bill...

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in Asia on Wednesday on his first official trip to Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing. It won't be smooth sailing. Amid spiralling regional security tensions and escalating rumours...

Trump and the GOP are adopting Andrew Jackson's vision of white nationalism as their own, writes research associate Dr Nicole Hemmer.

This report aims to provide new insights into the implementation of smart cities in Australia – how these initiatives are being implemented in cities, whether they are fulfilling their promises, the challenges involved...

Centre lecturer Gorana Grgic co-authored (with Benjamin E. Goldsmith, Dimitri Semenovich and Arcot Sowmya) this article published in the journal, World Politics.

Research associate Dr Nicole Hemmer writes for Vox.

Overnight the radical transparency group Wikileaks released their latest batch of classified US government documents. While still to be authenticated, it appears that this time the files are from the Central Intelligence Agency...

Research associate Dr Nicole Hemmer writes for U.S. News & World Report.

An article written by Max Paul Friedman, professor of history at American University in Washington, DC, and a visiting fellow at the US Studies Centre.

Donald Trump is the first Republican in a long time to make other Republicans cheer for protectionist trade policies. But his protectionism goes much further than that. Despite the optimistic notes that bookended...

An edited transcript of the keynote address delivered by USSC visiting professor Jeffrey Bleich at Universities Australia’s higher education conference in Canberra on 1 March, 2017.

As with all things in the Trump administration, it’s unlikely alliance management will be linear, and there are some concerning open questions. Most pressing: is the chaos emanating from the White House the...

Trump's withdrawal from the White House Correspondents Dinner is a blessing to the press, writes research associate Dr Nicole Hemmer.

Visiting scholar Julio Capó, Jr wrote for TIME about Oscar-winning film Moonlight and how it serves as a window into Florida's past.

Last week Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau completed his first official visit with President Donald Trump in Washington D.C. Trudeau and his staff were no doubt aware that it’s usually the other way around...

If the Trump–Turnbull call illustrated the operatic nature of the early Trump administration, then the Trump–Abe long weekend presented an alternative picture of US alliance management under the new President.

Both episodes demonstrate...

A possible trade war between the United States and China is often considered the single biggest threat of the Trump Administration to Australia. Yet it is not as likely as many believe. Despite fiery...