"We will not be replaced!" It sounds like the rallying cry of Luddites smashing machines, fighting the inevitable forces of progress. Instead, it was the chant ringing out over Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend...

From a distance, Charlottesville looks like a smooth blue bubble in a sea of red, a university town abutting Virginia’s rural foothills and farmland. Up close, it’s a mass of conflicts and contradictions...

President Trump’s reaction to weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia is the latest example of a growing rift between Trump and the Republican Congress that portends months of dysfunction in Washington. 

Deepening distrust between...

USSC senior research fellow Associate Professor Elsina Wainwright writes for The Strategist about the Trump administration’s evolving UN policy.

Prime Minister Turnbull's pre-emptive invocation of the ANZUS treaty during a radio interview last Friday was not only extraordinary and unprecedented, it was also premature and unnecessary.

Two problems in particular stand out.

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Three people are dead after violence erupted at a gathering of white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia. USSC research associate Dr Nicole Hemmer was in Charlottesville and writes of her experiences for U.S. News.

No single country plays a larger role in Australia's economy than the United States. The United States is not only Australia's second largest trading partner, it is by far the largest investor in...

One of the biggest turnoffs for US investment and workers is also the biggest pet peeve for locals – housing affordability. Our research finds lifestyle factors are what makes Australia stand out from...

As well as an overview of the historic foreign direct investment by the United States in Australia, this report contains 13 case studies of businesses with strong US-Australia ties, the results of a survey of...

President Trump’s disdain for multilateralism has profound consequences, as other states look elsewhere for solutions and leadership on pressing global issues, and powers such as China and Russia seek to fill the vacuum...

This week, as President Trump comes out in support of a bill that seeks to halve legal immigration to the United States, his administration is emphasising the idea that Americans and their jobs...

As with much of this highly atypical presidency, the Trump administration’s United Nations (UN) policy is still taking shape. But for the past six months, Ambassador Nikki R. Haley has been a vocal...

Chancellor's Lecture, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia (August 2, 2017)

Good evening. It is great to be back at Swinburne University. I'm honoured to deliver this year's Chancellor's Oration, and I'm grateful to...

On 17 July 2017, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a memo delaying the Obama-backed International Entrepreneurship Rule until 14 March 2018. The rule was meant to increase and enhance entrepreneurship, innovation...

The White House is about to get a whole lot meaner. In recent weeks, Donald Trump has started cleaning house, shedding his chief of staff Reince Priebus and press secretary Sean Spicer. Jeff Sessions...

The Russians have never left the stage in Washington DC, merely being off in the wings, but remaining ever present. Now they are back singing in the spotlight, courtesy of a former FSB...

Watergate has emerged as the preferred historical scandal for understanding the Trump administration in its first sixth months. There are plenty of good reasons for this, but they come with an unfortunate side...

Senator John McCain's vote on the GOP health care bill will play a big role in defining his legacy, writes USSC research associate Dr Nicole Hemmer for U.S. News and World Report.

How can Australia better engage with an unprecedented US administration? USSC research fellow Dougal Robinson offers a blueprint for how the government should retool its political engagement in Washington to make it more...

Australian political leaders need to change how they engage with the US. The US congress has demonstrated overwhelming goodwill towards Australia this year. But it has not been reciprocated.

Australia’s engagement with the...