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The Australian
Barack Obama’s request that Congress authorise further action against the Islamic State terror group in Iraq and Syria has drawn criticism from the left and right. Research associate Tom Switzer says escalating...
The New Republic
When NBC news anchor Brian Williams was found to have fabricated a story from the Iraq War, the failure seemed to be one of self-aggrandisement, not bias. Nevertheless, says research...
The Diplomat
US and Pakistan strategic interests have rarely converged converged, says lecturer Sarah Graham. Nevertheless Washington has only limited means of influencing Pakistan.
The Conversation
President Richard Nixon described his 1972 meeting with Chairman Mao Zedong as the "week that changed the world," but US–China was in reality a protracted process. PhD candidate Elizabeth Ingleson says the...
ABC The Drum
If the US provided deadly arms to the Ukrainian army it could simply escalate the crisis with Russia and prove counterproductive. Lecturer Gorana Grgic says diplomatic options haven't been exhausted yet.
The Lowy Interpreter
While there are similarities between the Yalta Conference that brought together Franklin D. Rooevelt, Winsotn Churchill, and Josef Stalin 70 years ago and the situation in Europe today, research associate...
US News & World Report
Presidential love letters show the softer side of White House occupants, says research associate Nicole Hemmer.
ABC The Drum
Research associate John Barron says Scott Walker, a Midwestern governor and conservative hero, might have what it takes to claim the Republican Party nomination, and just possibly the presidency.
Women's Agenda
Melissa Grah-McIntosh, the director of W21, the Centre's 21st Century Women's Initative, says Barack Obama's State of the Union address has made gender equality a priority, one former Secretary of State...
PhD candidate David Howell reviews Sino–US Relations and the Role of Emotion in State Action: Understanding Post–Cold War Crisis Interactions by Taryn Shepperd.
US News & World Report
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's stumble over vaccination is no reason to turn it into a political issue, says research associate Nicole Hemmer.
The Conversation
Can the convergence of cinema and live performance provide a new way of looking at old film? Lecturer Bruce Isaacs watches as the Sydney Symphony Orchestra a live screening of a movie...
US News & World Report
Research associate Nicole Hemmer says the decline of the former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's political fortunes was fully evident at a recent event for Iowa conservatives.
The Australian
Moving beyond the platitudes that can dominate discussion of the Australia–US alliance, a recent Alliance 21 conference in Washington DC underlined the strength of the relationship, writes project director James Brown.
The Australian Financial Review
Barack Obama's lack of attention to the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact in his State of the Union address portends poorly for his ability to bring recalcitrant members of...
The Australian
As an address written with a domestic audience in mind, the 2015 State of the Union had little to reassure international observers that the rank among America's priorities. Nevertheless, says lecturer...
The Sydney Morning Herald
After Republican victories in the midterms, Barack Obama looked set to spend the remainder of his term as a lame duck. Editor of the Centre's blog Jonathan Bradley says the...
The Age
This year's State of the Union address was more about politics than policy, despite the president's frequent assertion that ideas and not partisanship should guide the national debate, writes lecturer Sarah Graham.
The Conversation
President Barack Obama used his second-last State of the Union address to outline a vision of hopeful yet limited liberalism, says research associate Nicole Hemmer.
ABC The Drum
Barack Obama's State of the Union address was less about trying to sway the Republican Congress over the next two years and more about providing a map for America's future...
