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American Review
An announcement by the Obama administration that the US will supply rebel forces in Syria with arms could significantly shift the dynamic in a country beset by civil war. Jonathan Bradley, the...
Don’t believe the media hype surrounding the Prime Minister’s visit to the People’s Republic
Austin American-Statesman
In May, the Texas legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill requiring state agencies to give preference to goods produced in America and especially Texas. Research associate Marc Palen explains why Governor Rick Perry...
The Australian
After ten years working in finance and industry Justin Burke felt that he needed a change. In this article, he explains how the Centre's master's program scratched his intellectual itch and opened up...
Blame globalisation and automation for the decline of old middle America
The Australian
After revelations that the National Security Agency has been collecting the phone and internet records of US citizens, President Barack Obama said the US would have to make some choices between...
The Australian
Last week was the 65th anniversary of the American Australian Association, one of the partner organisations that founded the US Studies Centre and the Perth USAsia Centre. US ambassador to Australia...
The Canberra Times
The meeting between US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this weekend, is a rare encounter that holds much potential. But CEO Bates Gill says the issues discussed...
The New York Times
When the Southern states seceded from the Union in 1860 and 1861, they proudly proclaimed slavery as their motivation. Research associate Marc Palen explains why Britain nonetheless believed the Civil...
The Conversation
US soldier Bradley Manning has admitted to leaking classified documents, and can expect a long time behind bars as a results, says senior lecturer Harry Melkonian. Nevertheless, the US will have...
History & Policy
Free trade agreements have long been faulted for permtting employers to send American jobs overseas. Nevertheless, says research associate Marc Palen, protectionism also leads to outsourcing — and has a...
Don’t expect the President to implement sweeping plans to decarbonise the US economy
The Australian
Barack Obama has been described as "the best environmental president since Theodore Roosevelt." Yet visiting professor at Pepperdine University Steven F. Hayward, in an extract from an essay published in...
The story of a once industrial powerhouse of the Midwest now blighted by drugs and crime
The Spectator Australia
In the fifth year of Barack Obama's presidency, the US has no clear and coherent foreign policy, says research associate Tom Switzer. One thing, however, is clear: Americans are suffering...
The Australian Financial Review
The emergence of the US as a significant LNG exporter will affect the Australian economy in two powerful ways, writes dean of the Australian School of Business at UNSW...
ABC The Drum Online
For all its vision and clarity, Australia's defence white paper belies a harsh truth: our relationship with China is beset with misperceptions, write Centre CEO Bates Gill and executive director of...
The Lowy Interpreter
There is definitely an uneven distortion towards the US in Australian international news coverage but this isn't an issue in Australia alone, writes postgraduate student Sinclaire Prowse.
The Conversation
Are US Republicans set to attempt to impeach another Democratic president? Research associate Nicole Hemmer looks at the history of impeachment and the criticism surrounding Obama's handling of the US embassy...
The Australian Online
A global MOOC league table would be the ultimate in crowd sourced intelligence on teaching in higher education, say Centre chief operating officer Sean Gallagher and dean of the Australian...
