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When President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address to highlight gender-based pay inequality, he also publicly backed the increasing numbers of high-achieving American women who are making world...

Historians are often charged — sometimes correctly — with precipitously proclaiming a “new” field of study: a field that, upon further investigation, is shown to be remarkably similar to earlier turns in the...

The 15th issue of the Centre's magazine, American Review.

The Age and Fairfax Online

In his State of the Union address, Barack Obama announced a new tactic for political change: the "pen and phone" approach. But research associate Nicole Hemmer doubts whether executive...

Washington should reorder priorities in favour of domestic reforms and a more discriminatory foreign policy

US News & World Report

New proposals aren't enough for Barack Obama's presidency; he needs to convince the public he has a plan on how to actually enact them. Research associate Nicole Hemmer says...

The Conversation

On the eve of Barack Obama's sixth State of the Union address, research associate Nicole Hemmer previews a speech that will big on rhetoric but may offer little hope for those...

Relations between the new Australian government and China got off to a rocky start, writes Centre visiting professor Linda Jakobson. In this essay for the Asan Forum, she focuses on relations between the...

The US News & World Report

A slow-down in Chinese growth might benefit the US in realpolitik terms, but co-director of the Centre's Alliance 21 project Geoffrey Garrett says incorporating the Middle Kingdom into free...

The Sydney Morning Herald and Fairfax Online

Five years after Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States, hopes of monumental change have been dashed. Research associate Tom Switzer says...

US News & World Report

Democrats are getting increasingly excited about a Hillary Clinton presidential run, but research associate Nicole Hemmer is not enthused. Are dynastic politics going to be too big a part...

The Atlantic

Can media be objective and partisan at the same time? Research associate Nicole Hemmer says the idea of a "fair and balanced" counterpart to mainstream media didn't begin with Fox News.

US News & World Report

A new book pitches Fox News as "a political machine that employs journalists." Research associate Nicole Hemmer takes a broader look at the history of conservative media and finds...

Government News

From Portland, Oregon, to Los Angeles, to Boulder, Colorado, US cities offer lessons on how municipalities might adapt to a changing environment. Honorary professor in urban policy Edward Blakely recounts what mayors...

The Sydney Morning Herald

As doubts emerge about the US "pivot" to Asia, China's influence in the Pacific seems to be ever-increasing. Research associate Tom Switzer explains why Washington shouldn't be written out of...

US News & World Report

On the 50th annniversary of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, debates on income inequality have moved to the forefront of American politics. Research associate Nicole Hemmer looks at Republican...

Sydney Morning Herald

Nothing but doom and gloom on the horizon for 2014? Don't be so sure. Research associate Tom Switzer says things are getting better all the time.

US News & World Report

The Chamber of Commerce has resolved to support a "fool"-free GOP in 2014. Research associate Nicole Hemmer examines whether the Republican Party's business backers are equipped to outwit the...

The Age

The US has been the dominant force in global innovation for more than half a century, but that's no guarantee it will maintain its position in the future. Research associate Thomas Barlow says...

Sydney Morning Herald

Ten years after the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was captured, day-to-day life in the Middle Eastern country is more dangerous than ever. Research associate Tom Switzer explains why the capture...