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ABC The Drum Online
The real cause of the latest political crisis to grip Washington was not Obamacare, but the deep rift between the Pragmatists in the Republican Party and the insurgent Tea...
The Conversation
The battle over the government shutdown ended in a stinging defeat for the Republican Party. Research associate Luke Freedman cautions that, though the spat resulted in record-low approval ratings for the party...
The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
The US government shutdown has ended and the debt ceiling has been lifted. Asks lecturer David Smith, was this really a total victory for Democrats?
SBS Online
The government shutdown is less the result of partisan divide and more a feud within the Republican Party. Centre blogger Jonathan Bradley says the dispute results from an increasing alienation conservatives are...
The Conversation
In the lead up to the federal election, Queensland mining magnate Clive Palmer called for an increase in the number of vehicles using ethanol-based fuels. Adjunct professor Susan Pond and Daniel Klein-Marcuschamer...
The Australian
Should Australia continue to invest so much military and political capital in a country with as dysfunctional a government as the United States? The Centre's former acting CEO Alan Dupont says...
SBS News
Given the US stands at the centre of the global economy, senior international economist at Westpac and visiting scholar at the Centre Huw McKay predicts the ramifications of US instability will...
Consumers are overloaded with information yet seem to know less than ever about current events
From the Internal Revenue Service to the Justice Department, the President has enlarged and then unleashed a sprawling bureaucracy that has spun out of control
What accounts for the dramatic shift in favour of same-sex marriage across the United States?
Entitlement spending is on an unsustainable trajectory — reform is urgently needed to deal with an ageing America
The Conversation
What happens when the US hits the debt ceiling? Who exactly is to blame for the legislative gridlock? Research associate Nicole Hemmer explains the details of DC's current crisis.
The Australian
Three years after Republicans took control of the House of Representatives, they've proved that any deadline can be turned into a debacle. Research associate Nicole Hemmer explains why Tea Party conservatives won't...
ABC The Drum
The government shutdown is estimated to be costing the United States $300 million per day. But lecturer Adam Lockyer says another crisis just over the horizon could be much more damaging.
The Conversation
The government shutdown has put more than 800,000 non-essential federal workers on unpaid leave. Lecturer in US politics David Smith looks at how the Congressional conflict might evolve over the coming days and...
The National Interest
Renewed interest in the legacy of John F. Kennedy is most fruitful when it focuses on the lessons of the former president's tenure. Centre 2012 postdoctoral fellow Rob Rakove considers what...
The Conversation
If Congress can’t agree on a funding bill soon, the federal government closes its doors. Research associate Nicole Hemmer offers you a guide to what happens next.
The American Conservative
Whether the deal to dismantle Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles is enforceable and verifiable is an open question. But what is clear is that some cautionary lessons have already emerged from...
The Globalist
What are the architects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreements trying to keep secret? Research associate Marc Palen argues that the TPP negotiations deserve greater openness and international debate.
Complete withdrawal in good order and in good time may well be the best option available
