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The Age
George McGovern's anti-war campaign was so unpopular in 1972 that he lost the presidential election that year to Richard Nixon in a landslide. But today, says research associate Tom Switzer, McGovern's...
In light of ongoing cutbacks to the defense budget, research and development and acquisition programs will be severely disrupted. In order to gauge the adequacy of US defense spending, the extent to which...
Australia is caught between two worlds. On one hand, it has the opportunity to take advantage of Asia’s rise and integrate with Asian economies in order to guarantee its inclusion in the region’s...
Threats to security can no longer be solely defined in military and statist terms. In widening and deepening the security calculus, ‘non-traditional security’ encapsulates a variety of issues, critiques of orthodox security approaches...
Though some critics have claimed that US involvement in Asia has been “episodic and reactive” over the past two decades—spanning the beginning and maturation of a new Asian regionalism—US administrations from both major...
Three key security challenges confront the US’ comprehensive engagement of the Asia-Pacific region. Despite the need to manage China as a long-term geostrategic challenge, analysts should not discount the material threat of North...
Significant opportunities exist for bilateral interoperability between the US and Australia. However, current arrangements do not effectively take advantage of the knowledge and expertise each country can provide. Future interoperability activities require a...
The Canberra Times
A new book by the Australian Security Research Centre recommends the creation of a national organisation modelled on FEMA, the US government's Federal Emergency Management Agency. Australia does need a...
Australian Financial Review
With fears that the American dream is disintegrating and wrenching negotiations to avoid the "fiscal cliff" set to take place soon after the presidential election is over, the American economic...
The Conversation
Could the presidential election this November result in a President Mitt Romney and a Vice-President Joe Biden? Could Barack Obama win the popular vote but lose the election? Yes on both...
The Canberra Times
The Obama administration has been an imperfect adherent to the strictures of international law, says PhD candidate Malcolm Jorgensen, but what would a Romney administration's approach be? Comments from the...
A background paper for the World Bank's 2012 Report on Good Jobs by Margaret Levi, Christopher Adolph, Daniel Berliner, Aaron Erlich, Anne Greenleaf and Milli Lake.
The Australian
President Barack Obama won debate number three on both substance and style, says CEO Bates Gill. But will it help him in his electoral battle against Mitt Romney?
Leading defence and security strategists from America and Australia will meet in Canberra next week to discuss the future of the Australia-United States alliance with regard to defence force collaboration, nuclear disarmament and...
The Conversation
As the incumbent, Barack Obama had a natural advantage in this week's foreign policy debate, says lecturer in foreign policy Adam Lockyer. But did Romney do enough not to disqualify himself...
ABC The Drum
Before the debates began, President Barack Obama seemed to be cruising to re-election. Research associate Nicole Hemmer explains why it took only 90 minutes to upend every pre-conception the American electorate...
Whilst the contemporary US-Australia alliance has been historically strong, it reached a high point during the decade 2001-2011 as the relationship became more global in its focus. Since then, alliance relations have continued...
The Australian
Viewers of the past two presidential debates might conclude Barack Obama and Mitt Romney will fix the US economy without free trade, says research associate Marc Palen. But using China as...
