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The Australian
On the 40th anniversary of Richard Nixon's historic visit to the People's Republic of China, Research Assosciate at the US Studies Centre Tom Switzer challenges the conventional wisdom that surrounds the...
The Australian
US Studies Centre Research Associate Leah Farrall, who specialises in counter terrorism, writes that the merger between al-Qai'da and the Somali militant group al-Shabab shows that the former remains consistently relevant...
Does “soft power” matter in international relations? Specifically, when the US seeks cooperation from countries around the world, do the views of their publics about US foreign policy affect the actual foreign policy...
The Australian
Rick Santorum's trifecta of primary wins this week has damaged the Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney, and left the GOP even more uncertain about the weaknesses of a candidate many of them...
This article by Dr Adam Lockyer begins by analysing the different methods that have been used in Afghanistan in order to evaluate the effectiveness of civil development programs since 2001. It finds that...
The seventh issue of the Centre's magazine, American Review.
The 2011 budget turmoil has drawn the battle lines for the coming election.
Populist movements from the Tea Party to the Arab Spring.
The Australian
The three leading candidates in the Republican presidential race are all advocating smaller government and a powerful military but these are conflicting goals, writes Tom Switzer.
The Canberra Times
Next week's Florida Primary is crucial for the Republican presidential aspirants but a single sentence could spell disaster, writes David Smith.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Newt Gingrich is back in the Republican race despite fallout from his marriages. David Smith ponders whether politics has finally moved beyond the personal.
The Australian
Barack Obama's State of the Union speech lacked the fireworks of the pitched battle between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination. The speech nonetheless revealed the path...
The National Times
David Smith says that today's State of the Union had all the hallmarks of a typical election-year address: an exclusive focus on big campaign issues, jabs at President Barack Obama's...
Australian Financial Review
Tom Switzer says Newt Gingrich’s astounding political comeback is largely due to his ability to spell out a populist message while doling out the ideological red meat to the conservative...
The Weekend Australian
With significant references to the history of Australia-US relations, Tom Switzer reviews Letters To My Daughter by Sir Robert Menzies and Heather Henderson. Tom Switzer is a research associate at...
The Conversation
Tom Switzer examines how a Mormon from the liberal north-east of America could be the front-runner to win the primary in South Carolina, a southern state with strong conservative and evangelical...
The Sydney Morning Herald
Tom Switzer says Ron Paul's most endearing quality is that he has sincere beliefs - support for social tolerance, free-market capitalism and a healthy scepticism towards foreign military adventurism...
The Sydney Morning Herald
With the simultaneous rise of China and India and the intersection of their interests, C. Raja Mohan says the US has begun to recognise the importance of developing an...
