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As the risks of a Taiwan invasion increase, China-relations continue to be front-of-mind for foreign policy decisions across the region. From de-risking supply chains to understanding the underperforming growth in the Chinese economy, the US and regional relationships with China are increasing in complexity and importance.
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Dr Michael Jonathan Green, chief executive officer at the United States Studies Centre

Dr Michael J. Green

Chief Executive OfficerUnited States Studies Centre
Christopher W. Bishop

Christopher W. Bishop

Non-Resident FellowUnited States Studies Centre
Esther Soulard, a Senior Research Associate with the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre

Esther Soulard

Senior Research Associate, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Tom Corben, a Research Fellow in the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre

Tom Corben

Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Dr Gorana Grgic

Dr Gorana Grgić

Non-Resident Senior ScholarUnited States Studies Centre
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Dr Lavina Lee

Director, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Trade and economics
Webinar
Can the US and allies loosen China's chokehold on rare earths?

30 September 2026

10.00am

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11.00am AEST

A panel discussion on the strategic competition over rare earths and discussing key themes from the upcoming report The Missing Market: Why US and allies’ rare earth derisking needs a demand-side strategy.

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Thulium is precipitated from a solution on a microscope slide and photographed in polarised light
Trade and economics

The missing market: Why US and allies’ rare earth derisking needs a demand-side strategy

30 September 2026
Report byDr Naoise McDonagh
Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Kim Jong Un
China
Public forum
What does the China-Russia-North Korea axis mean for the Indo-Pacific?

29 September 2026

6.00pm

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7.30pm AEST

Watch Now
A newspaper front page photo shows Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) shaking hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, as seen at a news stand in Beijing on June 9, 2026.
The Indo-Pacific

The Asia Chessboard | Countering Asia's Axis of Authoritarianism

29 September 2026
Podcast byDr Michael J. Green
Alliances in an age of disorder
US politics
Conference
Sydney International Strategy Forum 2026

23 September 2026

US President Joe Biden speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House September 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden announced a new national security initiative in partnership with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (L) and United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R). (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
AUKUS

AUKUS isn’t a mistake, it’s a strategic necessity

19 September 2026
Commentary byDr Lavina Lee
A man walking in Larung Gar
Foreign policy
Public forum
Tibet at the epicentre: Geopolitics, religion and climate security

14 September 2026

6.00pm

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7.30pm AEST

Past event
Allies and partners

Australians concerned about US democracy but views have stabilised

2 September 2026
In the news bySamuel Garrett
US flag projected on the Sydney Opera House
Allies and partners

After 75 years of our alliance with the US, most Australians still can’t see a better option

31 August 2026
Commentary bySamuel Garrett
Allies and partners

Allies and partners poll 2026: Alliances hold, views fragment

31 August 2026
Report bySamuel Garrett, Ava Kalinauskas, Jared Mondschein
A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft to refuel in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility July 22, 2026.
Trade and economics

Why the Pentagon is suddenly interested in a tiny town in NSW

10 August 2026
Commentary byRobert Monterosso
A Philippine Air Force fighter jet McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle manoeuvres during the exercise of Combined and Joint Forcible Entry Operations, as part of the ongoing 'ALON 25' military exercise, at a beach in San Vicente, Palawan, Philippines, on August 24, 2025.
The Indo-Pacific

Southeast Asian Approaches to US-China Tensions and Possible Responses to a Taiwan Conflict

23 July 2026
Books and journals byDr Lavina Lee, Dr John Lee
The Indo-Pacific

The Asia Chessboard | How Prepared is the United States for War in the Indo-Pacific?

21 July 2026
Podcast byDr Michael J. Green