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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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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
Sophie Mayo

Sophie Mayo

Non-Resident Fellow, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Dr Gorana Grgic

Dr Gorana Grgić

Non-Resident Senior ScholarUnited States Studies Centre
Christopher W. Bishop

Christopher W. Bishop

Non-Resident FellowUnited States Studies Centre
Peter J. Dean

Professor Peter Dean

Senior Adviser for Defence StrategyUnited 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
Technology

‘They have built the weapons to attack us in space’: The next frontier of US-China rivalry

In the news byDr Kathryn Robison, Isobel Haddow
Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with China's President Xi Jinping and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025
Foreign policy

Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy risks emboldening 'axis of upheaval'

21 April 2026
In the news byDr Lavina Lee
Foreign policy

Iran war doesn’t herald post-American world but there are opportunities for Australia in the geopolitical shakeup

11 April 2026
Commentary byDr Michael J. Green
US politics

From lecture halls to jail cells: The rising risks of university research

9 April 2026
Commentary byDr Christopher J. Watterson
Australia and Taiwan
Foreign policy

USSC Briefing Room | The state of play for Australia-Taiwan relations

8 April 2026
Podcast byProfessor Peter Dean, Professor Bec Strating, Mari Koeck
A person operating a large weapon during a training exercise.
Defence

Closing the air and missile defence gap in the Indo-Pacific

7 April 2026
Commentary byDr Christopher J. Watterson, Professor Peter Dean
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, 2 September 2025.
The Indo-Pacific

The Asia Chessboard | The Iran War and Strategic Competition in Asia

7 April 2026
Podcast byDr Michael J. Green
Foreign policy

The long-term strategic effects of the Iran war

1 April 2026
Commentary byDr Michael J. Green
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, (L-R) Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with China's President Xi Jinping and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025.
Foreign policy

Iran isn’t isolated: How autocracies are escalating the war

31 March 2026
Commentary byDr Lavina Lee
Soldiers from the Republic of Korea Marine Corps conducts an amphibious assault during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 in Australia.
Allies and partners

Getting past potential? Outcomes of the 2025 Australia-Republic of Korea Dialogue on Security Cooperation

27 March 2026
Report byKester Abbott, Tom Corben, Tara Luckock
The Indo-Pacific

The Asia Chessboard | Holding the Line: Denial Defense Along the First Island Chain

18 March 2026
Podcast byDr Michael J. Green
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney walks with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese following his address to members and senators of parliament at Australian Parliament House on March 05, 2026 in Canberra, Australia.
Foreign policy

‘World is changing’: Albanese joins Carney’s call for new global order

5 March 2026
In the news byJared Mondschein
Cover graphic for simulation report
Allies and partners

Grey-zone games: Lessons from the 2025 Australia-Japan-United States simulation

3 March 2026
Report byDr Christopher J. Watterson, Dr Michael J. Green, Professor Peter Dean, Professor Nobukatsu Kanehara , Katsuya Yamamoto, Takuma Matsu