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Samuel Garrett, a Senior Research Associate at the United States Studies Centre

Samuel Garrett

Senior Research AssociateUnited States Studies Centre
Dr Gorana Grgic

Dr Gorana Grgić

Senior Lecturer in US Politics and Foreign PolicyUnited States Studies Centre
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Dr Shaun Ratcliff

Honorary AssociateUnited States Studies Centre
Victoria Coope

Victoria Cooper

Non-Resident FellowUnited States Studies Centre
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Bruce Wolpe

Non-Resident Senior FellowUnited States Studies Centre
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Associate Professor David Smith

Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign PolicyUnited States Studies Centre (jointly appointed with the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney)
US politics

Why Trump can't walk away from the Strait of Hormuz

In the news byBruce Wolpe
Allies and partners

Australia ‘paralysed’ on US alliance as Trump lashes out

7 April 2026
In the news byDr Michael J. Green
US politics

We might be staring at Trump’s biggest TACO moment, but that’s not what really matters

7 April 2026
In the news byBruce Wolpe
US politics

Triumph or tragedy? Does Donald Trump have any options left in Iran?

6 April 2026
In the news byJared Mondschein
President Donald Trump talks to members of the media before boarding Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House on October 30, 2020 in Washington, DC.
US politics

What's behind Trump's expletive-laden ultimatum to reopen Hormuz Strait?

6 April 2026
Interview byJared Mondschein
US politics

Will Pete Hegseth take the fall for the Iran war?

6 April 2026
Interview byAssociate Professor David Smith
US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, South Carolina, on October 16, 2017. Trump is in Greensville to attend a fundraiser for South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster.
Foreign policy

How the war in Iran may shape US politics

1 April 2026
Commentary byLester Munson
Foreign policy

The long-term strategic effects of the Iran war

1 April 2026
Commentary byDr Michael J. Green
Allies and partners

Under Trump, Australia juggles a precarious alliance it can’t replace

31 March 2026
In the news byJared Mondschein
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
Allies and partners

The US won’t protect you, top diplomat warns Australia

27 March 2026
In the news byJared Mondschein
3 OCTOBER 2024: Satellite view of Kharg Island, located in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iran.
Foreign policy

'A significant gamble': Is the US planning to seize Iran's 'forbidden island'?

26 March 2026
In the news byAssociate Professor David Smith
A birds eye view of a cargo Boat anchored in the Port Melbourne cargo facilities, it is being loaded with colourful containers, Drone view, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Trade and economics

Why the Middle East war matters more to Australia than it seems

23 March 2026
In the news byHayley Channer, Dr Lavina Lee