Allies and partners
Evolving partnerships like the Quad, AUKUS, and the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue with Japan add further depth to the US-Australia alliance. Ensuring that these minilateral relationships keep pace with developments in their constituent bilateral partnerships is essential for Australian strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific.
Experts on Allies and partners
Sophie Mayo
Non-Resident Fellow, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
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)
Professor Brendon O'Connor
Professor of US Politics and US Foreign RelationsUnited States Studies Centre (jointly appointed with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney)
Esther Soulard
Senior Research Associate, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Guy Boekenstein
Non-Resident FellowUnited States Studies Centre
Dr Lavina Lee
Director, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
USSC Briefing Room | Is there space for Australia in outer space?
Space expert Dr Kathryn Robison, Lecturer in American Studies at the United States Studies Centre and Senior Research Fellow at the Australasian Centre for Space Governance, joined USSC Senior Research Associate Samuel Garrett on the USSC Briefing Room to discuss the future of Australia's role in space.
14 April 2026
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7 April 2026
In the news byDr Michael J. Green
31 March 2026
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27 March 2026
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