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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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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
Peter J. Dean

Professor Peter Dean

Senior Adviser for Defence StrategyUnited 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
Dr Michael Jonathan Green, chief executive officer at the United States Studies Centre

Dr Michael J. Green

Chief Executive OfficerUnited States Studies Centre
Hayley Channer, Director of the Economic Security Program with the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.

Hayley Channer

Director, Economic SecurityUnited States Studies Centre
Defence

USSC Briefing Room | A new nuclear age in the Indo-Pacific?

ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre Professor Stephan Frühling and University of Melbourne Professor of International Relations Maria Rublee joined the podcast to discuss trends towards nuclear proliferation in the Indo-Pacific.
Podcast byProfessor Stephan Frühling, Mari Koeck
AUKUS

‘Worst defence decision ever’? AUKUS inquiry gets China wrong

10 November 2026
Commentary byDr Christopher J. Watterson
China

USSC Briefing Room | “Strategic collision” with China and how ANZUS must adapt with Paul Dibb

27 October 2026
Podcast byDr Lavina Lee
Trade and economics

Geopolitics and the US midterm elections

20 October 2026
Interview byHayley Channer
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

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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

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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

Past event
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

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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