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After two decades of cooperation in the Middle East, the Indo-Pacific has once again become the centre of gravity for Australia-US defence cooperation. Canberra and Washington are pursuing a cooperative regional strategy with renewed purpose, driven by the concept of “integrated deterrence” discussed in the 2022 US National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy. However, lingering regulatory and political hurdles to deeper integration must be addressed if the Alliance is to be fully modernised for a new strategic era in Asia.
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Dr Gorana Grgic

Dr Gorana Grgić

Senior Lecturer in US Politics and Foreign PolicyUnited 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

Dr Christopher J. Watterson

Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Dr Peter Connolly

Dr Peter Connolly, DSC, CSC

Non-Resident Senior FellowUnited States Studies Centre
Olivia Shen

Olivia Shen

Director, Strategic TechnologiesUnited 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
The Strait of Hormuz
Defence
Public forum
What the Iran war means for the Middle East — and the world

26 March 2026

6.00pm

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7.00pm AEDT

A panel discussion with Dr Michael Green, Dr Rana Dadpour and Faraz Maghami, moderated by Jared Mondschein.

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Defence

USSC Briefing Room | The future of nuclear risk: Iran, China and the end of New START

25 March 2026
Podcast byMari Koeck
A large plume of smoke rises over Tehran after explosions were reported in the city during the night on March 07, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
The Indo-Pacific

Will escalating conflict in the Middle East trigger shocks that reshape development challenges in the Indo-Pacific?

24 March 2026
Commentary byJared Mondschein
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
A commercial vessel is seen in the background as a US Black Hawk helicopter crew member stands on the deck of Britain's RFA Cardigan Bay landing ship in the Gulf waters off Bahrain during the International Maritime Exercise (IMX), on November 5, 2019. - IMX is a joint military exercise involving assets and personnel from more than 50 partner nations and seven international organisations. The US has pushed for the creation of a US-led operation dubbed the International Maritime Security Construct to safeguard trade and the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. It has so far been joined by Australia, Britain and the United Arab Emirates, as well as Bahrain, the Gulf island state which is home to the US Fifth Fleet.
Foreign policy

Australia open to joining allies’ Hormuz push

20 March 2026
In the news byDr Michael J. Green
The Indo-Pacific

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

18 March 2026
Podcast byDr Michael J. Green
Defence

By the numbers | US missile production shortfalls

18 March 2026
Interactive byTom Corben
Japan's naval ship Mogami, featuring stealth capability, is anchored at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan September 5, 2022
Foreign policy

Trump’s Hormuz request forces a hard look at Japan’s pacifist identity

18 March 2026
In the news byDr Michael J. Green
US politics

What Trump’s mixed messages really reveal

16 March 2026
In the news byAssociate Professor David Smith
US politics

Why Donald Trump is losing the war at home

16 March 2026
Commentary byAssociate Professor David Smith
US politics

Behind the US' commander-in-chief Pete Hegseth

15 March 2026
In the news byDr Michael J. Green, Associate Professor David Smith, Bruce Wolpe
An Australian Army National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) from the 16th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery firing an AIM-120 missile during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 at Bradfield Training Area.
Defence

Gulf deployment ‘exposes Australia’s vulnerability’ in the drone era

10 March 2026
In the news byProfessor Peter Dean
Foreign policy

USSC Briefing Room | Convenience, choice or necessity? Examining the case for striking Iran

9 March 2026
Podcast byDr Michael J. Green, Jared Mondschein, Mari Koeck