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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

Non-Resident Senior ScholarUnited 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
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
Dr Peter Connolly

Dr Peter Connolly, DSC, CSC

Non-Resident Senior FellowUnited 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
Alice Nason

Alice Nason

Non-Resident Fellow, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
The Indo-Pacific

The Asia Chessboard | A New Security Consensus in South Korea?

Podcast byDr Michael J. Green
Allies and partners

USSC Briefing Room | Signals, not spectacle: Dr Michael Green on Takaichi’s visit to Australia

12 May 2026
Podcast byDr Michael J. Green, Mari Koeck
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.
Foreign policy

US and Iran inch towards short-term deal to end fighting

7 May 2026
Interview byJared Mondschein
U.S. Army Gen. Xavier Brunson, commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command, and U.S. Forces Korea, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., April 21, 2026. Brunson addressed the committee to provide an update on the current posture, operational readiness, and security environment on the Korean Peninsula.
The Indo-Pacific

Time to think strategically about the future of USFK

7 May 2026
Commentary byDr Michael J. Green
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese sign a joint agreement
Allies and partners

Dr Michael Green: The Japan opportunity for Australia

6 May 2026
Commentary byDr Michael J. Green
U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026, after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the U.S. accused of attempting to violate the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz.
Foreign policy

Trump pauses Strait of Hormuz operation

6 May 2026
Interview byJared Mondschein
The U.S. flag flies at a welcoming ceremony between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump November 9, 2017 in Beijing, China.
The Indo-Pacific

The Asia Chessboard | How Does Southeast Asia View US–China Competition?

1 May 2026
Podcast byDr Michael J. Green
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.
Foreign policy

Rising economic stress in Iran following Strait of Hormuz blockade

24 April 2026
Interview byDr Lavina Lee
Technology

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

23 April 2026
In the news byDr Kathryn Robison, Isobel Haddow
US Vice President JD Vance arrives for a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister amid the US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad on April 11, 2026.
Foreign policy

US extends ceasefire with Iran, ahead of deadline

22 April 2026
Interview byDr Michael J. Green
US President Donald Trump delivers a speech in front of US Navy personnel on board the US Navy's USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the US naval base in Yokosuka on October 28, 2025
Defence

Trump, Congress and the battle for the defence budget

17 April 2026
Explainer byTom Corben, Esther Soulard
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists upon returning to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on 11 March 2026.
Foreign policy

Trump claims Strait is 'open'

16 April 2026
Interview byJared Mondschein
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