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Dr Lavina Lee

Director, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Jared Mondschein, the Director of Research at the United States Studies Centre.

Jared Mondschein

Director of ResearchUnited States Studies Centre
Brendon O'Connor, a Professor of US Politics and US Foreign Relations

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)
Kester Abbott, a Research Associate working with Dr Michael J. Green.

Kester Abbott

Research AssociateUnited States Studies Centre
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
South Korea, New Zealand, Japan, Australia, NARO flags
Foreign policy

Beyond alignment: Moving the NATO–IP4 partnership forward

Report byKester Abbott
Donald Trump
US politics
Public forum
A look back at year one of Trump 2.0

10 December 2025

6.00pm

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8.00pm AEDT

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US politics

Sydney International Strategy Forum 2025: Conference summary

5 December 2025
Report byLillian Sturhahn, Jared Mondschein
Quad country flags
Allies and partners

Allies and partners poll 2025: Where the Quad countries stand on Trump, security and the future of the Indo-Pacific

4 December 2025
Report bySamuel Garrett, Ava Kalinauskas, Jared Mondschein
Trade and economics
Conference
Economic security dialogue series

7 May, 29 August and 2 December 2025

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The Quad

USSC Briefing Room | How do the Quad countries view Trump’s second term?

27 November 2025
Podcast bySamuel Garrett, Ava Kalinauskas, Mari Koeck
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Leader Xi Jinping
Foreign policy

How China and Russia are mastering the long game

22 November 2025
Commentary byDr Lavina Lee
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Allies and partners

Next generation perspectives on the Australia-US Alliance

21 November 2025
Allies and partners

USSC Briefing Room | How US allies can influence US policy with Gen. David Berger (Ret’d)

14 November 2025
Podcast byGeneral David H. Berger USMC (Ret’d), Jared Mondschein
Defence

USSC Insights | President Trump approves Korean version of AUKUS

1 November 2025
USSC Insights byDr Peter K. Lee
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping
China

As Donald Trump and Xi Jinping prepare for trade talks, China comes with a strong hand

30 October 2025
In the news byJared Mondschein
Quad flags (Australia, US, Japan, India)
US politics

Despite anxiety about Trump, Asia's maritime democracies are increasingly aligned on security

27 October 2025
Polling and public opinion byAva Kalinauskas, Jared Mondschein
Side profile of Australian PM Anthony Albanese
Foreign policy

Anthony Albanese is set to sit down with Donald Trump. What can he learn from other world leaders?

19 October 2025
In the news byJared Mondschein