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From the US Inflation Reduction Act to economic coercion by China, rapidly evolving economic threats and opportunities are playing an increasingly important role in US engagement on the global stage.
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Robert Monterosso

Robert Monterosso

Research Fellow, Economic SecurityUnited States Studies Centre
Jared Mondschein, the Director of Research at the United States Studies Centre.

Jared Mondschein

Director of ResearchUnited States Studies Centre
Dr Naoise McDonagh

Dr Naoise McDonagh

Non-Resident Fellow, Economic SecurityUnited States Studies Centre
Genna Lehman

Genna Lehman

Non-Resident Fellow, Economic SecurityUnited States Studies Centre
Tom Barrett

Tom Barrett

Non-Resident Fellow, Economic SecurityUnited States Studies Centre
Johanna Lim

Johanna Lim

Research Associate, Strategic TechnologiesUnited States Studies Centre
Aerial view of salt ponds
The Quad

Operationalising the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative

Report byHayley Channer, Robert Monterosso
Train carriages used on the mines at Port Hedland, Western Australia
Trade and economics

Allegations of foreign interference surface at remote WA mine

5 July 2026
In the news byRobert Monterosso
Trade and economics

USSC Briefing Room | How is economic security changing the politics and foreign policy in the UK and Australia?

23 June 2026
Podcast byHayley Channer, Mari Koeck
Aerial top view LNG Tanker ship (Liquified Natural Gas) with contrail in the ocean sea ship carrying container and running for export from container international port to custom ocean concept freight shipping by ship service
Trade and economics

How Australia can deliver the secure gas, renewable fuels and battery minerals Asia and the Pacific need

18 June 2026
Commentary byRobert Monterosso
Greyscale photo of flag mast atop New Parliament House, Canberra.
Foreign policy

Australia is at a Machiavellian moment

9 June 2026
Commentary byDr John Kunkel
Technology

USSC Briefing Room | What next for the AI race?

5 June 2026
Podcast byOlivia Shen, Johanna Lim, Samuel Garrett
Aerial view of cargo ship, cargo container in warehouse harbor at Thailand
US politics

Trump's Tariffs: Real reason for new tariffs is not anti-slavery

4 June 2026
Interview byAssociate Professor David Smith
A cargo ship carrying foreign trade containers enters the port in Qingdao City, Shandong Province, China, on April 20, 2025.
Trade and economics

Trump proposes new 12.5% tariff on Australia

3 June 2026
In the news byDr John Kunkel
The Bremen Express cargo ship prepares to dock at PortMiami, which saw China as its top trading country in 2018, as trade tension continues between the U.S. and China on June 10, 2019 in Miami Beach, Florida.
Trade and economics

US opens door to new tariffs in trade crackdown

3 June 2026
In the news byHayley Channer
The Westgate Bridge over the Yarra River in the city of Melbourne Australia at sunset
Trade and economics

Australia should shape the shifting global energy order

3 June 2026
Commentary byRobert Monterosso
A man fishes in front of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker berthed at a gas fired thermal power plant in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
The Indo-Pacific

Time for a new energy security alliance in Asia

28 May 2026
Commentary byDr Michael J. Green
Defence

USSC Briefing Room | Will the largest US defence budget clear Congress?

27 May 2026
Podcast byTom Corben, Esther Soulard, Mari Koeck
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers speaks during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House on May 13, 2026 in Canberra, Australia.
Trade and economics

Latest budget offers ‘kiss-it-better’ economics for a harder world

15 May 2026
Commentary byDr John Kunkel