Politics

USSC Briefing Room | India’s changing relationships with the United States, China, Russia and Australia

USSC Briefing Room | India’s changing relationships with the United States, China, Russia and Australia

28 January 2026 USSC Maitri Fellow Rushali Saha joined Director of Engagement and Impact Mari Koeck on the podcast to discuss the tumultuous year in Indian diplomacy and where it stands in relation...

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South Korea’s world-first legal framework to regulate AI

South Korea’s world-first legal framework to regulate AI

South Korea has implemented what it claims is the world’s first comprehensive set of laws regulating artificial intelligence (AI). The country aims to become one of the top three AI powerhou...

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Australia-Taiwan relations: What are the policy options and priorities for engagement?

Australia-Taiwan relations: What are the policy options and priorities for engagement?

For the past five decades, Canberra has pursued its engagement with Taiwan within the calibrated ambiguity provided by its One-China Policy. Its approach has been defined by pragmatism, consistenc...

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Missiles and multipolarity: Can an Indo-Pacific coalition defeat China’s missile overmatch?

Missiles and multipolarity: Can an Indo-Pacific coalition defeat China’s missile overmatch?

Coalition IAMD operating concepts Operating concepts (also known as ‘operational concepts’) are “generic scheme[s] of maneuver” that describe, at a theatre level, how military assets will be used ...

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Publication alert | AI and autonomy should take pole position for AUKUS Pillar II, new brief argues

Publication alert | AI and autonomy should take pole position for AUKUS Pillar II, new brief argues

As artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomy reshape the modern battlefield, a new brief from the United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney argues that Australia, the United ...

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Publication alert | New report shares outcomes of tabletop exercise testing efficacy of US-ally coalition against China on missile defence

Publication alert | New report shares outcomes of tabletop exercise testing efficacy of US-ally coalition against China on missile defence

The United States and its Indo-Pacific allies and partners risk losing the deterrence game with China on missile defence unless they join forces on Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD), a new...

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