Politics

Paradigm shift: The end of the Washington Consensus and the future of Australian economic statecraft

Paradigm shift: The end of the Washington Consensus and the future of Australian economic statecraft

Foreword The United States Studies Centre is pleased to publish this seminal assessment of the changing economic security landscape in both the United States and the world, as well as the implicat...

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Congress’ power has been diminishing for years, leaving Trump to act with impunity

Congress’ power has been diminishing for years, leaving Trump to act with impunity

A year into US President Donald Trump’s second term, his record use of executive orders, impoundment of government spending, and military interventions in Venezuela and Iran have sparked criticism...

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Regime change in Venezuela worked for now but what comes next will impact East Asia

Regime change in Venezuela worked for now but what comes next will impact East Asia

President Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela and seizure of President Nicolas Maduro may prove to be a tactical success, but the strategic implications have yet to unfold. Those consequences could...

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USSC Briefing Room | Understanding the MAGA rift

USSC Briefing Room | Understanding the MAGA rift

Recently we have seen cracks forming within the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement. We are seeing Republican members of Congress push back on issues, like the Epstein files or President Tru...

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Impact and effort: A menu of AI and autonomy options for AUKUS Pillar II

Impact and effort: A menu of AI and autonomy options for AUKUS Pillar II

Executive summary Public commentary around AUKUS Pillar II has recently coalesced around the notion that the initiative remains a “solution in search of a problem” with an agenda too vast to prog...

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Donald Trump takes Venezuela – is Colombia next?

Donald Trump takes Venezuela – is Colombia next?

Deposing Maduro is one thing. But Trump’s assertion throughout his press conference on the attack that the United States would be running Venezuela, and that the United States would take over Vene...

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