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American Modernism and the Cartographic Imagination

Senior Lecturer in American Studies at the United States Studies Centre Dr Aaron Nyerges is the author of the book, American Modernism and the Car...

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When will Australia get its next US ambassador?

One of the surest assets for countries seeking to manage their relationships with the Donald Trump administration is a US ambassador with a direct...

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American Modernism and the Cartographic Imagination

American Modernism and the Cartographic Imagination

Senior Lecturer in American Studies at the United States Studies Centre Dr Aaron Nyerges is the author of the book, American Modernism and the Car...

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When will Australia get its next US ambassador?

When will Australia get its next US ambassador?

One of the surest assets for countries seeking to manage their relationships with the Donald Trump administration is a US ambassador with a direct...

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Publication alert | From Ukraine to Taiwan: New report examines NATO-IP4 strategic implications

Publication alert | From Ukraine to Taiwan: New report examines NATO-IP4 strategic implications

The United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney and the Korea Foundation have just published findings from their inaugural Ind...

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Beyond alignment: Moving the NATO–IP4 partnership forward

Beyond alignment: Moving the NATO–IP4 partnership forward

Executive summary Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine has catalysed growing strategic alignment between the North Atlantic Treaty Organizat...

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Publication alert | Resetting Australian economic statecraft for a more fractured world

Publication alert | Resetting Australian economic statecraft for a more fractured world

A new report from the United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney recommends that Australia reshape its economic statecraft fo...

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Securing the Indian Ocean: India-Australia maritime partnership

Securing the Indian Ocean: India-Australia maritime partnership

The Indian Ocean is fast becoming one of the world’s most geo-strategically contested maritime arenas. The region’s littoral and island states are...

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

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

Introduction In August 2025, the United States Studies Centre polled more than 1,000 citizens in each of Australia, the United States, Japan, and,...

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Trump’s new security strategy demands Australia step up or step aside

Trump’s new security strategy demands Australia step up or step aside

There is something for Australians and regional allies to work with, even if the document states bluntly that “the days of America propping up the...

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Publication alert | New report offers lessons for Australia from Canada on deepening US defence integration

Publication alert | New report offers lessons for Australia from Canada on deepening US defence integration

Canada’s deep supply chain ties are likely to see a deepening of US defence integration in spite of a strain in diplomatic relations between...

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Canada and the National Technology and Industrial Base

Canada and the National Technology and Industrial Base

Executive summary The Canadian-US defence-industrial relationship — rooted in World War II-era agreements and solidified during the Cold War — is...

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

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

The United States Studies Centre (USSC) has just released our annual Allies and partners poll. The USSC polled publics in Australia, the United S...

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Australia facing US pressure to fire up military spend

Australia facing US pressure to fire up military spend

AAP reports that Australia will likely face ongoing pressure to increase defence spending during talks with the Trump administration, as the US pu...

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How senior Australian figures saved AUKUS pact from ‘existential threat’

How senior Australian figures saved AUKUS pact from ‘existential threat’

The Australian reports that the Pentagon’s AUKUS review was dialled down from posing an “existential threat” to landmark security partnership beca...

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Into gear: Defence industrial and technology cooperation between Australia, Japan and the United States

Into gear: Defence industrial and technology cooperation between Australia, Japan and the United States

Executive summary Australia, Japan and the United States (AJUS) are pursuing an ambitious defence cooperation agenda, including a growing array o...

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Publication alert | Australia-Japan-US defence industry cooperation the missing piece in the trilateral agenda, according to new report

Publication alert | Australia-Japan-US defence industry cooperation the missing piece in the trilateral agenda, according to new report

The budding Australia, Japan, United States (AJUS) defence relationship is gaining momentum, but alignment on defence supply chains and technology...

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Publication alert | Support for a formal Quad military alliance outweighs opposition in all four countries

Publication alert | Support for a formal Quad military alliance outweighs opposition in all four countries

As the first year of the second Trump administration wraps up, the United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney released its an...

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