USSC Live
Episodes
How is COVID-19 accelerating US' messy economic separation from China?
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic will eventually subside. But ‘normal functioning’ of the economic relationship between the world’s two largest economies will be in...
US Election Watch: Progressive politics and a coronavirus campaign trail
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are six months out from arguably the most pivotal and fraught US election in living memory. The COVID-19 pandemic is fundamentally altering the ter...
A conversation with John Berry, former US Ambassador to Australia
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The United States and New York City, in particular, has been the global epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic for the past month. Many Australians live a...
State-backed disinformation campaigns: How can democracies fight back?
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While the United States and Australia have both increased scrutiny of state-backed disinformation and foreign interference campaigns in recent years, ...
Who is winning the politics of the pandemic in the United States?
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tragically, the United States has the world’s highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and fatalities. Compounding matters is the impending presid...
What will the airline industry look like post COVID-19?
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The aviation industry is facing the most challenging period of its history, with US airline passenger volume down 95 per cent from a year ago and glob...
COVID-19, a trade war and strategic competition: How Washington's view of China has shifted
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A more robust approach to China is one of the few areas of bipartisanship in a highly polarised Washington, DC. But is China likely to remain bipartis...
Lessons learned from the US response to COVID-19
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While the United States is now reporting hundreds of deaths from COVID-19 every day, Australia has so far seen a total of fewer than 100 deaths since ...
The economic playbook for managing COVID-19: Lessons from the last economic downturn
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Global recession is almost surely one of the consequences of COVID-19, as households and businesses and government curtail economic activity, trying t...
The US military's role in response to COVID-19
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As the United States federal government works to mobilise against the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States armed forces are set to assume an increasin...
The US and Australia responses to COVID-19
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 is overwhelming some locations more than others. The United States and Australia are both free and open democratic countries with leading sci...
2020 Vision: What to expect from the United States this year
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One year from this month, a newly elected president will take office in Washington, DC. The long and intense competition leading to that day begins on...
Risking your career in favour of your principles: Former US Senator Jeff Flake in conversation
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Former US Senator Jeff Flake joined United States Studies Centre CEO Professor Simon Jackman for a conversation about his experiences with the preside...
Impeachment: The insiders' guide
27 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We are on the precipice of the third presidential impeachment in United States history. No US president, however, has ever been removed from office. W...
Foreign policy address by Marise Payne
29 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The United States Studies Centre hosted a speech by Senator the Hon. Marise Payne, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs. The keynote foreign policy...
Parliament, Congress and glass ceilings
22 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Former US Representative for Utah's 4th district Mia Love was the first black Republican woman to be elected to the US House of Representatives. Shado...
Mia Love on Trump, race and the future of the Republican Party
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
For most of America's history, race has powerfully shaped its politics. Today, race is as relevant as it has been since the Civil Rights era, perhaps ...
Averting crisis: American strategy, military spending and collective defence in the Indo-Pacific
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
America’s defence strategy in the Indo-Pacific is in the throes of a serious crisis. Faced with an ever more capable and assertive China, the US mil...
US allies and the future of the Indo-Pacific
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
There is a growing consensus among American allies and partners that an open, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific is in the interests of all nations an...
"An experience I couldn't pass up": Participants in the Washington DC Placement Program on what it's like to be an intern in the US capital
12 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Cheran Ketheesuran and Jeanne Shu — participants in the United States Studies Centre's Washington DC Placement Program — talk about their experien...
The future of the Australia-US alliance: Report briefing
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The authors of a new report examining the future of the Australia-US alliance amidst increasing tensions with China held a briefing at Parliament Hous...
The future of the Australia-US alliance
13 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
US Studies Centre Senior Fellow Dr Charles Edel and Non-Resident Senior Fellow Dr John Lee launched their special report at an event in Sydney, presen...
Reagan: 'Making America great' the first time
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump was not the first presidential candidate to want to ''Make America Great Again". Ronald Reagan's successful 1980 campaign led with the sa...
Bringing industry to airports: How the US experience can help Western Sydney take off
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Report author Justin Wastnage presents insights into the US development of industry clusters in aerospace, AgTech and medical devices. His presentatio...
Breakfast with New York Times President, International Stephen Dunbar-Johnson
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The United States Studies Centre hosted a breakfast and 'in-conversation' event with Stephen Dunbar-Johnson, President, International of The New York ...
Microsoft President Brad Smith in conversation
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The United States Studies Centre hosted a keynote address and Q&A with Microsoft President Brad Smith. Mr Smith used the occasion to discuss artif...
The State of the Union and President Trump's 2019 agenda
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What will be the priorities for the Trump administration in 2019 and what will be the impact on international allies and business? This panel discussi...
US midterm election briefing: Parliament House, Canberra
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What will the US Congress look like after November 6 and what are the implications for Australia and the world should President Trump be hindered by a...
Fear of automation and the rise of populism and protectionism
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The American economy is being permanently affected by automation. In the coming years, an increasing number of individuals will lose their jobs as a r...