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"I realise some of Pres Trump’s actions & statements have unsettled America’s friends. They have unsettled many Americans" @SenJohnMcCain
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CEO ANNOUNCEMENT | @USSC has appointed world-renowned Indo-Pacific expert Dr Michael J. Green as its new Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation. Read the media alert here: ussc.edu.au/analysis/united-…
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"The most dangerous issue with Trump is his dominance of one of our two parties. It's Donald Trump and the Republican party that is a threat to our democracy" Bill Kristol @USSC @BillKristol piped.video/watch?v=KvYRl70B…
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"You will not agree with all of the President’s decisions. Neither will I." -@SenJohnMcCain #McCainUSSC
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"I believe that Australia, and our other allies and partners, can still count on America." -@SenJohnMcCain
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#APPOINTMENT | @USSC is pleased to announce the appointment of one of Australia’s leading international defence experts, Professor Peter J. Dean (@PJD_DefStudies), as the Centre’s new Director of Foreign Policy and Defence. #alliance Media release here 👉🏽 bit.ly/3u8NJy8
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"No one has ever gotten rich betting against America, my friends, and now is not a good time to start." -@SenJohnMcCain #McCainUSSC
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"Only in America could two people come to a country with $10 in their pockets and have their daughter end up being the first black @GOP female elected to Congress. That's the America we need to get back to." | 💬 @USSC's @MiaBLove #usstudiescentre #AmericanDream
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ELECTION WATCH | #GEORGIA update As of 20:35pm AEDT @JoeBiden has overtaken @realDonaldTrump and is leading in Georgia by a margin of 917 votes. Data: @GuardianAus @AP #BREAKING #Election2020
ELECTION WATCH | As it stands: #GEORGIA 12:30pm AEDT, #votecounting in Georgia had @realDonaldTrump's margin at +3.4k. 1:30pm AEDT, it was down just below a +2.5k lead Currently, at 2:30pm AEDT, Trump's lead in Georgia is +1.7k (Pictured) Data: @GuardianAus @AP
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Trump’s second term has seen USAID shrink with contracts cancelled, jobs cut, and its future uncertain. USAID former Deputy Assistant Administrator @LesterMunson joins us on the podcast to explain the impact and what comes next. 🎧 Listen: ussc.edu.au/podcasts/ussc-br…
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#SOTUS2022 | @SenatorWong "And now we see war returning to Europe. Mr Putin is waging war on the men, women and children of Ukraine." ussc.edu.au/events/livestrea…
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🇦🇺🇯🇵🇰🇷 Yesterday three of the Indo-Pacific's most capable and important actors came together to enhance coordination on shared strategic objectives. We were delighted to host the first Track-1.5 Dialogue with Australia (@TimWattsMP), Japan and the Republic of Korea.
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#SOTUS2022 | @SenatorWong "We also acknowledge and recognise that the nature of US power and influence has changed… but its role has evolved to require a more central role from allies and partners to defend a rules-based order." ussc.edu.au/events/livestrea…
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Farewell to a wonderful colleague, friend, mentor and leader @ashleytownshend who is leaving in the capacity as the Director of Foreign Policy and Defence @USSC. Though sad not to see you around as often, we wish you a great success in your new role at @CarnegieEndow. #DCcalling
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"The President and I may differ at times, but not when it comes to rebuilding America’s military." -@SenJohnMcCain #McCainUSSC
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#SOTUS2022 | @SenatorWong "We all know we live in a more dangerous world, that the risks we face are not theoretical." ussc.edu.au/events/livestrea…
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#COMMENTARY | "Young Aussies hold a far less rosy view of US behaviour in Asia than older Aussies. Fewer than a quarter of those aged 18–34 agree the US plays a helpful role in the region," write @_samuelgarrett & Ava Kalinauskas @ConversationEDU. READ👇 bit.ly/49hhG20
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#ATTENTION | 📢 📢 @USSC is pleased to announce the launch of the NEW #EconomicSecurity program with a focus on the intersection of #geopolitics and business and the #appointment of @HayleyChanner (formerly with @PerthUSAsia), as the Centre’s new Director for Economic Security.
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What's on your weekend reading list? Check out @USSC Non-Resident Senior Fellow @bwolpe's review of the new book by Bob Woodward and Robert Costa to decide if you want to dive in to the latest tack on what lies ahead for former president #Trump. smh.com.au/culture/books/the…
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"In the end, the truth caught up with him and the American people wanted a president who would tell it straight to them, especially when people’s lives are at stake." 💬 @washingtonpost @PhilipRucker on #DonaldTrump's handling of #COVID19
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#BREAKING | On the 70th Anniversary of the ANZUS Treaty and the formal beginning of the Australia-US Alliance, the @USSC unveils the lighting up of the @SydOperaHouse sails. #Alliance70 LIVESTREAMING NOW: piped.video/JKWTGG7aENk
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Honoured to have hosted Ambassador Caroline Kennedy at the @USSC, where she interacted with our CEO @DrMichaelJGreen and other experts to discover how the Centre is providing analysis of #America, insights for #Australia and solutions for the #alliance. 🇦🇺 🇺🇸 @USEmbAustralia
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"President Johnson once said that “Australia and the United States would stand together in sunshine and in sorrow” and we’ve seen that through our long friendship." – Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP 🇳🇿🤝🇺🇸 #Alliance70 #usstudiescentre
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This week, @USSC hosted a two-day Indo-Pacific Strategic Futures workshop featuring representatives from across the region, producing sharp discussion and insight into the region's many Indo-Pacific concepts, its shifting power dynamics and potential future challenges. #USwithAUS
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.@AEI’s @NormOrnstein: @realDonaldTrump has systematically purged the govt of anyone with competence who would disagree or know how to handle these things. He's also sidelined medical professionals and others who would be able to help along the way. bit.ly/2zvUwZ8
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#JAUKUS | "The biggest issue with Japan joining is its security measures, such as cybersecurity and counter-espionage … are not up to where they need to be to share the most sensitive of defence technology." @DefenceProf told @AFR on Japan joining #AUKUS. afr.com/politics/federal/jap…
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Public opinion in the age of Trump: The US and Australia compared | A massive new polling project coordinated with @YouGov provides a comprehensive comparison of Australians and Americans. Read it now: ussc.edu.au/analysis/public-…
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Foreign Minister @JulieBishopMP joins us on August 29 to speak about the challenges and opportunities Australia faces in the region, the future Indo-Pacific strategy and the role of the 🇺🇸🇦🇺 relationship in addressing those challenges. Get in quick! bit.ly/BishopUSSC
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📄 "The AUKUS Optimal Pathway is a risky endeavour and faces many challenges". In this instalment of The Debate Papers, @BuchananLiz & @redunley assess whether the Optimal Pathway is the best way to realise Australia’s strategic interests. Read here 👉 bit.ly/3z8BAPe
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WE'RE HIRING! | The @USSC Foreign Policy and Defence Program is looking for talented #thinktank researchers with expertise on #IndoPacific strategic issues to join us in 2021. Apply now! buff.ly/2QiRsnY 1 x Research Fellow 1 x Research Associate #Jobs #ApplyNow #Hiring
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🕐 Clocks in America will #springforward this weekend for #daylightsavingtime. Should it become permanent? @USSC's Samuel Garret makes the case against permanent daylight saving time noting 87% of Americans wouldn't see sunrise until after 8am in winter. ussc.edu.au/daylight-savers-…
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It was a pleasure to welcome new US Ambassador to Australia A.B. Culvahouse to Sydney today for a lunch and roundtable discussion at the Centre.
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A massive congratulations to USSC lecturer @GoranaGrgic for winning an @ArtSS_Sydney Award for Teaching Excellence - thoroughly deserved!
Congratulations @GoranaGrgic on your @ArtSS_Sydney Award for Teaching Excellence! @Usyd_ssps @USSC
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USSC is pleased to have non-resident fellow and expert on Transatlantic relations Hashbrown in the office today.
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.@SenatorWong The alternative to a rules based order is hegemony ... the maintainance of a rules based system in our region requires US involvement #WongUSSC
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“Placemaking is really about putting communities back in charge and challenging them to be partners in making their cities work.” @ebkent
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"Remember in the 2017 inauguration of Trump is when we first heard that famous phrase 'alternative facts' and the last four years have shown their deadly consequences." | 💬 @USSC's @Dr_JenHunt #FakeNews #usstudiescentre
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Some scenes from today's Q&A session with @DrMichaelJGreen based on his book 'Line of Advantage: Japan's Grand Strategy in the Era of Shinzo Abe'. The session was moderated by Dr @lavinalee3, @USSC's new Non-Resident Fellow. #ShinzoAbe #Japan #newbook
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🇳🇿🇺🇸The @USSC is thrilled to announce that not only will we be joined by former PMs @JuliaGillard and John Howard for our #Alliance70 event tomorrow, but Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP will also deliver a special message in honour of the 70th Anniversary of the ANZUS Treaty.
Join former prime ministers @JuliaGillard and John Howard as they take a deeper look at the US-Australia Alliance as it celebrates 70 years on 1 September 2021 in an unmissable #Alliance70 anniversary event hosted by the @USSC. Register: ussc.edu.au/a70-gillard-howa…
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We are very excited to have @Fiona_Cunning join our ranks as part of the @USSC Foreign Policy and Defence Program. #USChina #China #US #research #IndoPacific #USpolitics
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Momentum is building behind a new trilateral partnership 🇰🇷🇦🇺🇯🇵 amid growing Indo-Pacific minilateralism. Though natural allies, past cooperation has largely been bilateral or involved the US—until now. @USSC's @CorbenTom explores for @theasanforum👇 ussc.edu.au/rok-australia-ja…
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🇺🇸Happy 4th of July weekend!🇺🇸 Stay tuned for a weekend of fantastic #FourthOfJuly themed posts from the @USSC. We're celebrating across both the #Australian and #American time zones so the fun can keep on going. Enjoy! #4thofJuly2020

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The @USSC is thrilled to be hosting @washingtonpost's @CarolLeonnig and @PhilipRucker, authors of the new book and @nytimes #1 bestseller "I Alone Can Fix It: Donald J. Trump's Catastrophic Final Year" on Wednesday 17 August at 10am AEST 🎟️Register now! bit.ly/3iCxJir
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.@RutgersU @JonSHolloway: You have to understand that freedom derives so much of its meaning by what it means to be denied it. #Freedom #RaceRelations #America #CivilRights
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.@AEI’s @NormOrnstein: @NYGovCuomo has become a national superstar. He’s emerged in a very positive way. You look at @ScottMorrisonMP has also handled this the right way, then you look at @realDonaldTrump and he’s floundering. #COVID19 bit.ly/2zvUwZ8
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"The fact that China and the CCP's actions affected American's in their daily lives became too obvious to ignore. Eventually, that discussion was forced upon them by the scope and scale of the CCP's actions against them." 💬 @washingtonpost's @joshrogin #usstudiescentre #China
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Congratulations to @USSC Research Associate @Vic_toriaCooper for being selected as an Australian participant in the exchange for rising think tank opinion leaders from #QUAD countries, organised by @WorldLearning, as part of their Leaders Lead On-Demand program. #IWD2023 🚺
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"The relationship between our two countries transcends personalities. It doesn’t really matter who is in the Lodge and the @WhiteHouse." – The Hon John Howard, OM AC #Alliance70
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🇦🇺🇺🇸Australia, the United States, and the Indo-Pacific with a special address by @SenatorWong launching @USSC report "Correcting the course" with co-authors @ashleytownshend and @SusannahCPatton LIVESTREAMING NOW: piped.video/3fNNHLElR1E
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We are pleased to announce Helen Zhang is joining the @USSC as a Non-Resident Fellow in our Emerging Technology Program. Her geo-tech background and global expertise will contribute to research and commentary on a range of policy issues. Read about Helen👉 bit.ly/4591Pks
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Senator John McCain will be remembered as one of Australia's great friends. In 2017, he told the USSC: "I want to say something to my Australian friends that we Americans can never tell you enough: Thank you - from the bottom of my heart, thank you." piped.video/watch?v=kUuanrnA…
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#WEBINAR | Join Dr @LarrySabato, distinguished political scientist, founder, director of UVA @Center4Politics in conversation with @USSC's @bwolpe and @Vic_toriaCooper on Tue 10 May at 11 am to listen to the latest on #USMidterms and 2024 #elections. Link: bit.ly/37dLEZG
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You can now read @SenatorWong's full address on the US role in Asia, described by USSC's @ashleytownshend as a "sobering, yet optimistic" analysis of the dilemmas facing a changing Indo-Pacific region: bit.ly/WongUSSC
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What is the difference between #disinformation and #misinformation? @USSC/@ANUCrawford's @Dr_JenHunt explains that "misinformation is unintentionally false, while disinformation is intentionally false information".
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Join us for a special #Thanksgiving webinar with Ambassadors Culvahouse and @A_Sinodinos in conversation with @USSC CEO @SimonJackman as we reflect on the US and Australia in 2020 and look ahead to 2021. ussc.edu.au/2020-thanksgivin…
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A night of networking!!🌟🌟 @USSC CEO @DrMichaelJGreen remarking about the importance of regional studies at the American Students Prizes Dinner last night. The dinner was held to celebrate the highest achieving USSC students from 2021 and 2022. #networking #students
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#ATTENTION | @USSC is pleased to announce the launch of new #EmergingTechnology program and the #appointment of award-winning technology and security expert, Dr Miah Hammond-Errey, as the Centre’s new Director of Emerging Technology. Media release here 👉 ussc.edu.au/analysis/united-…
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"Director of Foreign Policy and Defence at the @USSC @ashleytownshend says it’s good to see Australia and the US begin to focus more intently on problems faced by countries in the Asia-Pacific region." Read more here: skynews.com.au/details/_6176… #AUSMIN2020
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.@RutgersU @JonSHolloway: Excellence can be found everywhere, in every single space. We need to get beyond the space that black & brown people can't do something as well as the next person. We need to be telling our children, no matter what they look like, can make a difference
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It was an honour to host US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats during his time in Australia.
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ANNOUNCEMENT | It is with great excitement that we announce @GoranaGrgic, @USSC Lecturer in US Politics and Foreign Policy, has been named as @NATO's 2021 Partners Across the Globe Resident Fellow at the @NATO_DefCollege in Rome. #NATO #usstudiescentre #research
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KEY SUMMARY | "The US and, in particular, AU, need to build intellectual capital on deterrence. One way to do this within the alliance is to establish a deterrence policy working group that reports to the annual AUSMIN." @PacificForum LINK TO FULL REPORT: bit.ly/3Zql5XJ
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Donald Trump wasn’t organised and efficient enough, a minute-by-minute player, checkers vs chess…January this year shows how close it came. 💬 @washingtonpost @CarolLeonnig
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Underway now, our panel on transforming the US-Australia alliance for collective defense challenges ft @DeptDefence Sec Greg Moriarty, Charge-D Michael Goldman @USAembassyinOZ, @le2huong @ASPI_org, @USSC's @AshleyTownshend and @BrendanTN_ ussc.edu.au/SOTUS | #SOTUS2021
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ONLINE EVENT | Vaccines, democracy and truth: Disinformation and digital disruption after the 2020 election. Join @NBCNews' @BrandyZadrozny, @USSC/@ANUCrawford 's @Dr_JenHunt and host @USSC's @elliott_brennan on Tuesday 15 Dec, 10am AEDT. buff.ly/372EbK7
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Harris has picked her VP, Governor @Tim_Walz of Minnesota. Walz was actually down under with us just last year to discuss engaging Indigenous communities in the clean energy transition. It's a key focus area for him and we'll be watching it closely. ussc.edu.au/engaging-austral…
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Foreign Policy and Defence team @USSC at the #AUKUS Dialogue 2022 hosted by @DefenceUwa to evaluate progress and challenges for AUKUS. AUKUS (revealed in 2021) is a vital security initiative to deliver nuclear-powered submarines and advanced technologies for @DefenceAust. #ADF
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Can Australia be a cyber power? @tomatospy and @Mich11775 go head-to-head for the latest in our Debate Paper series: bit.ly/CyberPowerAust
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"Rather than allowing Sec. Pompeo to cajole us into making bad strategic decisions Canberra should redouble its efforts to remind Washington that Asia not Middle East is where our most important priorities truly lie" @ashleytownshend in @FinancialReview tinyurl.com/y4s94m2k
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Kicking things off here at USyd for our event with @YoungAustIntAff on the US #Midterms2018 - just over a week out from the one of the most-talked about rounds of midterms in decades
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In 3rd iteration of #Sunnylands Initiative by @USSC @NEDemocracy, thought leaders across #IndoPacific came together to discuss region's advancing democratic norms & governance, preparing a statement of principles & vision for regional cooperation. 📜LINK: ussc.edu.au/research/the-sun…
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We are thrilled to announce @_RiyaSinha as our inaugural 2024 Maitri Fellow. The Fellowship, funded by @dfat, is sponsored by @USSC and supports leading Indian policy thinkers to undertake secondments with prominent Australian think tanks. Read more 👉 ussc.edu.au/riya-sinha
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.@SenatorWong Our region is at a change point.The question is what will the consequences of this change be? This matters to Asia, it matters to Australia, and most importantly it matters to the United States #WongUSSC
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Trump was asked about @USSC report Averting Crisis: Q: Does Chinese military posture in the Indo-Pacific keep you up at night? A: Nothing keeps me up at night. We got $700b, then $716b and then $738b– we have the strongest military in the world Report: bit.ly/averting-crisis
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Ambassador Culvahouse delivers opening remarks at @USSC's Indo-Pacific Strategic Futures Dialogue and Simulation #USwithAus
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A huge thank you to @USConGenSydney and @CGSydney for hosting students from our 'US in the World' unit, who presented their winning policy reports alongside their lecturer @GoranaGrgic.
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NEW REPORT | The @USSC and @PerthUSAsia are delighted to bring you the inaugural edition of our flagship report: “State of the United States: An enduring alliance agenda”. #SOTUS2021 ussc.edu.au/SOTUS
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US officials have come out saying a move to take #Taiwan could happen by 2023, but Director of the German Marshall Fund’s Asia Program, @BonnieGlaser says this timeline is based on “sheer speculation.” @GMFAsia Tune in to YT now to watch #live. LINK: piped.video/NliLEZbBjj4
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#EVENT | 🇨🇳 President #XiJinping secured his historic third term with a message of urgency to “reunite” with #Taiwan. There are mixed opinions on IF & WHEN that would happen. Join @USSC, @BonnieGlaser (@GMFAsia) & @DrMichaelJGreen to know more. REG HERE: bit.ly/3V1au1T
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Excellent meeting at the @WhiteHouse this morning. Lots to discuss ahead of the #Quad. #USSCDCdelegation
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"So in a second @realDonaldTrump term, #Australia needs to understand the consequences of a potential #decoupling of the #US from China & what that means to Australia-China [relations] & Australia-US [relations]. It's a terribly significant issue." 💬@USSC's @bwolpe on @ausbiztv
If you're not worried about November, you're not watching. Bruce Wolpe @bwolpe from the Sydney University's @USSC warns Australia to wake up and smell the decoupling. Catch all the carnage: ausbiz.co/wolpe1
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.@PhilipRucker on @realDonaldTrump & #Election2020: The argument before #COVID19 was going to be boom, boom, boom, economy…the #campaign pitch at the moment has almost nothing to do with #coronavirus. It’s almost like he wants to wipe away everything & focus on the #economy.
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Tonight @CharlesEdel and John Lee launch their report on the US-Australia alliance with opening remarks by Australia's next Ambassador to the US @A_Sinodinos.
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US Ambassador to Australia AB Culvahouse Jr: America is too great for small dreams and so is Australia. As we look forward to rebuilding our economies, the United States looks forward to being Australia’s most important trading partner. #USandAUS #AUSFTA #USSC_Live #auspol
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"For context, [China] went to the US @StateDept & blackmailed the US govt by threatening to withhold crucial PPE in the worst part of our pandemic unless they shut up about China's handling of the coronavirus pandemic." 💬 @washingtonpost's @joshrogin #usstudiescentre #COVID19
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Barack Obama leaves a nation 'divided, rancorous and polarised', says Tom Switzer: theaustralian.com.au/opinion…
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.@gmfus @rosenbergerlm: Efforts to pollute the information space it has a degrading effect on democracy itself. Democracies have to think about how they respond to avoid the trap of playing into the terms that the authoritarian regimes are laying out. #disinformation #COVID19
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#NEWRESEARCH | In this latest report, @USSC's FPD Fellow Dr Peter Lee works with regional experts @CollinSLKoh, @ratriandi, Renato & Lan-Anhto to identify the top #maritime threats & opportunities in South China sea. @pklee27 READ FULL REPORT HERE 👉 ussc.edu.au/analysis/austral…
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"US defence strategy in the Indo-Pacific is in a crisis. The US military has atrophied, while the Chinese military has strengthened. China could now achieve a swift victory in key regions" @ashleytownshend @BrendanTN_ & @tillysteward for @ambassadorbrief ussc.edu.au/analysis/avertin…
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#ExpertTalks | @USSC expert @BDHerzinger says that revitalised shipyards will not only create jobs – a bipartisan win for all three nations – but create wartime resilience as well by buttressing the partners’ capability to repair damaged vessels. #AUKUS 🇦🇺 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
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Next Friday is our monthly US Politics Web Series with USSC's @SimonJackman and @PerthUSAsia CEO @lgflake. This month's special guest is @EvelynNFarkas Fmr. Dep. Assistant Secretary @DeptofDefense for Russia & Ukraine. ussc.edu.au/events/election-…
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📢 #EVENT | @USSC proudly presents a conversation with visiting fellow Dr Keisha Brown (Asso Prof of History @TSUedu, expert on modern Chinese history and Sino-Black relations) and @DrMichaelJGreen, on an in-person event on 12 Oct. Reg here to join 👉 ussc.edu.au/events/blackness…
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"Allies and partners really are the secret sauce - they’re the force multipliers." 💬 Charge d'Affaires Michael Goldman, @USAembassyinOZ ussc.edu.au/SOTUS | #SOTUS2021
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🇮🇳 #NewReport | The prospects for India’s participation in the Indo-Pacific's defence future are numerous. Dr Prakash Gopal @FathomsOne examines the conditions and constraints influencing and informing the situation in our latest report. Read here 👉 ussc.edu.au/india-and-collec…
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.@USSC Senior Fellow @CharlesEdel "in" Tokyo discussing how the US, Japan, Australia & other democratic nations' have responded to China's increasingly aggressive foreign policy. #ForeignPolicy #China #US #Australia #Japan #auspol #USpolitics
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.@IISS_org's @LynnKuok: The #ColdWar analogy overemphasises the role of #ideology, which has had quite a limited role in tensions. I don't think #China is actively seeking to export its Leninist ideologies; countries are attracted to the China model for its economic offerings.
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#COVID19 has delivered a massive blow to perceptions of the #US on the world stage. According to @USSC's @j_b_curran in the @FinancialReview, a potential @JoeBiden will have restoring American global #prestige as a top priority. Read the full article 👇 bit.ly/31bqKnH
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