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-…
"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@BillKristolpiped.video/watch?v=KvYRl70B…
#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
"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
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
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…
🇦🇺🇯🇵🇰🇷 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.
#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…
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
#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
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…
"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
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
"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
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
.@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
#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…
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-…
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
📄 "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
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
🕐 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-…
.@SenatorWong The alternative to a rules based order is hegemony ... the maintainance of a rules based system in our region requires US involvement #WongUSSC
"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
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
🇳🇿🇺🇸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…
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…
🇺🇸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
"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
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 🚺
"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
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
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…
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
ALT Senator Penny Wong addresses the United States Studies Centre. A text quote accompanies the picture and reads: "It is clear we and others in the region must work together to ensure that the US recognises that it is integral to the region we collectively seek."
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
"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
.@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
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
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
IN THE NEWS | What's a president's role post-presidency?
Citing @USSC Senior Fellow @CharlesEdel's book on John Quincy Adams,
@HayesBrown writes for @MSNBC that
@BarackObama needs to pull a JQA and get back into politics.
Read the full article 👇
ecs.page.link/vwfxK
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…
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
"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 @FinancialReviewtinyurl.com/y4s94m2k
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
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…
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
.@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
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
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.
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”.
#SOTUS2021ussc.edu.au/SOTUS
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
"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
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.
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
"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
.@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
#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 🇦🇺 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
📢 #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…
🇮🇳 #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…
.@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.
#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