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AI, hypersonics and the future of defence innovation with Doug Beck
Move fast and break things? Trump’s defence transformation
AUKUS at five: Full steam ahead?
The changing calculus of US military sales and procurement
America at 250 | Declaration of Sentiments vs the Declaration of Independence
What can Americans learn about Australian politics with POLITICO’s Ryan Heath
USSC at 20: What’s changed and where to from here?
America at 250 | Geographical implications of the American Revolution
America at 250 | Innovation from America’s founding to the space race
America at 250 | Addressing the contradictions in the Declaration of Independence in an Australian classroom
America at 250 | America’s sacred (yet secular) documents with David Smith
America at 250 | US influence on Australian democracy
How is economic security changing the politics and foreign policy in the UK and Australia?
What next for the AI race?
Will the largest US defence budget clear Congress?
Signals, not spectacle: Dr Michael Green on Takaichi’s visit to Australia
Trump vs the Pope: Politics, faith and power
Is there space for Australia in outer space?
The state of play for Australia-Taiwan relations
The future of nuclear risk: Iran, China and the end of New START
Convenience, choice or necessity? Examining the case for striking Iran
Is AUKUS Pillar II a solution in need of a problem?
Mike Green and Lavina Lee on Iran, Venezuela, Greenland and Carney’s speech
India’s changing relationships with the United States, China, Russia and Australia
Adm. Lisa Franchetti (ret’d) on the future of US military leadership
Understanding the MAGA rift
How do the Quad countries view Trump’s second term?
Supreme Court tests Trump’s tariffs – with Chas Licciardello
How US allies can influence US policy with Gen. David Berger (Ret’d)
From Kirk to Grand Blanc: Is there a throughline in religious violence?
Why Trump wants to make US shipbuilding great again
The prognosis for the Quad and other US alliances in the Indo-Pacific
The role of panda diplomacy in international relations
Trump 2.0: Energy and climate change
A legal look at Epstein
America’s AI Action Plan unpacked
What is (and isn’t) in the One Big Beautiful Bill?
How could Trump’s film tariffs impact Australia?
What Japan can teach the world about economic security
AUKUS review, “Golden Dome” and defence spending: Australia and Trump’s defence policy
Unpacking Trump 2.0: Tariffs
A NATO Summit amidst global turmoil
Unpacking Trump 2.0: Critical minerals
Unpacking Trump 2.0: Alliances
Biden’s legacy and Democratic scrutiny
What Korean President Yoon’s impeachment means for Australia and the region
What Signalgate revealed about technology and intelligence sharing
The uphill battle for Australian defence innovation
Former USAID official on the DOGE cuts and pathway forward
The lasting impacts of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars on the US military
Three years of war in Ukraine
What Trump’s second term means for Australia, interview with Bruce Wolpe
Trump’s foreign policy agenda, like it or not
The power of Australia-India port development
The significance of the AUKUS tech transfer
What the new Congress means for the Indo-Pacific
DC insiders on Trump’s victory and next steps
Former Trump admin official on technology, energy and competition with China
AI, disinformation and the US presidential election
What Australians think about the US alliance
Energy security and the US-Australia alliance
State of the race: US presidential election check-in
Inside the White House on 9/11 (Replay)
Tech and the alliance
New Cold Wars with NYT’s David Sanger
Modi’s future after the Indian election
The Harris 2024 campaign is official: DC insiders on what's next
From strongman to living martyr: How Trump’s assassination attempt changes his image
The NATO Summit in the shadow of Trump, Biden and Vance
Trump’s immune. It is so ordered – featuring Chas Licciardello
Why Trump and Biden? How the US system led to their selection
A DC insider on the post-debate pathway for Democrats
The push for ranked-choice voting in America
What is Juneteenth and how does it differ from other holidays?
State of play: Australia’s munitions stockpiles and the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Enterprise
What the 2024 election means for America’s Asian alliances
The “Third pillar of the alliance” one year later
The Scan-Share-Shape approach to economic security
Deep dive into Trump’s Supreme Court immunity hearing with Chas Licciardello
What can jazz teach us about democracy?
JAUKUS and Washington’s view of Canberra, one year later
How Japan and Australia can counter coercion in the Indo-Pacific
Trump's VP shortlist
AUKUS: One year since the 'optimal pathway'
Indo-Pacific Strategy Simulation 2023: The view from Australia
Indo-Pacific Strategy Simulation 2023: The view from the United States
Indo-Pacific Strategy Simulation 2023: The view from Japan
Four Quad think tank experts walk into the briefing room…
Is Biden in the ‘Danger Zone’? with Bruce Wolpe
Was COP28 one step forward, two steps back?
Trump trounces Iowa caucuses – does anyone else stand a chance?
Religious Persecution and Political Order in the United States with Associate Professor David Smith
Line of Advantage: Japan’s Grand Strategy in the Era of Abe Shinzo with Dr Michael J Green
Taiwan’s role in strategic competition with Taiwan representative Douglas Hsu
IPEF report card following APEC
American Enterprise Institute’s Zack Cooper and USSC’s Peter Dean on AUKUS, the Quad and the future of alliances and partnerships
Google’s Michaela Browning and USSC’s John Kunkel on navigating de-risking, disruption and emerging technology
Politico’s Ryan Lizza and New York Magazine’s Olivia Nuzzi on US politics at the crossroads
Michèle Flournoy and Adm. Phil Davidson on how far US-China confrontation will go
Covering presidents Obama, Trump and Biden with Ryan Lizza and Olivia Nuzzi
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