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State of the Union

As his approval rating declines, President Barack Obama has outlined his agenda for 2010 in his first State of the Union address. See what our experts have to say about the President's plans.
Democrats stunned

See what the US Studies Centre's experts have to say about the Democrats' stunning loss of Ted Kennedy's Massachusetts Senate seat and the implications for the Obama administration.
Rebuilding Haiti

Disaster recovery expert, Edward Blakely, predicts that it will take 15 to 20 years for Haiti to recover from the devastating earthquake. He says authorities should be planning for major disasters before they strike.
Climate change

A major survey by the US Studies Centre comparing attitudes of Australians with those of Americans shows that the partisan divide on climate change is big in Australia but even bigger in the US.

4 February US returns to polarised partisan politics Professor David Brady, deputy director of the Hoover Institution, talks about how America has reverted to a strongly polarised, right left divide.		16 February Reflections on street level bureaucracy Professor Michael Lipsky reflects on the use of “street-level bureaucracy” for effective policy implementation during the past 30 years.
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4 February Taiwan arms deal sours US-China relations Geoffrey Garrett says China objects to the US selling arms to Taiwan, as well as a planned meeting between Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama.		Semester 1 Introduction to US Politics A new undergraduate unit introducing students to US political institutions and political culture, taught by Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor, commences in 2010.
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VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS

Climate change debate

Robert Hill discusses the climate change debate in Australia and the US as he prepares to represent Australia at Copenhagen.

One Year of Obama

An expert panel analyse the year since Obama's election victory. Features James Fallows, Robert Hill, Paul Kelly and Geoff Garrett.

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