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Peter Scher: Will US Trade Policy Change After the 2008 Elections?

23 June 2008

Peter Scher spoke on the topic of "Will US trade policy change after the 2008 elections?" at a lecture hosted by the United States Studies Centre. Peter Scher is Executive Vice President for Global Government Relations and Public Policy for JP Morgan Chase and Co and former United States Special Trade Ambassador.

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Peter Scher: The Next President's Challenge - Global Trade and the 2008 Elections

23 June 2008

Peter Scher was a guest of the United States Studies Centre and Allens Arthur Robinson as part of the US Business Leadership Forum. Peter Scher is Executive Vice President for Global Government Relations and Public Policy for JP Morgan Chase and Co and former United States Special Trade Ambassador.

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Matt Bai: US Political Journalism - The Next Generation

23 June 2008

Matt Bai spoke to students and academics at a United States Studies Centre event. He writes on national politics for The New York Times Magazine, covering the 2008 presidential campaign. He is the author of The Argument: Billionaires, Bloggers, and the Battle to Remake Democratic Politics. The book, which chronicles the rise of the first Internet-age political movement and the people who built it, was honored as a New York Times Notable Book for 2007.

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Bob Pisano: Positioning Australian Screen Content in the US Marketplace

20 June 2008

Robert (Bob) Pisano, National Executive Director, and Chief Executive Officer of The Screen Actors Guild, USA, was the keynote speaker at a forum on "Positioning Australian screen content in the US marketplace". The event was co-sponsored by the United States Studies Centre and Sydney Film Festival.

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Marvin Goodfriend: The Outlook for the US Economy and the State of the Financial Institutions

10 June 2008

Marvin Goodfriend, Professor of Economics and Chairman of the The Gailliot Center for Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University was a special guest of the United States Studies Centre's US Business Leadership Forum.

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VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS

Edward Blakely

Tornado rips through Oklahoma

Disaster recovery expert Edward Blakely says changes in the way houses are built, especially a lack of underground shelters, are partly responsible for the death toll following the tornado in Oklahoma City. 


Brendon OConnor

Obama to address drones, Guantanamo

Associate professor Brendon O'Connor previews Barack Obama's major defence speech, saying that the closing of Guantanamo Bay and the continued use of drone strikes are sure to be key issues. 

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