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James Fallows in the US World lecture theatre
6 September 2011
Professor James Fallows is Chair in US Media at the US Studies Centre and National Correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly magazine. One of the world's leading journalists, Fallows is author of nine books and over two hundred articles on a wide variety of subjects including US national security policy, the US Congress, Iraq, Japan, the future of print media, and the future of airline travel. Professor Geoffrey Garrett joins Professor James Fallows.
Roundtable with U.S Deputy Secretary of State Thomas Nides
6 September 2011
Thomas Nides is Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, serving as Chief Operating Officer of the Department and as alter ego to Secretary Clinton. Appointed by President Obama, he was confirmed by the Senate on December 22, 2010 and sworn in on January 3, 2011. Thomas Nides participated in the Roundtable event with Professor Geoffrey Garrett.
Graduation Ceremony America: Rebels, Heroes & Renegades
27 August 2011
America: Rebels, Heroes & Renegades is a Board of Studies endorsed HSC course that offers Year 11 students the opportunity to develop university standard writing and thinking skills and earn credit towards a tertiary degree. Brendon O'Connor and Rebecca Sheehan are involved in the Graduation Ceremony at the US Studies Centre.
Jeffrey Bleich: US in the World Lecture
23 August 2011
Jeffrey Bleich discussed a range of issues including the Obama presidency, America's foreign debt, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jeffrey L. Bleich presented his credentials to Governor General Quentin Bryce on November 26, 2009, as the 24th American ambassador to the Commonwealth of Australia. He is joined by Professor Geoffrey Garrett.
2011 United States Studies Debates
23 August 2011
Debating Teams from Sydney Boys, North Sydney Girls, Penrith Selective High School debate at the United States Studies Centre. Geoffrey Garrett, Brendon O'Connor, Amelia Trial and David Smith adjudicate. Other schools locking horns during the debating competition included Cranbrook School, Pymble Ladies College, Sydney Boys High School, James Ruse Agricultural High School, Reddam House and St. Scholastica's College.
Fault-lines in Immigration Policy: The Harvard-Sydney Immigration Summit 2011
22 July 2011
This conference was part of a longer meeting for a range of international scholars, to develop the first large database of immigration and naturalisation policies, the International Migration Policy and Law Analysis Database (IMPALA).
This event was designed to share more broadly the benefits of bringing these experts to Australia. It showcased the recent work or thinking of a range of international scholars, discussing three key areas of immigration policy: skilled migration (and the balance with family migration); refugees and humanitarian flows; and integration, settlement and citizenship.
2011 National Summit: The 9/11 Decade - The Decade Ahead
7 June 2011
The "9/11 Decade: How Everything Changed" summit brought together government decision-makers past and present, thought leaders and academic experts from the US, Australia and around the world to take stock of the first epoch of the new millennium, the 9/11 Decade. The final session features James Fallows, National Correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, Douglas Feith, former United States Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Adam Garfinkle, Editor of The American Interest, Stephen Krasner, former Director of Policy Planning, United States Department of State, and Anatol Lieven, Professor of War Studies, King's College London, moderated by Geoffrey Garrett, CEO of the United States Studies Centre and Professor of Political Science at the University of Sydney.
2011 National Summit: The 9/11 Decade - Keynote Address by Robert McClelland
7 June 2011
The "9/11 Decade: How Everything Changed" summit brought together government decision-makers past and present, thought leaders and academic experts from the US, Australia and around the world to take stock of the first epoch of the new millennium, the 9/11 Decade. Robert McClelland, Attorney-General of Australia, was guest speaker at this session.
2011 National Summit: The 9/11 Decade - Breakout Sessions Day 2
7 June 2011
The "9/11 Decade: How Everything Changed" summit brought together government decision-makers past and present, thought leaders and academic experts from the US, Australia and around the world to take stock of the first epoch of the new millennium, the 9/11 Decade. The breakout sessions on day 2 of the conference featured Douglas Feith, Stephen Krasner, Robert Kaplan and Adam Garfinkle.
2011 National Summit: The 9/11 Decade - 9/11 at Home
7 June 2011
The "9/11 Decade: How Everything Changed" summit brought together government decision-makers past and present, thought leaders and academic experts from the US, Australia and around the world to take stock of the first epoch of the new millennium, the 9/11 Decade. This session features Robert Bonner (via video streaming), founding Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection, Nicola McGarrity, Director of the Terrorism and Law Project at the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law at the University of New South Wales, and Michael Pezzullo, Chief Operating Officer of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, moderated by Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large of The Australian.
VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS
Dr David Smith analyses how Obama's public support of same sex marriage may affect his re-election chances.
Edward Blakely discusses his new book 'My Storm' and the lessons that Australians can learn from Hurricane Katrina.
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