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Inside America
31 October 2010
ABC News Radio
This week on Inside America, John Barron speaks to George Washington University polling expert Chris Arterton about this week's congressional elections. Meanwhile ten years on from the controversial 2000 presidential elections, Barron examines the changes that have been made to voting procedures in order to prevent a repeat of the Gore v Bush disputed result. John Barron is an ABC broadcaster and US Studies Centre research associate.
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America awaits restoration
31 October 2010
ABC News 24
Following the rally to "Restore Sanity and/or Fear" in Washington DC over the weekend, US Studies Centre research associate Tom Switzer argues that America is experiencing a cultural crisis for which neither liberals nor conservatives have all the answers.
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Obama cops criticism from all sides
30 October 2010
ABC News 24
In the final couple of days before America votes in the congressional elections, President Obama is facing criticism not only from Republicans but also a number of Democratic Party candidates. In this interview, US Studies Centre chief executive Geoffrey Garrett says the President is taking the blame for America's economic woes.
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Obama's hope lies in emulating Comeback Kid
30 October 2010
The Sydney Morning Herald
Geoffrey Garrett writes that the Democrats will take a bath at the polls next week. But like the self-styled ''comeback kid'' Bill Clinton, Barack Obama may well bounce back to stay in the top job for another six years. Read Article
Notes on America: California as canary state, Howard's Iraq choice and Styron's letters
29 October 2010
In this edition:
- California becomes pivotal state in Midterm contest
- Why Australia and Canada differed on Iraq
- Styron's letters and remembering slave rebellion
- Events and commentary Read More
Why we like and dislike politicians
29 October 2010
ABC News 24 One Plus One
Pete Hatemi has combined a deep interest in the functioning of the brain with a specialty in political science. His research explains why we like and dislike politicians, what politics has to do with our choice of mate and what sex has to do with success and happiness in politics. Pete Hatemi is a postdoctoral fellow at the US Studies Centre. Watch Online
All eyes on California
28 October 2010
Barack Obama won the state of California with 61 per cent of the vote in 2008, however his Democratic Party candidates running for Congress are in big trouble. We speak to Professor Simon Jackman direct from Stanford University, who sets the scene for us with a run-down of what the experts are expecting to happen in California and nationwide. He also discusses the ballot initiative to halt action on climate change until the Californian economy recovers, and the celebrities who are leading the fight against the proposal. Watch Online
Blake Gilpin: US Studies Centre postdoctoral fellow
28 October 2010
In this interview, Dr Blake Gilpin gives us an insight into the two individuals he is researching for his postdoctoral fellowship at the US Studies Centre. The earlier of the two, Nat Turner, led the best known slave rebellion in American history, while William Styron wrote the controversial novel The Confessions of Nat Turner over a century later. Dr Gilpin says both figures have become focal points in the contested history of race, violence and change in America. Watch Online
Obama set to take mid-term election hit
27 October 2010
SBS World View
In this interview Brendon O'Connor puts the coming midterm elections in historical perspective, noting the dynamic between President and Congress has been intriguing for at least the last half-century. Brendon O'Connor is Associate Professor in American Politics at the US Studies Centre.
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US Midterms likely to stall Obama agenda
26 October 2010
2SER The Wire
Next week's midterm elections are likely to involve a swing toward conservatives at the expense of President Obama's Democratic Party. Brendon O'Connor says the change is remarkable considering where popular sentiment was just two years ago. Brendon O'Connor is Associate Professor in American Politics at the US Studies Centre.
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Another Mars-Venus divide?
25 October 2010
The latest edition of the Australian Journal of International Affairs features an article co-authored by Brendon O'Connor, titled "Another Mars-Venus divide? Why Australia said 'yes' and Canada said 'non' to involvement in the 2003 Iraq War". O'Connor and his Canadian colleague, Srdjan Vucetic, say that while the views of Prime Ministers Howard and Chretien were important, more attention ought to be given to public opinion, the history of both countries and the dominant views within the ruling parties. Brendon O'Connor is Associate Professor of American Politics at the US Studies Centre. Read article
Inside America
24 October 2010
ABC News Radio
This week on Inside America John Barron speaks with senior journalist from The Daily Beast, John Avlon, who says a lot of Americans dislike one party controlling Congress and the White House. Barron also considers how voluntary voting affects election results. John Barron is an ABC broadcaster and US Studies Centre research associate. Listen Online
Judgment of an American president
23 October 2010
Canberra Times
As the mid-term elections approach, Dr Lesley Russell says the growing lack of trust in government is particularly ironic given that in 2008 over fifty per cent of Americans voted for the changes that Barack Obama promised to bring about. Dr Russell is a research associate at the US Studies Centre.
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Gillard is a warmonger
22 October 2010
The Spectator Australia
Citing the growing consensus in America and Britain that the war in Afghanistan is unwinnable, Tom Switzer and Neil Clark say it is time for Prime Minister Gillard to accept reality and start discussing the withdrawal of Australian troops.
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Robert Hill meets 'US in the World' students
22 October 2010
Robert Hill is Adjunct Professor of Sustainability at the US Studies Centre and is Chairman of the Australian Carbon Trust. He was guest lecturer for Professor Geoffrey Garrett's 'US in the World' class at the University of Sydney this week speaking on the topic of climate change. Watch Online
Notes on America: Midterm elections, future cities and summer high school seminars
22 October 2010
In this edition:
- Online guide to Midterms mayhem
- Centre co-hosts international conference: City of the Future
- Summer program for budding students
- Events and commentary Read more
US Midterms: Top Experts and Special Website
22 October 2010
In the final fraught countdown to the US midterm elections, the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney has launched a new website packed with background detail, news and expert commentary for those wanting to decipher the machinations behind the highly anticipated polls. Read more
Parity fanfare masks China-US tension
21 October 2010
The Australian
Geoffrey Garrett says the time is now for a reset in China-US relations in which the story moves from trade and currency to investment between the two countries. Geoffrey Garrett is chief executive of the US Studies Centre. Read article
US leads the way to communities of the future
21 October 2010
The National Times
Edward Blakely says Australia should follow America's lead by investing in 'transit hubs', which involve retail and residential development in proximity to the most efficient public transport routes. Edward Blakely is Honorary Professor in Urban Policy at the US Studies Centre. read article
Why the swing against Barack Obama?
18 October 2010
ABC News PM with Mark Colvin
Polls are indicating a significant proportion of people who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 are now considering voting for Republican candidates in the coming mid-term elections. In this interview, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, Morris Fiorina says America is a centrist country where many feel their President is too liberal. Professor Fiorina is an upcoming visitor of the US Studies Centre. Listen Online
Money talks in the millionaire dash for US votes
18 October 2010
Canberra Times
Lesley Russell says political campaign and advertising funds are flowing at record levels in the lead-up to the congressional elections early next month. Dr Lesley Russell is a research associate at the US Studies Centre. Read article
Inside America
17 October 2010
ABC News Radio
This week on Inside America John Barron discovers the best and worst places to be living for the many Americans looking for a job. Barron also interviews US Studies Centre visitor Professor Daniel Kurtzer about the limits to American power in the Middle East peace process. John Barron is an ABC broadcaster and US Studies Centre research associate. Listen Online
When work follows you home
15 October 2010
The Deal magazine (The Australian)
While there has been plenty of research about divorce and the fragility of the family, US Studies Centre postdoctoral fellow Dr Allison Pugh found that little had been directed at the role played by what happens in the workplace. Read article
Daniel Kurtzer meets 'US in the World' students
15 October 2010
Daniel Kurtzer is S. Daniel Abraham Professor in Middle Eastern Policy Studies at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International affairs, Princeton University, and a former US Ambassador to Israel and Egypt. Professor Kurtzer was guest lecturer for Professor Geoffrey Garrett's 'US in the World' class at the University of Sydney this week. Speaking to 200 undergraduates, he gave his account of the prospects for peace in the Middle East and the importance of the United States in achieving this goal. Watch Online
Notes on America: Pacific Presidency, Arab-Israeli issues and Washington calling
15 October 2010
In this edition:
- Obama with work to do across the Pacific
- Time for America to lead, says former US Ambassador to Israel
- Undergrad opportunity of a lifetime
- This week's commentary Read More
US Studies Centre and ANU to study climate, energy and water linkages
15 October 2010
The United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney is pleased to announce the creation of the Australia-United States Climate-Energy-Water Nexus project (AUS-CEW) in a new partnership with the Crawford School of Economics and Government at the Australian National University. Read media release
The real 'White Paper'
15 October 2010
The Spectator Australia
In contrast to Professor Hugh White's recent paper arguing that Australia must radically change its foreign policy towards China and America, Professor Geoffrey Garrett counters that by saying Australia should instead continue to follow the US’s lead of engaging China economically and not hide from its real differences. Read article
Macbeth Down Under
15 October 2010
The American Interest
US Studies Centre research associate Tom Switzer shares with an American audience the constant danger that even the most popular leaders in Australian politics face.
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Down to the wire with unhappy American voters
14 October 2010
Inside Story
Americans vote soon in mid-term elections that are partly a referendum on the presidency. Lesley Russell looks at why the Democrats seem to be struggling despite the weakness of their opponents. Dr Russell is a research associate at the US Studies Centre. Read article
The Arab-Israeli conflict with Daniel Kurtzer
14 October 2010
Professor Daniel Kurtzer is no stranger to the roadblocks that have stood in the way of a lasting peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, yet he continues to hold out hope of a remedy to the conflict. In this interview the former US Ambassador to Israel and Egypt gives a condensed summary of the key issues in the current Middle East peace process, and endorses strong and articulate leadership from America. Watch Online
Gaining global experience with Washington internship
13 October 2010
The Faculty of Economics and Business and the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney have teamed up with the University of California Washington Centre (UCDC), to offer economics and business undergraduate students an exclusive internship opportunity to gain some invaluable global experience. Read more
'Dogged' leadership required on all sides
13 October 2010
SBS World News Australia
In this frank discussion about the role of the US in brokering a peace deal between Israelis and Palestinians, Professor Daniel Kurtzer says the leaders from both sides as well as US President Barack Obama need serious determination to find a lasting peace deal in the troubled region. Daniel Kurtzer is Chair in Middle East policy studies at Princeton University and in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre.
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Former US Ambassador optimistic
13 October 2010
ABC News Radio
In this interview with broadcaster and US Studies Centre research associate John Barron, Daniel Kurtzer explains the current state of play in the Middle East peace process. Daniel Kurtzer is a Professor at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and is in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre.
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Arab-Israeli conflict in perspective
13 October 2010
ABC2 News Breakfast
In this interview former Ambassador to both Egypt and Israel, Daniel Kurtzer, discusses the significance of the different parties in the peace process over the course of the last 30 years. Professor Kurtzer also speaks about the changes in America's sway in the negotiations since the 1990's.
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US remains the key peace broker
13 October 2010
ABC Radio National Breakfast
Co-author of the book Negotiating Arab-Israeli Peace, Professor Daniel Kurtzer, says in this interview that the United States remains the key broker in the Middle East peace process but that the President is taking hits from both sides. Daniel Kurtzer is in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre.
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Troubled peace talks
12 October 2010
Australia Network Newsline
In this interview former US Ambassador to Israel, Professor Daniel Kurtzer says the Israelis and Palestinians need to move beyond matters of behaviour and get talking about the substance of a peace agreement. Professor Kurtzer is in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre.
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Round table on American culture at home and abroad
12 October 2010
American culture at home and abroad was the focus of a round-table discussion in Professor Geoffrey Garrett's US in the World class at the University of Sydney last week. The US Studies Centre's Dr Rebecca Sheehan moderated the discussion between University of Sydney lecturers Dr Jane Park, Dr Bruce Gardiner and Dr Stephen Robertson before 200 undergraduates. Watch Online
War in Afghanistan: who are we helping?
11 October 2010
ABC The Drum Unleashed
The war in Afghanistan is a major talking point in the US and Britain, but Tom Switzer says in Australia the question of our military commitment to the war is not being properly delibarated. Tom Switzer is a research associate at the US Studies Centre. Read article
What's wrong with American politics? The Congress
11 October 2010
ABC The Drum Unleashed
Brendon O'Connor argues the American system of government and its parliamentary practices are in serious need of renovation. Brendon O'Connor is Associate Professor in American Politics at the US Studies Centre. Read article
Inside America
10 October 2010
ABC News Radio
This week on Inside America John Barron speaks with Bob Woodward about how President Obama views war, speaks with potential presidential candidate John Bolton and has the latest news about the coming mid-term elections. John Barron is an ABC journalist and US Studies Centre research associate. Listen Online
Notes on America: Middle East diplomacy, schooling up and the science of political choice
8 October 2010
In this edition:
- Diplomat to touch down at US Studies Centre
- University experience for budding High Schoolers
- The science behind political behaviour
- Events and commentary Read More
Pete Hatemi: US Studies Centre postdoctoral fellow
7 October 2010
Dr Pete Hatemi studies the neurobiology of social and political behaviour. As a US Studies Centre postdoctoral fellow, Dr Hatemi will spend the coming year turning data he has collected on genetics, hormones and brain imaging into a book that helps explain why people make the social and political choices they do. In this interview he explains what led him into this field of research and discusses the main themes he will be focussing on with his book project. Watch Online
In praise of American mediocrity
4 October 2010
The Drum (ABC online)
John Barron explains why super-wealthy presidential candidates never win office. Additionally, he notes that voters don't like aloof intellectuals much either, which could spell danger for President Obama. John Barron is a research associate at the US Studies Centre. Read article
Inside America with John Barron
3 October 2010
ABC News Radio
In this first edition of the radio program Inside America, ABC journalist and US Studies Centre research associate John Barron interviews millionare Steve Forbes and discusses the coming congressional mid-terms with a leading voice of the Tea Party movement. Listen Online
Notes on America: Partisanship, civil rights and anti-Americanism
1 October 2010
In this edition:
- Political partisanship entrenching itself in US judiciary
- Americanism and Anti-Americanism under microscope
- Enforcing civil rights: a matter of state
- Events and commentary Read More
Save us from the partisan scourge in the US
1 October 2010
The Australian
Political partisanship has become as entrenched in the American judicial system as it is on Capitol Hill, says US Studies Centre Professor of Legal Policy David Weisbrot. Read article
