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Republicans win argument
30 July 2011
SBS World News Australia
Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor says the Republicans in US Congress have more or less won the argument over the debt ceiling issue based on the policy outcomes agreed to by congressional Democrats and US President Barack Obama. Brendon O'Connor is associate professor in American politics at the US Studies Centre.
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Standing by the US, for better or worse
30 July 2011
The Age
In this feature article by Martin Daly, Thomas Friedman says America finds itself where it is now because it failed to handle the post-Cold War world in a way that kept it far ahead of other nations. Thomas Friedman is a New York Times columnist and in Australia as a visitor if the US Studies Centre.
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A political rather than financial crisis
30 July 2011
ABC News 24
In this interview with Jeremy Fernandez, Professor Geoffrey Garrett says the debt ceiling crisis has been essentially about politics, rather than there being any doubt about the US Government having the capacity to pay its debt obligations. Geoffrey Garrett is chief executive of the US Studies Centre. Watch Online
Still no back down in debt ceiling debate
28 July 2011
ABC Radio PM with Mark Colvin
Against the backdrop of the debt ceiling crisis Thomas Friedman explains what he thinks is wrong with the leadership of the Republican party and its potential long-term impact on America's place in the world. Thomas Friedman is a New York Times columnist and author who is in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre.
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Republican presidential candidates and the debt crisis
28 July 2011
ABC News 24
In this interview with Kim Landers, Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor discusses two of the likely frontrunners for the Republican Party's nomination for the 2012 presidential race. Also discussed is the ongoing debt ceiling crisis engulfing Washington and the nation. Brendon O'Connor is associate professor in American politics at the US Studies Centre.
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Spending cuts a sticking point for Republicans
28 July 2011
Hack on Triple J
Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor explains in this report on the debt ceiling crisis that it is Republicans in the House of Representatives who are pressing for major spending cuts that are considered too deep by US President Barack Obama, who argues for an alternative involving the raising of some taxation levels. Brendon O'Connor is associate professor in American politics at the US Studies Centre.
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Deadlock as US debt ceiling deadline looms
28 July 2011
Radio Australia Connect Asia
In this interview Tom Switzer explains the ideological differences that have caused the current deadlock over America's debt situation. Switzer also explains the "splintering" within the Republicans in congress over how the debt ceiling crisis should be resolved. Tom Switzer is a research associate at the US Studies Centre.
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Notes on America: Debt, immigration and debating America's future
27 July 2011
In this edition:
- Debt ceiling crisis
- Politics of human migration receives much needed knowledge boost
- Bringing high school students into the debate on America's future
- Events and commentary Read more
Obama and Boehner appeal to the public
26 July 2011
ABC News Radio
Dr David Smith tells Tracee Hutchison that both US President Barack Obama and US House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner have each spoken in an attempt to convince people of the merits of their respective stance on resolving the debt ceiling crisis. Dr Smith is a lecturer in American politics and foreign policy at the US Studies Centre.
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Outcome is anybody's guess
26 July 2011
The Drum on ABC News 24
John Barron says there is no precedent for the current situation facing the US Government as the deadline of 2 August looms over its capacity to pay its debts without an increase of its debt ceiling. John Barron is a research associate at the US Studies Centre and a broadcaster with the ABC.
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Debt divides nation
26 July 2011
ABC 702 Sydney
Following the speech today by Barack Obama, Professor Geoffrey Garrett discusses with Richard Glover how America's debt ceiling crisis has divided the nation. Listen online
What's behind the speech?
26 July 2011
ABC The World Today
Professor James Fallows from the US Studies Centre, and national correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, discusses whether President Obama's speech will do anything to reduce the risk that the world's biggest economy will default on its debt; whether that was even its primary purpose; and the response from the Republican House Speaker, John Boehner. Listen online
Barack Obama has called for a balanced approach to addressing the debt crisis
26 July 2011
Sky News National
In the Inerview Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor says the political parties don't seem to be able to find a middle ground on the debt crisis. Brendon O'Connor is the Associate Professor in American Politics & Director of Teaching and Learning at the United States Studies Centre. Watch online
Explanation of debt situation
25 July 2011
702 ABC Sydney
In this interview with Robbie Buck, John Barron explains how the current crisis has come about, noting that the US Government has a debt nearing $14.3 trillion because its spending commitments continue to exceed its revenues by about $150 billion a month. John Barron is a research associate at the US Studies Centre and a broadcaster with the ABC.
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The global economy
25 July 2011
Radio National Australia Talks
Dr David Smith takes part in this panel discussion about the global economy and the current US Government debt ceiling crisis. David Smith is a lecturer in American politics and foreign policy at the US Studies Centre.
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Debt talks continue
25 July 2011
ABC News 24
Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor says the Republicans in the US House of Representatives are the group causing most of the anti-debt rhetoric as the talks over the need to raise the country's debt ceiling continue without resolution. Brendon O'Connor is associate professor in American politics at the US Studies Centre.
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Kissinger's-eye view of China will appeal to cool heads
23 July 2011
The Australian
Tom Switzer says in this book review that some writings derive significance not only from what they say but who says it. Such is the case with a new book by Henry Kissinger. Tom Switzer is a research associate at the US Studies Centre.
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Debt ceiling becomes political weapon
21 July 2011
2SER Radio Atticus
In this interview Dr David Smith discusses the very unusual situation in Washington D.C. where congressional Republicans are effectively using the US Government's debt situation as a political weapon against the President. David Smith is a lecturer in American politics and foreign policy at the US Studies Centre.
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Immigration policy summit
19 July 2011
Immigration policy is the focus of a high level international conference this week being co-hosted by the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre and Sydney Law School in association with Harvard University.
The summit will bring together leading scholars and policy makers from the US, Australia and Europe who will be examining the politics of asylum and detention, the process of immigration selection and to manage anti-immigration sentiment. Read more
Collision course: this game of chicken has dire consequences
19 July 2011
The Sydney Morning Herald
Dr David Smith likens the current debt-talk deadlock between US President Barack Obama and Republicans to a game of chicken, where neither side can accurately predict what the outcome will be if no solution is found to raise the country's debt ceiling by 2 August. David Smith is a lecturer in American politics and foreign policy at the US Studies Centre.
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Ideological battle in Washington
18 July 2011
Sky News Late Agenda
Professor Geoffrey Garrett tells Helen Dalley that the Republicans in congress are following the Ronald Reagan mantra of government being "the problem, not the solution" which explains their inflexibility over any increase in taxes as part of the answer that President Barack Obama has been pushing for. Professor Geoffrey Garrett is chief executive of the US Studies Centre.
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American foreign policy under Obama
18 July 2011
China International Radio
In this interview Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor assesses US President Barack Obama's handling of foreign policy matters during his first 30 months in office. Brendon O'Connor is associate professor in American politics at the US Studies Centre.
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Debt crisis
18 July 2011
Australia Network Business Today
Professor Geoffrey Garrett tells Whitney Fitzsimmons that the most likely outcome of current negotiations about the US debt will be a "political fix" where the debt ceiling is raised but the Republicans are able to say they opposed it. Geoffrey Garrett is chief executive of the US Studies Centre.
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Notes on America: Relations with China post-GFC, the future of immigration and Steinbeck's classic discussed
18 July 2011
In this edition:
- US-China relations nothing like Cold War: Garrett
- Immigration high on the agenda in the US and Australia
- Discussion of an American classic
- Events and commentary Read more
Cold War talk is hot air
15 July 2011
The Age
Professor Geoffrey Garrett argues that the depth, breadth and intensity of economic ties between China and the United States are a profound source of global stability. Furthermore, he adds that Australia is and will continue to be a beneficiary of this economic interdependence. Professor Garrett is chief executive of the US Studies Centre.
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Cool heads are needed when horror is writ large
15 July 2011
The Punch
Will Turner says it is easy for government decision-makers to lose perspective when confronted with highly emotive events such as the 9/11 attacks. He cites the ten-year-old war in Afghanistan as a prime example of the US and Australian governments making a hasty decision with major long-term consequences. Will Turner is a media officer at the US Studies Centre. Read article
Carbon pricing debate intensifies
14 July 2011
ABC Radio Australia Connect Asia
Tom Switzer tells Cameron Wilson that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's stance on climate change pre-and-post last year's election resembles George H.W. Bush's u-turn on "no new taxes" twenty years ago. Tom Switzer is a research associate at the US Studies Centre.
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Debt ceiling date looms
14 July 2011
Radio 2GB Sydney
Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor tells Ross Greenwood that the politics of the US debt situation is reaching crisis point as President Barack Obama and Republicans in congress cannot seem to agree on raising the government's debt ceiling. Brendon O'Connor is associate professor in American politics at the US Studies Centre.
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Type 2 diabetes is on the rise all over the world
13 July 2011
The Canberra Times
Dr Lesley Russell says the millions of people with diabetes in the United States and Australia is overloading health-care budgets and crushing productivity in both countries. Furthermore, she argues the disease is having wider effects on global economy due to its rising prevalence in the developing world. Dr Russell is a research associate at the US Studies Centre.
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Military cuts strain US-Pakistan relations
13 July 2011
SBS World News Australia
The decision by the United States to withhold $800 million worth of military aid to Pakistan has been caused by a "two-way breakdown" of relations between the two nations, says Brendon O'Connor in this interview. O'Connor explains that relations have been strained for a long time, but that since the raid on Osama bin Laden they have become much worse. Brendon O'Connor is associate professor of American politics at the US Studies Centre.
Notes on America: Independence Day reflections on the past, present and future
12 July 2011
In this edition:
- Nixon predicted US decline: Switzer
- Dispute over handling of debt burden
- Jefferson and American independence
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Climate change action on the backburner in America
11 July 2011
Radio 2GB Sydney
In this interview with Ray Hadley, Tom Switzer explains the great contrast in the political climate between Australia and America on the issue of climate change. Tom Switzer is a research associate at the US Studies Centre.
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Thomas Jefferson's flight from Monticello
11 July 2011
Journalist and historian Michael Kranish reveals in this interview how close Thomas Jefferson came to an untimely death just five years after he penned the Declaration of Independence. The perilous state of America at this point in time and Jefferson's ordeal is the subject of Kranish's book Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War. Michael Kranish was a 2010 visitor of the US Studies Centre. Watch Online
Honing business skills at Stanford
10 July 2011
Campus Daily
University of Queensland Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology commercialisation associate Dr Aoife Cullen is one of only five Australians selected for a scholarship to attend an intensive business studies program at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
Dr Cullen obtained a scholarship worth $8000 AUD from the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre to attend the Stanford Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship from June 19 until July 15.
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The Importance of Nixon for Today's GOP
7 July 2011
The National Interest
Jacob Heilbrunn argues the Republican Party should take more notice of Richard Nixon's foreign policy legacy, citing Tom Switzer's recent opinion piece in the New York Times about Nixon and America's place in the world. Tom Switzer is a research associate at the US Studies Centre.
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Branson implores entrepreneurs to act on climate
7 July 2011
ABC Lateline Business
Sir Richard Branson has established an initiative to generate profit-making businesses that tackle climate change. Featuring in this report on Branson's Carbon War Room is Dr Susan Pond, a biofuels expert and adjunct professor of the US Studies Centre's Dow Sustainability Program.
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The place of primaries in the election process
7 July 2011
SYN Radio
In this interview Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor explains how the state-by-state primary elections provide the means for both of the major parties to select their presidential candidate to run for office. O'Connor also canvasses a few of the Republican hopefuls for the 2012 race. Brendon O'Connor is associate professor of American politics at the US Studies Centre.
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The world today, foretold by Nixon
6 July 2011
The New York Times
In an address to media executives in Kansas City forty years ago, US president Richard Nixon predicted the end of US global predominance. Tom Switzer writes that, although Nixon's prediction was premature, he did recognize the limits to the US role as world policeman and this has become even more evident in recent times. Read article
Dropping ERA rankings 'correct decision': Ellen Hazelkorn
6 July 2011
The Australian
In this article about dropping rankings from journals for the next round of the Excellence in Research for Australia audit, US Studies Centre research associate Sean Gallagher is quoted. Read article
Opening door to an outlaw
6 July 2011
The Age
Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam and US President Richard Nixon's rapprochement with ''Red China'' forty years ago proved to be brave, inspired diplomacy, writes Tom Switzer. Read article
Notes on America: Innovation, immigration and American exceptionalism
5 July 2011
In this edition:
- Australian innovators soaking up Stanford expertise
- US and Australian Immigration Policy up for debate
- Policy that dare not speak its name: Lieven on US realism
- Events and commentary Read more
US austerity politics playing on default fears mask a looming problem
4 July 2011
The Conversation
Dr Martijn Konings argues that important lessons from the global financial crisis have not been properly learnt by decision-makers in the United States, and says the lack of constraints of America's financial sector is likely to cause another crisis before long. Dr Konings is a lectures in US economics and politics at the US Studies Centre.
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Obama in stand-off with Republicans
4 July 2011
The Perrett Report on Sky Business Channel
In this interview with Janine Perrett, Associate Professor Brendon O'Connor discusses the troubled US economy, and the feud between how President Obama and the Republican majority in Congress want to proceed with addressing the federal government's debt issues. Brendon O'Connor is associate professor of American politics at the US Studies Centre.
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Creating climate wealth
2 July 2011
ABC Radio National Saturday Extra
The Creating Climate Wealth summit, a non-profit intitiative founded by Sir Richard Branson, meets in Sydney this week to discuss how to accelerate the growth of and investment in clean technologies. Featuring in this panel hosted by Geraldine Doogue is aviation biofuels expert and summit attendee Dr Susan Pond, who is adjunct professor of the US Studies Centre's Dow Sustainability Program.
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Realism, Rhetoric and Republicans
1 July 2011
American exceptionalism is the notion that the United States is qualitatively different from other nations, owing much to how the nation was founded, along with its more recent status as the "leader of the free world". Realism is a pragmatic approach to international relations that is often viewed as being incompatible with American exceptionalism. In this interview with Tom Switzer, Professor Anatol Lieven discusses how US presidents including Barack Obama have sought to balance the two foreign policy approaches, and goes on to discuss the state of the Republican Party's grasp of foreign policy matters as the 2012 presidential election draws nearer. Watch Online
