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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
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
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
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
Jack Miles meets 'US in the World' students
10 September 2010
Jack Miles is a Distinguished Professor of English and Religious Studies at the University of California, Irvine and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. Miles was guest lecturer for Professor Geoffrey Garrett's 'US in the World' class at the University of Sydney this week. Speaking to 200 undergraduates, the long-time journalist discussed the debate about the Ground Zero mosque and provided some historical context to place of religion in American society. Watch Online
Peter Beinart meets 'US in the World' students
30 August 2010
Associate Professor of Journalism and Political Science at the City University of New York Peter Beinart was guest lecturer for Professor Geoffrey Garrett's 'US in the World' class at the University of Sydney last week. Speaking to 200 undergraduates, the senior political writer for The Daily Beast discussed issues including the US mid term elections, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the debate about the Ground Zero mosque. Watch Online
Cutting defence programmes: Here’s how
24 August 2010
As the governments of the United States and United Kingdom announce plans for significant cuts to national defense, US Studies Centre Visiting Professor Colin Campbell presents a new study explaining how the Obama Administration succeeded in achieving cuts to major defense programs within its first year. The findings appear in paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2-5.
The study, by Campbell and his collaborator Timothy Came of the University of British Columbia, finds that the Obama Administration and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates were able to draw upon the economic climate and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to succeed in this difficult endeavour. More important, it details how elements of the process for determining and presenting these cuts channeled the impact of these contextual factors and manipulated causal mechanisms to promote the cancellation of major defense programs.
US Ambassador speaks to University of Sydney undergraduates
23 August 2010
US Ambassador to Australia Jeffrey Bleich spoke to 200 undergraduates at the University of Sydney last week. As a guest at Professor Geoffrey Garrett's US in the World class, Bleich discussed a range of issues including the Obama presidency, America's foreign debt, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Watch video
US politics student wins international essay prize
21 July 2010
What began as an assignment for the Introduction to US Politics course taught by the Centre’s Associate Professor Brendon O’Connor, has won Arts/Law student Josh Marks a prestigious international essay prize.
Marks’ work on what the long battle to enact healthcare reform signified about the state of politics in Obama’s America was awarded second prize in the 2010 Institute for the Study of the Americas (ISA) Undergraduate Essay Prize Competition this month. The ISA is part of the University of London’s School of Advanced Study.
Marks, a third-year student enrolled at ANU, receives 150 pounds and an invitation to consider postgraduate study at the ISA as part of the prize.
He says he’s now enthusiastic to continue studying US politics and is already planning to look into applying for an internship in Washington DC. Read Josh Marks' essay
Professor elected to New York Regional Plan Association
7 July 2010
US Studies Centre Honorary Professor in Urban Policy, Edward Blakely, has been elected to the Board of the New York Regional Plan Association (RPA). The Association is is America's oldest and most distinguished independent urban research and advocacy group. Blakely, a disaster recovery expert, has been elected to the RPA Board because of his continuing contribution to re-planning New York following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
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