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Interview with James Hansen: The Grandfather of climate change science
11 March 2010
In this interview renowned climate scientist James Hansen explains why the 'cap and trade' model mooted at Copenhagen is inferior to the 'fee and dividend' model for reducing carbon emissions. Additionally, Hansen argues that a shift toward renewable energy and away from fossil fuels need not involve cuts to economic production. He also states that the recent 'climate-gate' and IPCC related controversies have been blown out of proportion. Watch Online
The changing face of American foreign policy
1 March 2010
In this interview renowned war correspondent and writer Mark Danner discusses how the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the subsequent wars in the Middle East have affected America's understanding of its power and place in the world. With this in mind Danner examines President Barack Obama's current strategy in Afghanistan. Watch Online
War correspondent Mark Danner discusses 25 years of covering conflicts
28 February 2010
Sky News Sunday Agenda
War correspondent and Mark Danner discusses his new book 'Stripping Bare the Body: politics, violence, war' which reflects on the part played by American foreign policy in conflicts around the world over the last 25 years. Mark Danner is in Australia as a guest of the US Studies Centre. Watch Online
Street level bureaucrats: ultimate policy makers
24 February 2010
Street level bureaucrats are the teachers, police officers, social workers and other professionals who interact directly with citizens on behalf of the state. Professor Michael Lipsky’s pioneering work Street Level Bureaucracy: Dilemmas of the Individual in Public Service brought the significance of these workers in the public policy-making process to the attention of governments around the world. As an updated edition of his book is due for release in May on the thirtieth anniversary of its original publication, Michael Lipsky discusses why his findings continue to have currency. Michael Lipsky is Senior Program Director at Demos, a public policy research and advocacy organization based in New York. Watch Online
Global preparedness for natural disasters
18 February 2010
Edward Blakely, Professor of Urban Policy and disaster recovery expert, believes a global effort is required to prepare for natural disasters. In this interview he discusses what role the United States can play in forming a disaster response corp, what the US has learnt from the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort in New Orleans and how Haiti can benefit from the New Orleans experience. Watch Online
US Defense Deputy Secretary talks down China threat
16 February 2010
Despite occasional disagreements, the Chinese military build-up need not be a threat to the US or Australia, the US Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn has told the US Studies Centre. Watch Online
Partisan politics in the US: Four minutes with David Brady
12 February 2010
Deputy Director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, Professor David Brady, considers if Obama's supporters are becoming disillusioned and what the democrats' prospects are for the November mid-term elections. He also discusses the difficulties for Obama to pass legislation as the divide between the left and right seems to be increasing.
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Robert Hill on the climate change debate in Australia, the United States and Copenhagen
3 December 2009
In this interview with ABC journalist John Barron, The Honourable Robert Hill talks about the Emissions Trading Scheme debate in Australia, the role of the United States in negotiations at the Copenhagen Conference, how important it is that US President Barack Obama attends the conference and how US domestic politics and in particular, the health care debate, have affected progress on the climate change debate in the US. Watch Online
James Fallows on Obama's first year, the US-China relationship and the media
4 November 2009
National Correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly and Chair in US Media at the United States Studies Centre, Professor James Fallows, talks about the successes of the Obama administration in its first year, the challenges Obama now faces, the US-China relationship, Australia's role in the US-China relationship and the differences between mass media in China and the US. Watch Online
An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar: An interview with photographic artist Taryn Simon
16 September 2009
Inspired by rumours of WMDs and secret sites in Iraq, Taryn Simon decided to address secret sites in her own country. For An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar (2006), she photographed hidden places and things within America's borders. In examining what is integral to America's foundation, mythology, and daily functioning, the Index provides a surprising map to the American mindset. Watch Online
VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS
James Hansen argues that a shift toward renewable energy from fossil fuels need not involve cuts to economic production
Renowned war correspondent Mark Danner reflects on the influence of US foreign policy on major conflicts around the world.
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