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Obama presidency a disappointment around the world
13 May 2012
Associated Press
In a world weary of war and economic crises, and concerned about global climate change, the consensus is that Obama has not lived up to the lofty expectations that surrounded his 2008 election. But Dr Adam Lockyer says Obama's focus on connections with the Asia-Pacific as authoritarian China grows have been warmly received in Australia. Read more
Richard Nixon's model campaign
11 May 2012
New York Times Online
For Mitt Romney to win in November, he has to find a way to woo, but not wed, conservative media. Postdoctoral fellow Nicole Hemmer says there’s no better example to follow than Richard Nixon in 1968. Read more
States will decide on gay marriage, not Obama
11 May 2012
The National Times Online
President Barack Obama's announcement that he now supports the rights of gay and lesbian couples to marry came a day after North Carolina passed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. As Dr David Smith explains, while Obama's announcement was symbolically important, it is important to remember where the real power lies in America's so-called "culture wars". Read more
Will Obama's pro-gay marriage stance cost him?
10 May 2012
Sky News Paul Murray Live
Barack Obama has expressed his personal support for same sex marriage but will the benefits outweigh the costs? Dr David Smith says the announcement should be a welcome boost for the incumbent with the elections less than 6 months away. Watch Online
Obama 'evolves' on gay marriage
10 May 2012
ABC News Radio
US President Barack Obama has expressed his personal belief that same sex couples should be afforded the same rights to marriage as heterosexual Americans. As Dr David Smith notes, this is an important symbolic move that should help strengthen his re-election campaign and energize his progressive supporters. Listen Online
Obama backs same sex marriage
10 May 2012
SBS TV World News Australia
US President Barack Obama has 'evolved' and revealed his personal support for gay marriage. Dr David Smith spoke with Janice Petersen about Obama's controversial policy change, the reasons for his decision and how it will effect the race to the White House. Watch Online
Obama's support of gay marriage will energise his campaign
10 May 2012
Triple J Hack
Obama's 'evolution' on the issue of gay marriage has culminated in the announcement of his personal support for gay marriage. But with little ability to enact legislative change at a federal level, Dr Rebecca Sheehan suggests that this is a shrewd move by the incumbent with an eye to the general election in November. Listen Online
Anti-Americanism in the Western Balkans
8 May 2012
SBS Croatian News
Where does opposition to American policies end and anti-Americanism begin? Lecturer in American politics and foreign policy David Smith talks to Gorana Grgic about attitudes to the United States in the Western Balkans and why Croatia is like Western Europe. Listen online
Notes on America: China tension, Urban planning, and Cambridge
8 May 2012
In this edition:
- US/China tensions at high pitch
- Centre backs international city symposium in Sydney
- Cambridge fellowship for O'Connor
- Events and commentary Read more
Drones, 1-WTC, and Ron Paul
6 May 2012
ABC NewsRadio Inside America
This week in Inside America, research associate John Barron talks to author Jason Rink about Ron Paul's still continuing presidential campaign. He also discusses the morality of America's drone program with Code Pink's Medea Benjamin, and asks Nathaniel Hollister of the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat about One World Trade Center, the skyscraper being constructed at Ground Zero in New York. Listen online
