From the Iran War to energy markets and Chinese ballistic missile tests in the Pacific, 2026 has been a year marked by disruption and disorder.

In its 75th year, the ANZUS Treaty remains a source of stability enhanced by strengthened ties among like-minded partners across the Indo-Pacific. Yet questions are also growing about the trajectory of American power, Chinese intentions towards Taiwan, the impact of the trans-Atlantic rift, and the growing weaponisation of economic interdependence.

Will ANZUS and the alliances in the Indo-Pacific be overwhelmed by this disorder or stand as a collective breakwater?

Join us to analyse, debate and interpret these dynamics in real time with leading experts from the United States, Australia and the Indo-Pacific at the 4th annual Sydney International Strategy Forum.

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Our speakers represent decades of leadership across government, diplomacy, defence, academia and industry.

Their collective experience spans the institutions and decisions shaping today’s strategic environment, offering you unparalleled insight into the forces driving global change.

And over the coming weeks we'll be announcing even more.

Kurt Campbell

Dr Kurt Campbell

Former US Deputy Secretary of State and Chairman and Co-Founder of The Asia Group
Janine Davidson

Dr Janine Davidson

President, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Randall G. Schriver

The Hon. Randall Schriver

Chairman of the Board at The Institute for Indo-Pacific Security
Dr Lael Brainard

Dr Lael Brainard

Former Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States
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John C. Aquilino, Admiral, US Navy (Ret'd)

Former Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command, US Pacific Fleet, US Fifth Fleet, and Director of Operations, Plans, and Strategy for the Chief of Naval Operations
Peter Varghese AO

Peter Varghese AO

Former Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Chancellor the University of Queensland
Doug Beck

Douglas A. Beck

Senior Fellow, Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs
Nobukatsu Kanehara

Professor Nobukatsu Kanehara

Executive Director, Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Bilahari Kausikan

Former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore
Justin Hayhurst

Justin Hayhurst

Deputy Secretary, International and Security of the Australian Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
Sheena Chestnut Greitens

Dr Sheena Chestnut Greitens

Associate Professor at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin and Director of the University of Texas’ Asia Policy Program
Dr I-Chung Lai

Dr I-Chung Lai

President of the Prospect Foundation
Michael Pezzullo

Michael Pezzullo

Former Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs
Arthur Sinodinos

The Honourable Arthur Sinodinos AO

ChairmanUnited States Studies Centre
Dr Michael Jonathan Green, chief executive officer at the United States Studies Centre

Dr Michael J. Green

Chief Executive OfficerUnited States Studies Centre
Hayley Channer, Director of the Economic Security Program with the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.

Hayley Channer

Director, Economic SecurityUnited States Studies Centre
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Dr Lavina Lee

Director, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Olivia Shen

Olivia Shen

Director, Strategic TechnologiesUnited States Studies Centre
Jared Mondschein, the Director of Research at the United States Studies Centre.

Jared Mondschein

Director of ResearchUnited States Studies Centre