Sydney International Strategy Forum 2026

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.

Dr Kurt Campbell

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

Dr Janine Davidson

President, Metropolitan State University of Denver

The Hon. Randall Schriver

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

Peter Varghese AO

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

Professor Nobukatsu Kanehara

Executive Director, Sasakawa Peace Foundation

Bilahari Kausikan

Former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Singapore

Michael Pezzullo

Former Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs

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

President of the Prospect Foundation

The Honourable Arthur Sinodinos AO

ChairmanUnited States Studies Centre

Dr Michael J. Green

Chief Executive OfficerUnited States Studies Centre

Hayley Channer

Director, Economic SecurityUnited States Studies Centre

Dr Lavina Lee

Director, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre

Olivia Shen

Director, Strategic TechnologiesUnited States Studies Centre

Jared Mondschein

Director of ResearchUnited States Studies Centre