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After two decades of cooperation in the Middle East, the Indo-Pacific has once again become the centre of gravity for Australia-US defence cooperation. Canberra and Washington are pursuing a cooperative regional strategy with renewed purpose, driven by the concept of “integrated deterrence” discussed in the 2022 US National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy. However, lingering regulatory and political hurdles to deeper integration must be addressed if the Alliance is to be fully modernised for a new strategic era in Asia.
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Adeline Williams

Adeline Williams

Non-Resident FellowUnited States Studies Centre
Sophie Mayo

Sophie Mayo

Non-Resident Fellow, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Esther Soulard, a Senior Research Associate with the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre

Esther Soulard

Senior Research Associate, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre

Dr Christopher J. Watterson

Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Olivia Shen

Olivia Shen

Director, Strategic TechnologiesUnited States Studies Centre
Kester Abbott, a Research Associate working with Dr Michael J. Green.

Kester Abbott

Research AssociateUnited States Studies Centre
US President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport in Greer, South Carolina, on October 16, 2017. Trump is in Greensville to attend a fundraiser for South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster.
Foreign policy

How the war in Iran may shape US politics

Commentary byLester Munson
Foreign policy

The long-term strategic effects of the Iran war

1 April 2026
Commentary byDr Michael J. Green
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, (L-R) Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with China's President Xi Jinping and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025.
Foreign policy

Iran isn’t isolated: How autocracies are escalating the war

31 March 2026
Commentary byDr Lavina Lee
Soldiers from the Republic of Korea Marine Corps conducts an amphibious assault during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 in Australia.
Allies and partners

Getting past potential? Outcomes of the 2025 Australia-Republic of Korea Dialogue on Security Cooperation

27 March 2026
Report byKester Abbott, Tom Corben, Tara Luckock
Allies and partners

The US won’t protect you, top diplomat warns Australia

27 March 2026
In the news byJared Mondschein
The Strait of Hormuz
Defence
Public forum
What the Iran war means for the Middle East — and the world

26 March 2026

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3 OCTOBER 2024: Satellite view of Kharg Island, located in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Iran.
Foreign policy

'A significant gamble': Is the US planning to seize Iran's 'forbidden island'?

26 March 2026
In the news byAssociate Professor David Smith
Satellite view of the Strait of Hormuz with white graphic lines representing global shipping lanes and maritime traffic between the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
Foreign policy

Middle East Crisis: US Strategy, Hormuz, and Global Economic Risks

26 March 2026
Interview byJared Mondschein
Defence

USSC Briefing Room | The future of nuclear risk: Iran, China and the end of New START

25 March 2026
Podcast byMari Koeck
A large plume of smoke rises over Tehran after explosions were reported in the city during the night on March 07, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.
The Indo-Pacific

Will escalating conflict in the Middle East trigger shocks that reshape development challenges in the Indo-Pacific?

24 March 2026
Commentary byJared Mondschein
A birds eye view of a cargo Boat anchored in the Port Melbourne cargo facilities, it is being loaded with colourful containers, Drone view, Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Trade and economics

Why the Middle East war matters more to Australia than it seems

23 March 2026
In the news byHayley Channer, Dr Lavina Lee
A commercial vessel is seen in the background as a US Black Hawk helicopter crew member stands on the deck of Britain's RFA Cardigan Bay landing ship in the Gulf waters off Bahrain during the International Maritime Exercise (IMX), on November 5, 2019. - IMX is a joint military exercise involving assets and personnel from more than 50 partner nations and seven international organisations. The US has pushed for the creation of a US-led operation dubbed the International Maritime Security Construct to safeguard trade and the flow of oil through the Strait of Hormuz. It has so far been joined by Australia, Britain and the United Arab Emirates, as well as Bahrain, the Gulf island state which is home to the US Fifth Fleet.
Foreign policy

Australia open to joining allies’ Hormuz push

20 March 2026
In the news byDr Michael J. Green
The Indo-Pacific

The Asia Chessboard | Holding the Line: Denial Defense Along the First Island Chain

18 March 2026
Podcast byDr Michael J. Green