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Allies and partners

Evolving partnerships like the Quad, AUKUS, and the Trilateral Strategic Dialogue with Japan add further depth to the US-Australia alliance. Ensuring that these minilateral relationships keep pace with developments in their constituent bilateral partnerships is essential for Australian strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific.

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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

Benjamin Reilly

Professor Benjamin Reilly

Senior FellowUnited States Studies Centre

Guy Boekenstein

Guy Boekenstein

Non-Resident FellowUnited States Studies Centre

Sophie Mayo

Sophie Mayo

Non-Resident Fellow, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre

Brendon O'Connor, a Professor of US Politics and US Foreign Relations

Professor Brendon O'Connor

Professor of US Politics and US Foreign RelationsUnited States Studies Centre (jointly appointed with the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney)

Kester Abbott, a Research Associate working with Dr Michael J. Green.

Kester Abbott

Research AssociateUnited States Studies Centre

Earthset captured through the Orion spacecraft window on 6 April 2026, during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the Moon.

Harnessing Australia’s space strengths for the Alliance

Australia risks being a consumer, not a contributor, in space. The path to capability — and credibility with allies — is within reach.

Brief byDr Kathryn Robison, Isobel Haddow

Iran war doesn’t herald post-American world but there are opportunities for Australia in the geopolitical shakeup

11 April 2026

Commentary byDr Michael J. Green

Allies and partners

AUKUS cements the US and Australian alliance. But at what cost?

8 April 2026

In the news byJared Mondschein

Australia and Taiwan

USSC Briefing Room | The state of play for Australia-Taiwan relations

8 April 2026

Podcast byProfessor Peter Dean, Professor Bec Strating, Mari Koeck

Allies and partners

Australia ‘paralysed’ on US alliance as Trump lashes out

7 April 2026

In the news byDr Michael J. Green

A person operating a large weapon during a training exercise.

Closing the air and missile defence gap in the Indo-Pacific

7 April 2026

Commentary byDr Christopher J. Watterson, Professor Peter Dean

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, 2 September 2025.

The Indo-Pacific

The Asia Chessboard | The Iran War and Strategic Competition in Asia

7 April 2026

Podcast byDr Michael J. Green

Allies and partners

Under Trump, Australia juggles a precarious alliance it can’t replace

31 March 2026

In the news byJared Mondschein

Critical minerals

Trade and economics

Building supply chain resilience in critical minerals: The path ahead

30 March 2026

Report byHayley Channer, Sahara Hoff

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 Indo-Pacific

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

18 March 2026

Podcast byDr Michael J. Green

USSC Briefing Room | Convenience, choice or necessity? Examining the case for striking Iran

9 March 2026

Podcast byDr Michael J. Green, Jared Mondschein, Mari Koeck