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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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Benjamin Reilly

Professor Benjamin Reilly

Senior FellowUnited 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)
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Associate Professor David Smith

Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign PolicyUnited States Studies Centre (jointly appointed with the School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sydney)
Kester Abbott, a Research Associate working with Dr Michael J. Green.

Kester Abbott

Research AssociateUnited States Studies Centre
Tom Corben, a Research Fellow in the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre

Tom Corben

Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and DefenceUnited States Studies Centre
Trent Scott

Trent Scott

Non-Resident Senior FellowUnited States Studies Centre
Alliances in an age of disorder
US politics
Conference
Sydney International Strategy Forum 2026

23 September 2026

Join leading experts from the United States, Australia and the Indo-Pacific at the 4th annual Sydney International Strategy Forum.

Defence

USSC Briefing Room | The changing calculus of US military sales and procurement

8 September 2026
Podcast byMari Koeck
US President George W. Bush (R) and Australian Prime Minister John Howard speak in the Rose Garden at the White House June 3, 2004 in Washington, DC. The two leaders met in the Oval Office and discussed Australian and US relations as well as the war in Iraq.
Allies and partners

I evacuated the White House on 9/11. These are four lessons we can’t afford to forget

4 September 2026
Commentary byDr Michael J. Green
Allies and partners

Australians concerned about US democracy but views have stabilised

2 September 2026
In the news bySamuel Garrett
Allies and partners

Seventy-five years since the signing of the ANZUS security treaty

1 September 2026
Interview byDr Michael J. Green
The Indo-Pacific

Democratic partnerships in the Pacific: Shared priorities and opportunities for cooperation

1 September 2026
Commentary byMonika LeRoy
US flag projected on the Sydney Opera House
Allies and partners

After 75 years of our alliance with the US, most Australians still can’t see a better option

31 August 2026
Commentary bySamuel Garrett
Allies and partners

Allies and partners poll 2026: Alliances hold, views fragment

31 August 2026
Report bySamuel Garrett, Ava Kalinauskas, Jared Mondschein
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about the trade dispute with the United States at the Davie Shipyard in Levis, Quebec, Canada on August 24, 2026.
Foreign policy

Canada's stand against the US, and should Australia follow suit

27 August 2026
Interview byAssociate Professor David Smith
US President Donald Trump standing at a lectern.
Foreign policy

Why Trump's courting dictators (again)

21 August 2026
Interview byDr Michael J. Green
US politics

USSC Briefing Room | What can Americans learn about Australian politics with POLITICO’s Ryan Heath

20 August 2026
Podcast byMari Koeck
US President Donald Trump
Foreign policy

Threatening Friends and Courting Enemies in Trump’s ‘Upside-Down World’

19 August 2026
In the news byDr Michael J. Green
Foreign policy

Donald Trump’s cuts to South Korean military drills stir doubts about US resolve in Asia

18 August 2026
In the news byDr Michael J. Green