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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
Guy Boekenstein

Guy Boekenstein

Non-Resident FellowUnited States Studies Centre
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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)
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
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
Indian Navy ship INS Sahyadri and HMAS Toowoomba conduct replenishment at sea approaches as part of a cooperative activity in the Timor Sea
The Indo-Pacific
Public forum
Securing the Indian Ocean: India-Australia maritime partnership

28 January 2026

6.00pm

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7.00pm AEDT

Rushali Saha and Dr Lavina Lee will discuss how Australia and India can build their governance capacities to address common maritime security challenges.

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Defence

Missiles and multipolarity: Can an Indo-Pacific coalition defeat China’s missile overmatch?

20 January 2026
Report byDr Christopher J. Watterson, Professor Peter Dean
A graphic shows the watch floor of Navy Fleet Cyber Command
Technology

Impact and effort: A menu of AI and autonomy options for AUKUS Pillar II

15 January 2026
Brief bySophie Mayo
Defence

USSC Briefing Room | Adm. Lisa Franchetti (ret’d) on the future of US military leadership

14 January 2026
Podcast byTom Corben
US politics

USSC Briefing Room | Understanding the MAGA rift

23 December 2025
Podcast byLester Munson, Mari Koeck
South Korea, New Zealand, Japan, Australia, NARO flags
Foreign policy

Beyond alignment: Moving the NATO–IP4 partnership forward

17 December 2025
Report byKester Abbott
Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) load a F/A-18 aircraft on to an RCAF CC-177 Globemaster for transport back to Canada, as part of the Interim Fighter Capability Project at RAAF Base Williamtown, Australia, February 2020.
Defence

Canada and the National Technology and Industrial Base

12 December 2025
Report byDr Alexander Salt, Dr David Perry
The Quad

USSC Briefing Room | How do the Quad countries view Trump’s second term?

11 December 2025
Podcast bySamuel Garrett, Ava Kalinauskas, Mari Koeck
Indian Defence Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh (L) and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles (R) witness Vice Chief of the Naval Staff of India, Sanjay Vatsayan (2nd-L) and Australia's Deputy Chief of Navy Matt Buckley (2nd-R) signing defence cooperation documents to Australia for his first official visit on October 09, 2025 in Canberra
The Indo-Pacific
Webinar
Tides of partnership: Australia-India maritime collaboration in the Indian Ocean region

9 December 2025

4.30pm

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5.30pm AEDT

Watch Now
The first ever trilateral Combat Ammunition Production Exercise (CAPEX) with munitions specialists from Pacific Air Forces, Japan Air Self-Defense Force and the Royal Australian Air Force, May 2024
Defence

Into gear: Defence industrial and technology cooperation between Australia, Japan and the United States

9 December 2025
Report byTom Corben, Guy Boekenstein, Rintaro Inoue, Gregg Rubinstein
US under secretary of defence for policy
AUKUS

How senior Australian figures saved AUKUS pact from 'existential threat'

8 December 2025
In the news byDr Michael J. Green
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong
Defence

Australia facing US pressure to fire up military spend

8 December 2025
In the news byDr Michael J. Green
Collage of speakers at the conference.
US politics

Sydney International Strategy Forum 2025: Conference summary

5 December 2025
Report byLillian Sturhahn, Jared Mondschein