US politics
From US presidential elections to Supreme Court rulings, the eyes of the world are fixated on US democracy, the great experiment.
Experts on US politics
Dr Shaun Ratcliff
Honorary AssociateUnited States Studies Centre
Bruce Wolpe
Non-Resident Senior FellowUnited States Studies Centre
Victoria Cooper
Non-Resident FellowUnited States Studies Centre
Dr Rodney Taveira
Academic Director, Senior Lecturer in American Studies, and Undergraduate CoordinatorUnited States Studies Centre
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)
Dr Kathryn Robison
Lecturer in American Studies and Internships CoordinatorUnited States Studies Centre
Sydney International Strategy Forum 2024: Conference summary
On 20 November 2024, the United States Studies Centre (USSC) hosted the second annual Sydney International Strategy Forum (SISF) on ‘The future of American leadership and a contested Asia.’ Held two weeks after the 2024 US presidential election, SISF brought together key national security strategists from the Biden-Harris and Trump-Pence administrations, along with other experts and senior policymakers from the United States, Australia, Japan, Korea and elsewhere, to assess the election outcome and its impact on the world.
24 March 2025
22 March 2025
Interview byJared Mondschein
20 March 2025
Commentary byAssociate Professor David Smith
18 March 2025
In the news byAssociate Professor David Smith
