No images? Click here July 2021New faces at the CentreThree distinguished professionals have joined the United States Studies Centre (USSC) team this month. Edward Palmisano has taken the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO), Jane Hardy as a Senior Visiting Fellow and Frank Smith as Non-Resident Fellow. They bring a wealth of experience to the Centre, with a different strategic focus for each. All three share a keen insight into strategic relationships. Ambassador Hardy joins the Centre on secondment from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade after serving as Consul-General for Australia in Honolulu, having played a critical role in the foreign policy rebalance towards the Indo-Pacific. Professor Frank Smith works on the cutting edge of where technology meets cybersecurity and is Director of the Cyber and Innovation Policy Institute at the US Naval War College. After an extensive search for a COO, the Centre is delighted to have appointed Edward Palmisano. His broad professional experience has ranged from representing Australia in the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement through the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade discussions to supporting the Brahimi review of UN peace operations through his role with US think tank the Henry L. Stimson Center. As the Centre gears up for commemorating 70 years of the ANZUS Treaty, it is a wonderful reminder to see the breadth and depth of geostrategic ties between our countries. The calibre of these new additions to our team set the Centre up well to continue to play a leading role in addressing the evolving issues we face on the strategic horizon. THE ALLIANCE AT 70 As we approach the 70th anniversary of the signing of the ANZUS Treaty on 1 September and the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks in the United States of September 11, the reminder of what our nations have been through, and how we are better together, remains stronger than ever. To celebrate, the USSC, in collaboration with the American Australian Association Ltd and the Perth USAsia Centre are delighted to announce three major initiatives. Alliance Dinner The Alliance at 70 The Alliance at 70 Digital Hub For more information on any of these activities, please register your interest through the button below. CENTRE NEWS Taxing times for US investment in AustraliaIn 2020 Australia experienced the most significant outflow of US direct investment in 15 years according to the latest report from the United States Studies Centre (USSC). In Australia-US bilateral investment in 2020: Taxing times, USSC Trade and Investment Program Director Dr Stephen Kirchner reveals that US investment in Australia recorded its third consecutive year of decline, with Australia accumulating nearly A$150 billion of losses in US investment. Australia has fallen short in attracting US capital compared to peer economies, even prior to the onset of the pandemic in 2020. Op-eds from Dr Kirchner were published in The Mandarin, the Australian Institute of International Affairs and The 46th. Join our teamWe are currently hiring two positions for our Foreign Policy and Defence Team: Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and Defence Program Research Associate, Foreign Policy and Defence Program Apply for this position by emailing your expression of interest and supporting documents to: ussc.fpd@sydney.edu.au. Applications close midnight 1 August 2021 Welcome back Gorana, farewell ElliottThe Centre is delighted to welcome back Lecturer in US Politics and Foreign Policy Dr Gorana Grgic after completing her six-month fellowship with NATO in Rome. During this time she published a number of papers including NATO and the out-of-area conundrum through the NATO Defense College. She also spearheaded the NATO Talk Series in conjunction with the USSC. As the Centre welcomes back Gorana, we also farewell Research Associate Elliott Brennan. After three years with the Centre, he is applying his expertise in cybersecurity to work as a security analyst. He was the author of one of the Centre's most popular reports from 2020, Coronavirus and Protest: How has COVID-19 changed the face of American activism?, wrote op-eds for SMH, The Guardian and ABC and spearheaded Centre webinars on disinformation and social activism. Register for US in the World in Semester 2US in the World: Policies and Strategies (USSC2601) is the USSC’s flagship foreign policy unit and will be a highly interactive exploration of some of the most pressing issues in the US foreign policy agenda; with foreign policy at the heart of so many of the events that have unfolded in 2020 and 2021, there’s certainly a lot to unpack. From managing power relations with China, to analysing the impact that climate change and cyber warfare are having on the conduct of American foreign affairs, you’ll have the opportunity to examine the dramatic political and economic changes taking place in America today that will shape the lives in Australia and around the world for years to come. This is a chance to study with Dr Gorana Grgic following her fellowship with the NATO Defense College. Learn more here In the newsAustralia seeks to block China with stake in Pacific mobile networks Scott Morrison accelerates plan for $1bn missile industry Secret embassy cables cast the Bob Hawke legend in a different light Evolving evangelicals USSC IMHOReflections on the 245th anniversary of the US Independence Day as well as emerging challenges in this century were a focus of USSC experts this past month. Recent legal action has also brought former president Trump back into the news Here are a selection of recent op-eds and journal articles written by our team:
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Webinar replaysThe latest episodes of our NATO Expert Talks and US Politics and Policy Web Series are now available on our YouTube channel. Catch up on our webinar replays through the USSC Live podcast and on YouTube. Here are some of the greatest hits from recent webinars:
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