No images? Click here April 2021Uncertain timesOn Friday, United States Studies Centre (USSC) Director of Trade and Investment Stephen Kirchner launched his latest report A Foreign Investment Uncertainty Index for Australia and the United States. The report finds foreign direct investment (FDI) uncertainty in Australia doubled in 2020 from 2019 due to the pandemic, but national security concerns and increased government restrictions are the main drivers of FDI uncertainty. This report was covered by AFR, Bloomberg and The Mandarin. In addition to publishing this report, the USSC launched two new webinar series this past month. One takes a deep dive into targeted sections of our State of the United States report and the other is a joint series with NATO to look at opportunities for collaboration beyond the Atlantic. Be sure to subscribe to our webinar invitations so you don't miss an invite and visit our events page to catch the recordings from past events. Following last year's popular webinar discussion between former Ambassador Joe Hockey and former Trump Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, we are delighted to announce that Mick Mulvaney is joining the Centre as a Non-Resident Senior Fellow. His first publication with the Centre will come out later this year. THE FIRST 100 DAYS Day 91With only 9 days left of Biden's first 100 days, time is running out to action his sweeping agenda. Since last month, he has announced the US$2 trillion American Jobs Plan and issued a suite of executive orders on gun control. The first Climate Summit will be held this week on 22-23 April. Prime Minister Morrison will be attending the summit and China has already released a joint statement with the United States committing to action on climate change. To get the latest analysis on President Biden's first 100 days in office, be sure to visit our First 100 Days hub. EVENTS NATO EXPERT TALKS SERIES | 29 APRILThe global challenge: Building resilience in an age of disinformationThe United States Studies Centre (USSC) and NATO Public Diplomacy Division present joint NATO Expert Talks. This series of talks with USSC and NATO experts will explore the challenges ahead of NATO and Australia and propose areas where furthering and deepening cooperation can offer solutions. SYDNEY BRUSSELS / ROME CENTRE NEWS Welcome Mick, Duncan and JenniferThis month the USSC welcomed three new experts. Mick Mulvaney - Non-Resident Senior Fellow Duncan Lewis, AO -
Non-Resident Senior Fellow Jennifer Jackett - Non-Resident Fellow The geo-tech battle in the QuadFollowing the historic first meeting of the Quad in March, Dr John Lee co-published a Hudson Institute policy memo with fellow researchers Eric B. Brown and Thomas J. Duesterberg titled Winning the Geo-Tech Battle and Building the Quad Alliance in the Indo-Pacific. This policy memo examines seven areas of cooperation between members of the Quad alliance that would strengthen a technological environment anchored by democratic values:
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