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APRIL 2018
G’DAY USA DIALOGUE
USSC joins defence industry experts
The Centre was invited to participate in the G'day USA Dialogue on Defence Industries in Washington, DC earlier this month. More than 300 Australian and US defence industry experts and policymakers converged to discuss Australia's bid to drastically increase its military exports.
CEO Simon Jackman sat down with the Australian Minister for Defence Industry the Hon. Christopher Pyne MP for a public discussion on the relationship and what Australia can offer the United States by way of defence exports.
Director of the Centre's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program Claire McFarland also attended the dialogue and you can read her full recap here.
NEW DEBATE PAPER
Can Australia be a cyber power?
In the latest instalment of the USSC's Debate Papers series, our two contributors argue whether Australia has what it takes to be a cyber power.
Tom Uren, a visiting cybersecurity fellow at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, argues the 'no' case. Michelle Price, CEO of AustCyber, argues the 'yes' case.
You can read the full debate here.
EVENTS
US and Australian policy in an uncertain Indo-Pacific
Amidst an increasingly challenging regional security environment, how should we make sense of US policy in Asia? What should Australia, which has recently released its own Indo-Pacific strategy, do to advance its security and economic interests during this period of flux? And how might Washington and Canberra strengthen their collective responses to the challenges of Chinese assertiveness, grey-zone competition, and instability on the Korean Peninsula?
Join five US and Australian experts on Asia policy, including former senior officials David Ochmanek and Allan Gyngell AO, for a discussion on US and Australian foreign policy in an uncertain Indo-Pacific.
DATE & TIME
1 May 2018
6pm–7.30pm
LOCATION
Sir Roland Wilson 1.02 Conference Room, Australian National University, Canberra
COST
Free, but registration required.
The future of work in Australia and the United States
Some studies claim that nearly half of today's jobs will become automated in future, while others have found that far fewer will be replaced and many new ones will be created. Some claim that artificial intelligence will shock the labour market in unprecedented ways, while US data suggest that disruption in the job market today is, if anything, slow by historical standards.
During his visit to Australia, Chief Economist of the world's largest job site Indeed, Jed Kolko, will join experts from both the United States Studies Centre and the University of Sydney Business School to discuss the future of work in Australia and the United States, looking specifically at issues such as automation, innovation, changes to labour force participation, and the political impact of the changing nature of work.
DATE & TIME
22 May 2018
6pm–7.30pm
LOCATION
Refectory Room, Level 5, Abercrombie Building
COST
$10
Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and love presidential tweets
Join us for a special screening of Stanley Kubrick’s acclaimed 1964 political satire, Dr. Strangelove, at the Palace Cinema in Central Park Mall.
Visiting Fellow Stephen Loosley AM (whose expertise combines presidential politics and Hollywood history) will host an audience discussion following the film, addressing its Cold War subject-matter and its relevance in a renewed era of nuclear unease.
The Plot follows various actors in the US nuclear chain of command as they try to stop the crew of a US Airforce B-52 bomber from carrying out Plan R, a wrongly issued order to launch a nuclear first-strike on Russia.
DATE & TIME
23 May 2018
5.30pm–8.30pm
LOCATION
Cinema 1, Palace Central Sydney, Central Park Mall, 28 Broadway, Chippendale
COST
$25-$35
Walter V Robinson: Spotlight on the resurgence of American investigative reporting
The popularity of films like SPOTLIGHT and The Post highlight a new fascination with investigative journalism in the United States that goes well beyond simply nostalgia. The arrival of the 45th president and his war with the press has led to a reinvigoration of newspaper reporting and a heightened sense of purpose among journalists in what was considered a dying medium just a decade ago.
Boston Globe Editor at Large Walter V Robinson will join the United States Studies Centre's CEO Simon Jackman to discuss the state of American investigative journalism, the economics of traditional and contemporary media platforms, the institution of the US presidency and the echoes of Watergate.
This event is co-sponsored by the Centre for Advancing Journalism at The University of Melbourne and Dart Centre Asia Pacific.
DATE & TIME
4 June 2018
6pm–7.30pm
LOCATION
Everest Theatre, Seymour Centre, cnr City Rd & Cleveland St, Chippendale NSW
COST
$10-$30
CENTRE NEWS
Fulbright scholarship
Research fellow at the USSC Dougal Robinson has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to further study Australia’s bilateral relationship with both the United States and China. He will undertake a Master of Arts in Strategic Studies, International Economics and Indonesian language at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington DC where he will specifically examine US-China strategic and economic competition in Asia.
Sydney Writer's Festival giveaway
The USSC has a double pass to the Sydney Writer's Festival event, 'Trump's New Order', on May 4. Dr Gorana Grgic will join John Barron, Aaron Connelly and Robert E. Kelly to discuss the state of the world order in the disruption of the Donald Trump presidency. To enter into the draw for the double pass, simply subscribe to our weekly newsletter, The 45th, and reply to this email with your name and contact email to go into the draw to win. You can read more about the event here.
UCLA applicants welcomed
The UCLA Study Abroad Program, jointly run by the USSC and Perth USAsia Centre, has welcomed the successful applications of more than 50 students to study in the United States. The students will spend their Winter break taking subjects at the prestigious University of California, Los Angeles. There are more details on the program here.
World-renowned economists abound
The Centre's Trade and Investment Program hosted two of the world's leading economic minds for luncheons in April. President of the Peterson Institute for International Economics Adam Posen discussed International economic policy under the Trump administration and you can read a full recap from Bloomberg here.
Glen S. Fukushima, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and former Deputy Assistant USTR for Japan and China spoke at a luncheon about Donald Trump's shifting opinion of US competition with Japan. You can read a recap of his remarks at the event in The Australian Financial Review here.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Violent crime in the United States: Focus, prevention and legitimacy. Professor David Kennedy and Rachel Locke from US National Network for Safe Communities discussed methods to keep communities safe, lower homicides and address drug markets.
Listen to podcast.
Trump and the US presidency: The past, present and future of America’s highest office. Senior Fellow Charles Edel launched his report on the past, present and future of the US presidency with a discussion with Richard McGregor about what Donald Trump's presidency will mean for his successors. Listen to the podcast.
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