USSC Briefing Room
The USSC Briefing Room is a podcast from the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. It gives you a seat at the table for a briefing on the latest US news and foreign policy. Co-hosts Mari Koeck, Jared Mondschein and Victoria Cooper talk to experts to cover what you need to know and what's beneath the surface of the news.
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Episodes (96)
Why Trump and Biden? How the US system led to their selection
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A DC insider on the post-debate pathway for Democrats
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The push for ranked-choice voting in America
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What is Juneteenth and how does it differ from other holidays?
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State of play: Australia’s munitions stockpiles and the Guided Weapons and Explo...
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What the 2024 election means for America’s Asian alliances
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The “Third pillar of the alliance” one year later
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The Scan-Share-Shape approach to economic security
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Deep dive into Trump’s Supreme Court immunity hearing with Chas Licciardello
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What can jazz teach us about democracy?
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JAUKUS and Washington’s view of Canberra, one year later
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How Japan and Australia can counter coercion in the Indo-Pacific
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Trump's VP shortlist
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AUKUS: One year since the 'optimal pathway'
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Indo-Pacific Strategy Simulation 2023: The view from Australia
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Indo-Pacific Strategy Simulation 2023: The view from the United States
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Indo-Pacific Strategy Simulation 2023: The view from Japan
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Four Quad think tank experts walk into the briefing room…
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Is Biden in the ‘Danger Zone’? with Bruce Wolpe
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Was COP28 one step forward, two steps back?
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Trump trounces Iowa caucuses – does anyone else stand a chance?
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Religious Persecution and Political Order in the United States with Associate Pr...
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Line of Advantage: Japan’s Grand Strategy in the Era of Abe Shinzo with Dr Micha...
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Taiwan’s role in strategic competition with Taiwan representative Douglas Hsu
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IPEF report card following APEC
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American Enterprise Institute’s Zack Cooper and USSC’s Peter Dean on AUKUS, the...
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Google’s Michaela Browning and USSC’s John Kunkel on navigating de-risking, disr...
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Politico’s Ryan Lizza and New York Magazine’s Olivia Nuzzi on US politics at the...
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Michèle Flournoy and Adm. Phil Davidson on how far US-China confrontation will g...
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Covering presidents Obama, Trump and Biden with Ryan Lizza and Olivia Nuzzi
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USSC polling readout 2023: One year until the 2024 US presidential election
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Republican state of play: House speaker race, Trump trials and conflict in Israe...
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Behind the scenes of a US state visit
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UPSCALE and how to actualise AUKUS through private sector finance
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Launch of Women in the Alliance
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Inside the White House on 9/11
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Deterrence dialogue returns to DC
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2024 GOP presidential candidates primer
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The latest in Australia-US maritime security
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Inside the NATO Vilnius Summit
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The Indo-Pacific impacts of China’s fluctuating economy with economist Dan Rosen
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The end of affirmative action and a readout of the major US Supreme Court decisi...
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What a second Trump term would mean for the United States and Australia
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Cold War lessons from Ronald Reagan
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What do Washington and Canberra think of each other?
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The Sunnylands Initiative and the battle for democracy in the Indo-Pacific
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