USSC Live
Catch up with events produced by the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney with USSC Live. These events offer new insights and perspectives on topics including American foreign policy, economics, politics and culture.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 214
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Sharks and the US presidency: A conversation with bite
US presidents are obsessed with sharks. From President Nixon asking the Secret Service to put in shark nets around his Florida holiday house to former President Trump tweeting that "sharks are last o…
01:01:43 |
Tue 08 Nov 2022
Georgia: Ground zero of the US midterm elections
With the US midterm elections for the control of Congress fast approaching, voters in the state of Georgia face important and highly anticipated elections this November. Georgia voters will decide th…
01:00:14 |
Tue 08 Nov 2022
US midterms 2022 with Jane Coaston and Annabel Crabb
The United States Studies Centre hosted a special US midterms event featuring The New York Times' Jane Coaston, ABC's Political commentator Annabel Crabb, and USSC's CEO Dr Michael Green.
The presu…
01:29:52 |
Tue 01 Nov 2022
NATO's new Strategic Concept: Transatlantic security agenda and its implications for Australia
NATO’s Madrid Summit in June brought about the Alliance’s long-awaited new Strategic Concept which delivered an assessment of a much more adversarial international environment and set out a vision fo…
01:27:30 |
Tue 25 Oct 2022
Universal voting: Can Australia's experience work in America?
The simple act of voting – who can vote, how easy it is to vote, who counts the votes, who certifies the votes, and whether the people accept the legitimacy of the outcome of an election – is at the …
01:01:17 |
Tue 04 Oct 2022
Launch of Dr Michael Green’s new book Line of Advantage: Japan’s Grand Strategy in the Era of Abe Shinzō
A world-renowned Indo-Pacific expert, at this event, USSC CEO Dr Michael Green discussed his new book "Line of Advantage: Japan’s Grand Strategy in the Era of Abe Shinzō" with USSC Non-Resident Senio…
00:49:49 |
Tue 06 Sep 2022
American democracy in peril: The US Senate's crucial role
Ira Shapiro's recent book, The Betrayal: How Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans Abandoned America, chronicles the US Senate during the Trump presidency. As a veteran scholar and former Senate…
00:59:15 |
Tue 23 Aug 2022
The crisis of American democracy: A conversation with Stephen Macedo
The January 6 Select Committee hearings highlight points of crisis in American democracy, yet the roots of these challenges undeniably precede the Capitol riots given US economic, social and cultural…
01:01:45 |
Mon 22 Aug 2022
A documentary history of the United States with Alexander Heffner
In an age dominated by terms like fake news and disinformation, what are the facts about the history of the United States? In the updated edition of A Documentary History of the United States, Alexan…
01:06:11 |
Thu 07 Jul 2022
What does a Kennedy in Canberra mean for Australia?
As a daughter of a cherished US president, scion of a political dynasty, globally-renowned philanthropist and accomplished former ambassador to Japan, Australia has arguably never had a higher profil…
00:56:35 |
Wed 01 Jun 2022
What's next for NATO in the Indo-Pacific after Ukraine?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February altered the European security architecture for generations to come. One clear piece of evidence of this: Finland and Sweden announcing they will be formall…
00:58:09 |
Fri 27 May 2022
Congress, the White House and democracy at a crossroads: A conversation with Larry Sabato
As we approach the November midterm elections, Joe Biden's presidency, the control of Congress and the future course of America's democracy are all at a crossroads. What is the outlook for both parti…
00:59:25 |
Wed 11 May 2022
NATO Expert Talk Series | NATO and the challenges to the rules-based international order
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and brazen aggression represent the worst military aggression in Europe for decades. It is also the most blatant breach of international law and state sovereignty on the …
00:57:53 |
Wed 06 Apr 2022
Is Russia's invasion of Ukraine a turning point for all US allies or just NATO?
In addition to fomenting sweeping international condemnation, Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine appears to have convinced key US allies in Europe to increase defence spending to levels that US pres…
01:00:42 |
Wed 06 Apr 2022
Preview of Biden's first State of the Union Address
The US Constitution mandates the president “shall from time to time give Congress information of the State of the Union”, which has now become an annual address from the sitting president. This is an…
00:57:05 |
Tue 01 Mar 2022
What can the Cold War teach us about strategic competition? A conversation with historian Hal Brands
Challenges the United States faces with China and Russia are frequently, and adamantly, argued to either constitute a new Cold War or not. Leading historian and former Pentagon advisor, Hal Brands, t…
00:58:54 |
Mon 14 Feb 2022
What to expect in US politics and policy in 2022
On the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s inauguration, experts from the United States Studies Centre (USSC) will give their take on what to expect in US politics and policy in 2022. President…
01:00:28 |
Mon 24 Jan 2022
A conversation with The New Yorker's Evan Osnos, author of Wildland: The making of America's fury
After a year beset by a pandemic, civil unrest, and political turmoil, the January 6 attack on the US Capitol began 2021 with the first major attack on American soil since the falling of the twin tow…
01:02:15 |
Tue 21 Dec 2021
Master of the game: A conversation with Martin Indyk on his new book
Martin Indyk has written a landmark book, Master of the Game: Henry Kissinger and the Art of Middle East Diplomacy, on the Mideast diplomacy of Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State to presidents Richa…
01:00:18 |
Tue 14 Dec 2021
NATO Expert Talk Series | Emerging and disruptive technologies: Progress and challenges
Technological advancements that are being exploited for military and security purposes present both new opportunities for militaries around the world, as well as new threats that can emanate from bot…
00:58:00 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
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