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
China’s Belt and Road Initiative: A US-Australian assessment
To carry out China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China promises to spend more than US$1 trillion on new ports, railways, fibre-optic cables, power plants, and other connections across more than o…
00:59:15 |
Mon 23 Nov 2020
US Politics Web Series with special guests Jeff Bleich and Chelsey Martin
he Perth USAsia Centre and United States Studies Centre host a monthly web series in which our CEOs review the latest in US politics with a focus on the US election and US-Indo-Pacific relations.
Th…
01:01:34 |
Fri 06 Nov 2020
Red Book/Blue Book: An Australian guide to the next US administration
Every US general election carries implications for Australia. But as they say: this time, it’s different. To most casual observers, the trajectories of the United States under a second Trump administ…
01:02:51 |
Thu 29 Oct 2020
Media and the 2020 election
No US president has been more media focused than President Trump. And likewise, no US president has consistently dominated global news cycles like President Trump. While most Australians watch the US…
00:58:53 |
Tue 27 Oct 2020
President Trump's former Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney in conversation with Joe Hockey
With the US election less than three weeks away, a lot of commentaries are focused on the “horse race”: who is ahead, who is behind? But regardless of the outcome in November, will Americans unite be…
00:58:53 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
The 2020 US election: What is at stake for Australia?
With just weeks until the US 2020 presidential election, we examine what is at stake for Australia in either election outcome. Australia's national interests will be impacted very differently under a…
01:02:32 |
Mon 19 Oct 2020
The future of US defence strategy in the Indo-Pacific: A conversation with Michèle Flournoy
America’s strategic position in the Indo-Pacific is under unprecedented strain. Facing an increasingly strong and assertive China and the erosion of its own military-technological edge, the United St…
00:56:50 |
Fri 16 Oct 2020
Kamala Harris v Mike Pence: Vice-Presidential debate debrief
The 2020 campaign continues to break norms and defy expectations. With the bickering and banter from the first debate still resounding, how will Vice President Pence and Senator Harris handle their e…
01:00:18 |
Mon 12 Oct 2020
Managing US-China nuclear risks: A guide for Australia
The US-China nuclear relationship is growing increasingly complex. In recent years, Beijing has continued to modernise and diversify its nuclear arsenal and Washington has made changes to its nuclear…
01:00:34 |
Wed 07 Oct 2020
Election Watch: US Politics Web Series with former Republican Senator Jeff Flake and US foreign policy expert Gorana Grgic
The Perth USAsia Centre and United States Studies Centre host a monthly web series in which our CEOs review the latest in US politics with a focus on the upcoming US election and US-Indo-Pacific rela…
01:01:43 |
Fri 02 Oct 2020
Empowering American allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific has rapidly emerged as the world’s most strategically consequential region in the Asian century. But the regional order is straining under China’s assertive use of coercive statecraf…
01:04:09 |
Tue 29 Sep 2020
Election Watch: A conversation with election analyst Charlie Cook
Charlie Cook is one of the most authoritative analysts of US elections - an exceptionally trusted and respected voice on the American electorate for nearly four decades. Charlie discussed his overvie…
01:02:03 |
Mon 28 Sep 2020
Law, the courts and free and fair elections in the United States: what to expect in 2020
Ensuring that elections are free and fair is far from a settled matter in the United States, with courts frequently asked to settle disputes about virtually every element of election administration. …
00:58:39 |
Thu 24 Sep 2020
When America stopped being great: a conversation with author Nick Bryant
BBC New York Correspondent Nick Bryant has studied US elections for decades and saw the election of President Trump in 2016 as inevitable, rather than a fluke. Growing executive overreach, shifting e…
01:02:17 |
Tue 15 Sep 2020
Why is a border wall not a campaign issue in 2020?
In 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump made immigration a key campaign platform, warning of Mexican “rapists” and criminals coming to the United States. He pledged that a wall on the US-Mexico border w…
00:59:25 |
Tue 08 Sep 2020
Election Watch: US Politics Web Series with special guest Mark Textor and host Zoe Daniel
The Perth USAsia Centre and United States Studies Centre host a monthly web series in which our CEOs review the latest in US politics with a focus on the upcoming US election and US-Indo-Pacific rela…
01:01:32 |
Fri 04 Sep 2020
A conversation with former National Security Advisor Ambassador John Bolton
Ambassador John Bolton served as National Security Advisor to President Trump for 453 days. One of America’s most experienced international relations advisors, Bolton has served every Republican pres…
01:01:32 |
Tue 01 Sep 2020
A conversation with Molly Ball, author of Pelosi and TIME magazine national political correspondent
Molly Ball is TIME magazine's national political correspondent and a political analyst for CNN. Her latest book, Pelosi, has been hailed by publishers from The Washington Post to O Magazine. She appe…
01:00:38 |
Thu 27 Aug 2020
The trajectory of American politics, power and prestige: A conversation with Tom Friedman
Thomas L Friedman is an internationally renowned author, reporter, and columnist; recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes; and author of seven best-selling books: From Beirut to Jerusalem; The Lexus and t…
01:00:27 |
Wed 19 Aug 2020
The perils of pre-election polling
Courtney Kennedy is director of survey research at Pew Research Center. In this role, she serves as the chief survey methodologist for the Center, providing guidance on all of its research and leadin…
01:02:34 |
Tue 18 Aug 2020
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