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TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong participated in a panel at Sydney University alongside TAG Senior Advisor and CEO of United States Studies Centre Dr. Michael Green to discuss global economic order, U.S. tariffs, and middle power strategy.

Trump may link defence spending to tariffs when he meets Albanese this month — but is it a tactic or real pressure? “It’s a conundrum for the prime minister not knowing what Trump’s bottom line is,” says United States Studies Centre’s Dr. Michael Green. Read via @afr: afr.com/politics/feder…

Albanese has pushed back on US calls to lift defence spending to 3.5% of GDP, but United States Studies Centre's Peter J. Dean says the pressure has been building long before Trump’s return. “The moment is building… both domestically and now internationally.” Read via @afr: afr.com/politics/feder…

The Pentagon’s reform push must reflect the fact that US allies—like Australia, Japan, India and South Korea—don’t just want to buy US weaponry, "they want to help design and build it," argues United States Studies Centre’s Tom Corben. Read his full insights: ussc.edu.au/allies-are-mor…

Is AUKUS Pillar II falling short? United States Studies Centre's Peter J. Dean and Alice Nason say the advanced capabilities initiative has yet to deliver—hampered by unclear strategy, weak governance and funding gaps. They look at what's needed to get it back on track. Read: ussc.edu.au/aukus-pillar-i…

Tariffs. Executive orders. Shifting alliances. Trump’s second term is already reshaping the US - at home and abroad. Our experts go behind the headlines to look at what’s happening across defence, trade, tech, climate, and more. Explore their insights: ussc.edu.au/unpacking-trum…

“No matter what you think of the Trump administration, they have one thing in their favour: they spend 3.5 per cent on ­defence,” says United States Studies Centre's Peter J. Dean. He says 3% is a realistic target for Australia. Read via @Australian: theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence…

“Of all the issues in the Australia–US alliance, this is the one I worry about most.” US opposition to Australia’s online safety rules could go as far as to affect trade negotiations, says United States Studies Centre's Dr. Michael Green. Read via The Sydney Morning Herald: smh.com.au/national/the-u…

What we're seeing from Japan, Korea, Australia and others "is a very measured response to some very provocative actions on the behalf of China," says United States Studies Centre's Peter J. Dean as Beijing’s rapid military expansion continues. Watch via Sky News Australia: youtube.com/watch?v=SdS84c…

The US Defense Secretary has warned that a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could be ‘imminent.’ Is Australia's defence force prepared for such an escalation? Author of the Defence Strategic Review, United States Studies Centre's Peter J. Dean unpacks it all. Listen via ABC News: abc.net.au/listen/program…

The Ukraine drone attack “raises questions” for Australia, says United States Studies Centre's Peter J. Dean. What are the defence capabilities Australia should look to acquire? Read via The Australian: theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence…

Without the US alliance, United States Studies Centre's Peter J. Dean says Australia would need to massively increase its defence spending or accept it can't defend its own sovereignty. Read via SBS News: sbs.com.au/news/article/d…

Tensions in the US-China relationship "usually lead to impacts beyond the US and China and also a distorting of trade,” says United States Studies Centre’s Jared Mondschein. As trade talks reopen, fresh hopes emerge for a reset. Read via The Nightly: thenightly.com.au/politics/austr…

Shape the future of policy expertise in Japan and Australia. Applications for the JADE fellowships close tomorrow. Apply now: ussc.edu.au/about/programs…

“It’s getting ugly. And the question is, how ugly can it really get?" says United States Studies Centre’s Bruce Wolpe on the Trump–Musk feud. Wolpe warns the clash won’t improve the political culture in the US. Listen via ABC News: abc.net.au/listen/program…

After Trump appeared unfamiliar with the term "AUKUS," does it risk drifting off course? United States Studies Centre's Peter J. Dean goes behind the headlines to see how the high-stakes trilateral partnership can be delivered. Read it in Unpacking Trump 2.0: ussc.edu.au/aukus-what-doe…

Despite Trump’s mercurial approach, early moves with allies in the Indo-Pacific have "suggested far more continuity than change." United States Studies Centre's Dr. Michael Green explores what's changing — and what isn't — with US alliances. Read it in Unpacking Trump 2.0: ussc.edu.au/alliances-resi…

Amid ongoing protests in Los Angeles, United States Studies Centre’s Lester Munson notes that California Governor Gavin Newsom appears to be positioning himself as a national figure to raise his profile and speak broadly to his party’s priorities. Listen via ABC News: abc.net.au/listen/program…