USSC Briefing Room
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State by state guide to the 2026 US midterm elections
State by state guide to the 2026 US midterm elections
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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 Samuel Garrett talk to experts to cover what you need to know and what's beneath the surface of the news.
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- State by state guide to the 2026 US midterm elections · 54 mnt · Episode 118As America votes in one of the most significant midterm elections in modern history, USSC Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy David Smith and USSC…
- “Strategic collision” with China and how ANZUS must adapt with Paul Dibb · 48 mnt · Episode 117Australia’s strategic environment is undergoing a profound shift. China’s rapid military and nuclear expansion is changing the regional balance of power, while the prospect of…
- State of the 2026 midterms with Larry Sabato and Bruce Wolpe · 34 mnt · Episode 116The US midterm elections in just a couple of weeks will be the first real test of how Trump 2.0 is playing out with voters. In the lead up to the election, USSC recorded a…
- AI, hypersonics and the future of defence innovation with Doug Beck · 53 mnt · Episode 115Eleven years since the Pentagon established the Defense Innovation Unit, that office has become a key instrument to rapidly test, prototype and scale promising technology to meet…
- Move fast and break things? Trump’s defence transformation · 29 mnt · Episode 114One of the prominent refrains of the second Trump administration has been, “move fast and break things.” The administration has moved extraordinarily quickly to implement changes…
- AUKUS at five: Full steam ahead? · 48 mnt · Episode 113Today marks five years since US President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson held a joint virtual press conference to make…
- The changing calculus of US military sales and procurement · 27 mnt · Episode 112Balancing the supply and demand of US military sales and procurement is never easy, but amidst the fighting with Iran and the ongoing war in Ukraine, that calculous is incredibly…
- America at 250 | Declaration of Sentiments vs the Declaration of Independence · 36 mnt · Episode 111Today marks 106 years since women were granted the right to vote in the United States, with the ratification of the 19th amendment. The journey towards voting equality is a…
- What can Americans learn about Australian politics with POLITICO’s Ryan Heath · 33 mnt · Episode 110Australia has long had a fascination with US politics, but now US news outlet POLITICO is bringing Australian politics to the US and the world. How similar are the MAGA and One…
- USSC at 20: What’s changed and where to from here? · 36 mnt · Episode 109This year marks 20 years since the establishment of the United States Studies Centre (USSC), which has since welcomed more than 20,000 students and has grown to become one of…
- America at 250 | Geographical implications of the American Revolution · 28 mnt · Episode 108America’s independence was a catalyst for the founding of Australia and the pursuit of land that drove the settlement of America continued in new ways after the Revolutionary…
- America at 250 | Innovation from America’s founding to the space race · 30 mnt · Episode 107When Americans landed on the moon, it was a political statement heard around the world. But the innovation that accelerated the space race didn’t start with the Cold War, it goes…
- America at 250 | Addressing the contradictions in the Declaration of Independence in an Australian classroom · 28 mnt · Episode 106“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” This line from the Declaration of Independence is known around the world, but how did this sit…
- America at 250 | America’s sacred (yet secular) documents with David Smith · 38 mnt · Episode 105The words of the Declaration of Independence are world famous and, in many ways, America’s founding documents are “sacred” although they are secular. What makes America’s…
- America at 250 | US influence on Australian democracy · 39 mnt · Episode 104Australia’s history over the past 250 years is inextricably linked with the American experiment. What are the successes and challenges of the US diverse and decentralised…
- How is economic security changing the politics and foreign policy in the UK and Australia? · 42 mnt · Episode 103The term “economic security” is having a bit of a moment. While generally unheard of a few years ago, the past three Australian budget speeches have all mentioned economic…
- What next for the AI race? · 28 mnt · Episode 102From online chatbots to enormous data centres, it is increasingly difficult to ignore artificial intelligence in our daily lives. Do governments still stand a chance to shape the…
- Will the largest US defence budget clear Congress? · 50 mnt · Episode 101Last month the Trump administration submitted the largest defence budget request in history – US$1.5 trillion, which is a 40% increase from the prior year. At the same time, the…
- Signals, not spectacle: Dr Michael Green on Takaichi’s visit to Australia · 36 mnt · Episode 100For our 100th episode, USSC CEO Dr Michael Green joins the podcast to discuss Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to Australia last week. She and Australian Prime…
- Trump vs the Pope: Politics, faith and power · 44 mnt · Episode 99Throughout March and April, Pope Leo XIV began speaking out against the war in Iran and the violence, saying it was an “unjust war.” Shortly after 60 Minutes aired an episode…
