The authors of this report conducted more than 40 engagements with experts and officials across all three AUKUS governments and three Australian states. Informed by case studies and interviews, this report proposes a series of policy recommendations to the Australian Government.

In August 2023, the United States Studies Centre conducted a public opinion survey in Australia, the United States and Japan, to understand the public sentiment in each nation on a variety of issues one year out from the 2024 US presidential election. This report outlines the findings.

Australia has entered a new era of intense strategic competition and must find new ways to both develop and finance its national security. As this report unearths, producing sovereign defence capability for Australia in a self-sustaining system at speed requires targeted policies geared to multiple dimensions. This report not only explores the question of how...

The US-Australia Indo-Pacific Deterrence Dialogue convened more than 40 American and Australian practitioners and experts for a frank conversation focused on generating practical insights on, and recommendations for, the US-Australia alliance’s approach to collective deterrence. This outcomes report reflects the authors’ account of the dialogue’s proceedings.

The deteriorating security environment and the prospect of nuclear coercion or nuclear use in the Indo-Pacific raises difficult questions for the US-Australia alliance. This paper puts forward some suggestions as to how the alliance could manage these nuclear challenges.