United States of America
Report
Local journalism in crisis: why America must revive its local newsrooms
Much like the situation in Australia, the economic challenges confronting local newspapers—which are uniquely positioned to devote the time and resources needed to undertake in-depth, investigative, and public interest journalism—has contributed to significant coverage gaps in local news markets in the United States.
Working paper
Does female breadwinning make partnerships less healthy or less stable?
This paper examines whether female breadwinning makes partnerships less healthy or less stable, using recent U.S and Australian data.
Briefing paper
Escalating cooperation: nuclear deterrence and the U.S-Australia alliance
While few Australian policymakers have engaged with nuclear strategy in recent decades, this paper suggests that there is a growing realisation amongst the country’s foreign affairs and defence community that nuclear deterrence will become more relevant for Australian defence policy.
Report
Countering China’s grip on rare earth commodities
This paper explores how China has strategised its monopoly on rare earth commodities and the impact of that action at the geopolitical level. It also examines how countries such as Australia and the U.S may navigate around that monopolisation, which will also have implications at the political level.
Article
Where lawyering ends and illegality begins
Donald Trump is drawing on decades of experience in pushing the law beyond its limits, writes Lesley Russell.