# USSC Briefing Room

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Official site: https://www.ussc.edu.au/
Author: Mari Koeck
Episodes: 107

## Resource

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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## Episodes
- [America at 250 | Addressing the contradictions in the Declaration of Independence in an Australian classroom](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/america-at-250-addressing-the-contradictions-in-the-declaration-of-independence-in-an-australian-classroom) — 2026-07-13T14:01:00+00:00
- [America at 250 | America’s sacred (yet secular) documents with David Smith](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/america-at-250-america-s-sacred-yet-secular-documents-with-david-smith) — 2026-07-03T14:01:00+00:00
- [America at 250 | US influence on Australian democracy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/america-at-250-us-influence-on-australian-democracy) — 2026-06-29T14:01:00+00:00
- [How is economic security changing the politics and foreign policy in the UK and Australia?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/how-is-economic-security-changing-the-politics-and-foreign-policy-in-the-uk-and-australia) — 2026-06-22T14:01:00+00:00
- [What next for the AI race?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/what-next-for-the-ai-race) — 2026-06-04T14:01:00+00:00
- [Will the largest US defence budget clear Congress?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/will-the-largest-us-defence-budget-clear-congress) — 2026-05-26T14:01:00+00:00
- [Signals, not spectacle: Dr Michael Green on Takaichi’s visit to Australia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/signals-not-spectacle-dr-michael-green-on-takaichi-s-visit-to-australia) — 2026-05-11T14:01:00+00:00
- [Trump vs the Pope: Politics, faith and power](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/trump-vs-the-pope-politics-faith-and-power) — 2026-04-29T14:01:00+00:00
- [Is there space for Australia in outer space?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/is-there-space-for-australia-in-outer-space) — 2026-04-21T14:01:00+00:00
- [The state of play for Australia-Taiwan relations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/the-state-of-play-for-australia-taiwan-relations) — 2026-04-08T00:35:40+00:00
- [The future of nuclear risk: Iran, China and the end of New START](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/the-future-of-nuclear-risk-iran-china-and-the-end-of-new-start) — 2026-03-24T22:55:53+00:00
- [Convenience, choice or necessity? Examining the case for striking Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/convenience-choice-or-necessity-examining-the-case-for-striking-iran) — 2026-03-08T23:39:49+00:00
- [Is AUKUS Pillar II a solution in need of a problem?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/is-aukus-pillar-ii-a-solution-in-need-of-a-problem) — 2026-02-23T13:01:00+00:00
- [Mike Green and Lavina Lee on Iran, Venezuela, Greenland and Carney’s speech](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/mike-green-and-lavina-lee-on-iran-venezuela-greenland-and-carney-s-speech) — 2026-02-09T22:38:26+00:00
- [India’s changing relationships with the United States, China, Russia and Australia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/india-s-changing-relationships-with-the-united-states-china-russia-and-australia) — 2026-01-27T23:58:24+00:00
- [Adm. Lisa Franchetti (ret’d) on the future of US military leadership](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/adm-lisa-franchetti-ret-d-on-the-future-of-us-military-leadership) — 2026-01-13T21:23:33+00:00
- [Understanding the MAGA rift](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/understanding-the-maga-rift) — 2025-12-22T13:01:00+00:00
- [How do the Quad countries view Trump’s second term?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/how-do-the-quad-countries-view-trump-s-second-term) — 2025-12-10T13:01:00+00:00
- [Supreme Court tests Trump’s tariffs – with Chas Licciardello](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/supreme-court-tests-trump-s-tariffs-with-chas-licciardello) — 2025-11-25T13:01:00+00:00
- [How US allies can influence US policy with Gen. David Berger (Ret’d)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/how-us-allies-can-influence-us-policy-with-gen-david-berger-ret-d) — 2025-11-14T00:46:15+00:00
- [From Kirk to Grand Blanc: Is there a throughline in religious violence?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/from-kirk-to-grand-blanc-is-there-a-throughline-in-religious-violence) — 2025-10-20T03:29:03+00:00
- [Why Trump wants to make US shipbuilding great again](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/why-trump-wants-to-make-us-shipbuilding-great-again) — 2025-10-08T13:01:00+00:00
- [The prognosis for the Quad and other US alliances in the Indo-Pacific](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/the-prognosis-for-the-quad-and-other-us-alliances-in-the-indo-pacific) — 2025-09-25T14:01:00+00:00
- [The role of panda diplomacy in international relations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/the-role-of-panda-diplomacy-in-international-relations) — 2025-09-04T14:01:00+00:00
- [Trump 2.0: Energy and climate change](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/trump-2-0-energy-and-climate-change) — 2025-08-25T14:01:00+00:00
- [A legal look at Epstein](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/a-legal-look-at-epstein) — 2025-08-18T14:01:00+00:00
- [America’s AI Action Plan unpacked](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/america-s-ai-action-plan-unpacked) — 2025-08-06T01:16:54+00:00
- [What is (and isn’t) in the One Big Beautiful Bill?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/what-is-and-isn-t-in-the-one-big-beautiful-bill) — 2025-07-29T14:01:00+00:00
- [How could Trump’s film tariffs impact Australia?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/how-could-trump-s-film-tariffs-impact-australia) — 2025-07-24T14:01:00+00:00
- [What Japan can teach the world about economic security](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/what-japan-can-teach-the-world-about-economic-security) — 2025-07-14T14:01:00+00:00
- [AUKUS review, “Golden Dome” and defence spending: Australia and Trump’s defence policy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ussc-briefing-room-6425487/aukus-review-golden-dome-and-defence-spending-australia-and-trump-s-defence-policy) — 2025-07-08T14:01:00+00:00

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