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What will decide control of Congress in November?

@LarrySabato joins @bwolpe to discuss the 2026 US midterms, the key races, voter sentiment and what the results could mean for US policymaking.

Watch ↓
https://t.co/fUJAYDpK1p

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For millions of Americans, the cost-of-living crisis is impossible to miss at the petrol pump.

USSC's @bwolpe examines why gas prices have become a political flashpoint ahead of the US midterms, and what it means for Trump's standing with voters.
https://t.co/u3zyBXOaBn

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Economic security is reshaping the rules. So who shapes the response?

The Economic Security Forum brings senior policymakers, business leaders and global experts to Sydney on 9 November.

Express your interest → https://t.co/mVSgZdgwM8

[CSIS Japan Chair @JapanChair]

Join us at the 2026 CSIS-Nikkei Symposium "The Future of the Indo-Pacific Order: Navigating Strategic Competitions" this Friday, October 23 at 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM JST.

🔴 Opening Dialogue | "U.S.-Japan Partnership in an Uncertain World"
Joseph. F Dunford (@CSIS), @MikioSugeno (@nikkei)

🔴 Keynote Address
Kenji Wakamiya (LDP)

🔴 Session I | "The U.S.-China-Japan Triangle — How Will It Evolve?"
@edgardkagan (@CSISFreeman), Heino Klinck (CSIS), @MiraRappHooper (@TheAsiaGroup), and Akio Takahara (@twcuPR)
Moderator: @Hiroakitanikkei (Nikkei)

🔴 Session II | "Indo-Pacific Perspectives on Regional Challenges"
Deborah Elms (@hinrichfdn), @DrMichaelJGreen (@USSC), Lili Yan Ing (IEA), and @Mie_Oba (Kanagawa University)
Moderator: @KristiGovella (CSIS)

🔴 Special Address
Shinjiro Koizumi (Government of Japan)

https://t.co/5PpTyxuyVs

[Bruce Wolpe @bwolpe]

For the United States Studies Centre, a special discussion on the state of the 2026 US midterm elections with @LarrySabato of Crystal Ball and Center for Politics fame at the University of Virginia. https://t.co/PQ758WUNOH

[Australia in Canada @AusHCCanada]

Our first 🇦🇺🇨🇦 1.5 track economic security dialogue 💪

Thanks @AsiaPacificFdn and @USSC for making it happen and for the high quality conversations last week. Taking the relationship to the next level.

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What will it take to turn emerging technology into defence capability at scale?

Former Pentagon Defense Innovation Unit Director Doug Beck joins USSC Briefing Room to discuss innovation, allies and lessons for Australia.

🎧 → https://t.co/RFpyi86bPm

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@AmbVasyl @lavinalee3 @DrMichaelJGreen

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How should Australia and its Indo-Pacific partners respond to deepening China–Russia–North Korea alignment?

USSC convened 40+ experts, policymakers and diplomats to examine the implications. Our final report is due later this year.

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“More than anything else, it was economic problems in 2024 that won Donald Trump the election.”

USSC's @JaredMondschein speaks with SBS News about cost-of-living pressures, polling trends and the road to the US midterms.
https://t.co/LopLM5Psvp

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Australia’s renewable energy resources, available land and strategic location position it to become a regional hub for AI data centres.

What will it take to realise that opportunity? Our latest report explores it → https://t.co/vsW21r9f6t

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Across the Pacific in America, how are ever-increasing diesel prices going to affect voters in the looming midterm elections?

USSC's @HayleyChanner joined Nightlife to unpack it ↓
https://t.co/wC98q3780k

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Can China price its rare earth rivals out of the market?

New mines need secure demand to survive Chinese price cuts.

Dr Naoise McDonagh unpacks the missing market → https://t.co/nJP2iw0tTe

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The Medicare AI breach raises a question: how quickly should companies be required to report AI incidents?

USSC’s Olivia Shen makes the case for reporting requirements similar to those for critical infrastructure cyber incident.
https://t.co/nQMThX73fR

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Fewer than one in three Australians think their government has properly explained why the US alliance is needed.

What does that mean for Washington’s new ambassador? USSC's @AvaKalinauskas unpacks it.

https://t.co/rhZfBw5Q97

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Could lower fuel prices in America come at Australia’s expense?

Trump’s proposed diesel export restrictions could affect Australia despite its minimal direct imports from the US. USSC's Robert Monterosso looks at what Washington’s next move could mean.
https://t.co/frQVUj2Vr6

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The reported Medicare incident is a reminder that AI security challenges are already here.

USSC's Olivia Shen says governments need to address technical debt and strengthen vulnerable systems. Listen ↓
https://t.co/XQ4LQ7vPfK

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Former Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo on the future of the US–Australia alliance: forces could operate under their own national commands within “a true hard power alliance” — with substantive institutions, going beyond sentiment and romanticism. #SISF2026

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Former DFAT Secretary Peter Varghese AO on whether Australia needs an alternative to its US alliance strategy: international ruptures call for more than business as usual — “you’d be looking at least to make adjustments to plan A”. #SISF2026

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Drawing on USSC’s public engagement across Australia, Prof. Ben Reilly on support for the US alliance: “the more contact a jurisdiction has with Americans, American personnel… the more enthusiastic they are.” #SISF2026