A leading foreign policy think tank focused on Indo-Pacific strategy.
Perth USAsia Centre
Through our research and educational activities, we strengthen strategic thinking between Australia, the Indo-Pacific, and the United States and engage thought leaders to address challenges and opportunities in the Indo-Pacific region.
Latest resources and publications
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Indo-Pacific Explainer:
Which sectors offer the greatest opportunities for deeper Australia-Indonesia trade and investment co-operation?
Professor Jennifer Westacott AC, the Australian Government’s ASEAN Business Champion for Indonesia, outlines the sectors with the greatest potential for deeper Australia–Indonesia trade and investment cooperation and highlights key success stories.
Indo-Pacific Analysis Briefs
50 years after NARA: The evolution and future of the Australia-Japan energy partnership
Fifty years after the 1976 NARA Treaty laid the foundation for Australia–Japan cooperation, the partnership remains central to Australia’s economic prosperity and Japan’s energy security. In this Indo-Pacific Analysis Brief, Aaron Magunna, Associate Research Fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre, examines how LNG trade and Japanese investment have shaped Australia’s energy and mining sectors, particularly in Western Australia, and argues that sustaining a strong energy partnership will be critical to unlocking future collaboration in renewables and green industries amid an increasingly fragmented geoeconomic landscape.
Indo-Pacific Insight Series
The Alternative Sealine – The Southwestern Indian Ocean and Australian Security
Red Sea disruptions have exposed Australia’s growing reliance on the Cape of Good Hope. As China expands its reach this vital trade artery, Canberra still lacks a clear strategy to protect its interests. In this Indo-Pacific Insight report, Dr Alexander Lee and Eloise Kelly discuss how stronger regional partnerships can help close this gap.
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Online courses
Learn more about geopolitics with a microcredential on international relations
Our range of microcredentials, masterclasses and sprintclasses provides education that advances Australia’s engagement and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.
Courses are developed and delivered by the Perth USAsia Centre team and can be completed 100% online, giving you the flexibility to learn wherever, and whenever, suits you.
Latest insights and updates
- An Australia-Canada resource alliance: Why it matters for Western Australia
- UWA Open Day 2026
- Black Swan Summit Workshop
- Global Good, Global Goods: Envisioning a CAN-AUS Resource Alliance
- How the Women’s Asian Cup reinforces Australia’s Indo-Pacific diplomacy
- Global Good, Global Goods: Envisioning a CAN–AUS Resource Alliance
