Roundtable Discussion Changing times, evolving practice – Australian diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific with Pamela Currie, DFAT State Director for WA Date: Tuesday, 15 October, 2026Location: Winthrop Hall, The University of Western Australia Event summary Hosted by the Perth USAsia Centre, the roundtable provides an opportunity for a candid, policy relevant discussion on the ways Australian […]
From Washington to Canberra – lessons for Australia-India defence cooperation What the US-India relationship can teach Australia about building a defence industrial partnership with India. Manohar ThyagarajSenior Research Fellow, US Relations and Indo-Pacific StrategyPerth USAsia Centre 9 September 2026 Key takeaways As India and Australia consider a closer defence and industrial partnership, I recall a […]
Roundtable Discussion Australia-US defence cooperation: From interoperability to interchangeability with Colonel Paul Gillikin, Portfolio Manager at Portfolio Acquisition Executive Marine Corps Date: Wednesday, 7 October, 2026Location: Parmelia Hilton Perth, Perth, WA Event summary The Perth USAsia Centre is pleased to invite you to a roundtable discussion with Colonel Paul Gillikin, Portfolio Manager at Portfolio Acquisition […]
Roundtable Discussion AI and national resilience: opportunities for strategic advantage in an era of rapid tech change with Jim Mitre, Senior Vice President and Chief Research Officer at RAND Date: Wednesday, 7 October, 2026Location: Winthrop Hall, The University of Western Australia Event summary Join us for a roundtable discussion with Jim Mitre, Senior Vice President […]
Roundtable Discussion with the Hon Matt Thistlethwaite MP, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and Assistant Minister for Immigration Date: Thursday, 3 September, 2026Location: Winthrop Hall, The University of Western Australia Event summary On 3 September 2026, the Perth USAsia Centre was pleased to host a roundtable discussion with the Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite MP, […]
Roundtable Discussion With Vice Admiral Matthew Paul Buckley AM CSC, Chief of Navy for the Royal Australian Navy Date: Friday, 21 August, 2026Location: Winthrop Hall, The University of Western Australia Event summary On 21 August 2026, the Perth USAsia Centre was pleased to host Vice Admiral Matt Buckley AM CSC RAN, Chief of Navy for […]
From trade to strategic partnership: Western Australia’s role in the next 50 years of Australia-Japan relations Few international relationships have been as important to the development of Western Australia’s economy as its relationship with Japan. Professor Gordon FlakeCEOPerth USAsia Centre 18 August 2026 This article was originally published with Business News, as part of its […]
The regenerative advantage: Sustainable Aviation Fuel and the new power geography of the Indo-Pacific In a world where strategic advantage has historically flowed from the control of finite resources, the future may belong to those capable of continually regenerating them. Daniel BlochDirector, Strategic PartnershipsLanzaJet 13 August 2026 Key takeaways The global energy transition is often […]
Indo-Pacific Analysis Brief Vol 64 After the booms come the storms: Western Australia in an era of rapid geopolitical change August 2026By Andrew Pickford, Senior Research Adviser: Resources and Infrastructure, & Ronin Lilley, Research Assistant. This paper reframes Western Australia’s outlook by situating the state within long commodity cycles, identifying the assumptions that no longer […]
AI in Australia’s interests: Answering the call The hour of Australian AI ingenuity is no longer relegated to a distant future. It is here, and now time to accelerate. Jisoo KimSenior Research Fellow: AI and Emerging Technologies,Perth USAsia Centre Aaron BrownResearch candidate, Queensland University of Technology 3 August 2026 Key takeaways On 15 July, Prime […]