No Greater Ally? Assessing the Aus-US Alliance

James Curran is Professor of Modern History at Sydney University. A former analyst with the Office of National Assessments, he has authored a number of books, including The Power of Speech, Unholy Fury: Whitlam and Nixon at War and David Campese: The Last of the Dream Sellers.  

Zoe Daniel spent almost three decades on the front line of news and current events, in Australia and internationally as a 3-time foreign correspondent and former ABC News United States Bureau chief. She is the author of three books, Storyteller, an insight into her life as a foreign correspondent, Angel, a novel for teens about Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines and Greetings from Trumpland, an account of fragmenting trust in democracy in the USA.

Dr Emma Shortis is Senior Researcher in the International & Security Affairs Program at The Australia Institute. Shortis is a historian and writer, focused on the history and politics of the US and its role in the world. Shortis' first book, Our Exceptional Friend: Australia’s Fatal Alliance with the United States, was published in 2021. She writes regularly for national and international outlets, and appears regularly on Australian radio and television.