Bruce Wolpe
Bruce Wolpe is a senior fellow at the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre. He has served on the Democratic staff in the US Congress and as chief of staff to former prime minister Julia Gillard.
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
What does war with Iran mean for US voters? In November, we’ll know
When US presidents start wars overseas, it doesn’t always win over the voters back home.
- Bruce Wolpe
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- Opinion
- US politics
Trump goes to war over this State of the Union
Donald Trump will claim – to an audience of more than 30 million people – that the country is the strongest it’s ever been. But that’s not the real story.
- Bruce Wolpe
Can this historic sentence help unite a polarised America?
American biographer Walter Isaacson explores the origins of the most revolutionary sentence in the Declaration of Independence.
- Bruce Wolpe
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump is in decay and it affects the whole world, including us
If our PM declines to spend $US1 billion to join the Board of Peace, will Trump punish Australia?
- Bruce Wolpe
- Opinion
- Venezuela crisis
Trump takes out Maduro. But can the Democrats take out Trump?
After Caracas, you must believe exactly what Trump says is coming.
- Bruce Wolpe
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Why our US alliance is under threat in 2026 – from Trump
The US president said it was “full steam ahead” on AUKUS, but can Australia rely on him – for that and much more?
- Bruce Wolpe
This dystopian fable is a critique of our current fractured world
Journalist George Packer, best known for his work in The New Yorker and The Atlantic, has turned his hand to fiction
- Bruce Wolpe
- Opinion
- US politics
Next November, will voters take a wrecking ball to the Oval Office?
Previous presidents learned that large defeats in the midterms elections stops their legislative agenda cold. Could it happen again?
- Bruce Wolpe
- Opinion
- Trump's America
Trump is not worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize – not now, not ever
The Middle East peace deal is a big step, but it’s not assured. Otherwise, Trump has made unilateral decisions that could cause the death of millions of people.
- Bruce Wolpe
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
Trump may sidestep Albanese. The fate of the US-Australia alliance will be tougher to ignore
The uncertainty over a possible meeting between the leaders of Australia and the United States is eclipsed by a larger question: how strong is the bilateral relationship?
- Bruce Wolpe