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Monday, 4 November - Monday, 4 November 2024
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm AEDT
Join us in Sydney on Monday, 4 November, for a panel discussion on the 2024 US election, featuring American political commentator John B. Judis. John will be joined by April Palmerlee, Chief Executive of the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia, for a discussion moderated by CIS Executive Director Tom Switzer.
The US is bitterly divided and frighteningly polarised. Public confidence in virtually every major American institution — from religion and the courts to media and the military — has fallen. At the same time, the US is a trendsetter in energy, technology, artificial intelligence and biotechnology. It remains militarily the world’s most powerful nation (though China is catching up).
Who is likely to win on November 5? What are the strengths and weaknesses of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, and their running mates? How will Democrats or Republicans govern the US when it is more divided than it has been since the late 1960s? What is the likely trajectory for American foreign policy?
John B. Judis has been a leading Washington-based commentator on American politics for the past half century. He has worked as a senior writer at the National Journal and for many years as a senior editor at The New Republic. His books include The Politics of Our Time, The Populist Explosion, Genesis: Truman, American Jews, and the Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, The Folly of Empire, The Paradox of American Democracy, and William F. Buckley Jr: Patron Saint of the Conservatives.
April Palmerlee was appointed CEO of AmCham in 2017 after an international career in government, education, and the corporate sector. American-born, she has lived in Sydney since 2003 and is a dual citizen. She is a member of Chief Executive Women and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
David Flint is the National Convenor of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy and author of Twilight of The Elites.
Rowan Dean is editor of Spectator Australia and co-host of Outsiders on Sky News Australia.