When a delegation from the United States Studies Centre (USSC) travelled to Washington DC in 2023, AUKUS came up in every conversation and Australia eagerly awaited a visit from President Biden to Australia that didn’t eventuate. Now we are discussing potentially expanding AUKUS to include Japan and significant legislative reforms are making US-Australia defence collaboration stronger than ever. How much has changed in Washington from a year ago? Is the potential for JAUKUS making waves in DC like it is in Australia? How much daylight is there between the US and Australian foreign policy communities on these issues at this time? USSC Research Fellow Tom Corben and Research Associate Sophie Mayo discussed these questions with Director of Engagement and Impact Mari Koeck following their visit to Washington DC last month. Check out the readout from the 2023 USSC delegation to Washington here: What do Washington and Canberra think of each other? Recommended reading and listening: Patience, please. AUKUS Pillar 2 is indeed making progress by Tom Corben and Sophie MayoFoundations for AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines: Perspectives from AUKUS partners by Prof. Peter Dean, Alice Nason, Dr Philip Shetler-Jones and Dr Charles EdelThe university sector’s value proposition for AUKUS: Times Higher Education Summit outcomes report by Prof. Peter Dean, Sophie Mayo and Alex FavierUSSC Briefing Room | AUKUS: One year since the 'optimal pathway' with Prof. Peter Dean, Alice Nason and Mari KoeckAre Biden and Congress playing chicken with AUKUS? By Tom Corben and Alice NasonSubscribe to the USSC Briefing Room on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.   Produced by: Elliott Brennan Music by Dan Phillipson, licensed through PremiumBeat