Emma Shortis
Emma Shortis is a historian and writer, focused on the history and politics of the United States. She writes regularly for Australian and international outlets and appears regularly on radio and television. She is Director of the Australia Institute’s International & Security Affairs Program.
Shorter America This Week: History sighs, repeats itself; Surprise: Trump doesn't need allies; A bloodthirsty White House
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
Shorter America This Week: Very complete, pretty much; We already know who's next (it's Cuba); Looksmaxxing
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
Shorter America This Week: Is Australia at war?; Iran; What more is there to say?
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
The Wrap: Trump’s war has already pulled Australia in
The President of Peace has started another war. It began with the bombing of a school in southern Iran. According to Iranian authorities, the death toll from that strike now sits at 168. Many of the victims were children.
Shorter America This Week: The State of the Union is... bad; AI is also bad; But hard times ain't gonna rule my mind
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
Andrew’s arrest: will anything like this now happen in the US? Why hasn’t it so far?
The stunning arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor by UK police on suspicion of misconduct in public office must have chilled many powerful American men to the bone. They may now wonder: could something like this now happen in the US?
The Wrap: Trump's America is a warning, and Australia keeps treating it like a guide
More often than not, Australia’s relationship with the United States highlights and reinforces the worst in our politics, and the worst in theirs. Here at home, the week began with some shamefully racist politicking by federal parliamentarians.
Shorter America this week: Will he or won't he on Iran; The Trump doctrine?; On climate, he absolutely will; The only thing more powerful than hate is love
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
Shorter America This Week: SAVE Democracy?; When there is no rule of law, no one is safe; President of "Peace"?; Big Love
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
Shorter America This Week: How to win (or cancel) elections; No START; You should smile more
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. 'Shorter America' is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
Shorter America this week: Protest works; Name reality; It's the end of the world as we know it
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. 'Shorter America' is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
International cooperation on firefighting shows the best of the Australia-US alliance
ANZUS is focused on the security of the state, but it can and should be about the welfare of the people.
Shorter America this week: Trust is rust; It’s the white supremacy, stupid; Five Eyes goes cross-eyed
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
Shorter America this week: everything is gender
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. ‘Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
What you need to know about Trump administration's abduction of Nicolás Maduro
As is always the case with Trump, it’s hard to separate the signal from the noise. Here are the basics.
Shorter America this week: Not America, what we need now is love and care and honesty
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. ‘Shorter America' is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
Shorter America This Week: American National Security = White Supremacy, Trump’s Pennsylvania “pivot”, Venezuela
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. 'Shorter America' is Dr Emma Shortis' weekly column looping you in on what’s going on in America with news and analysis that you can trust.
Shorter America this week: Opposing Trump, Trouble in paradise, The American elite
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. “Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
Shorter America This Week: Hope is alive? The reactionary far-right. Culture matters
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. ‘Shorter America” is a weekly column where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
This Week in America: It's Been A Year, Election Week, American Punk
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. ‘Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
What you need to know about the next Trump/Xi meeting
As US President Donald Trump prepares to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since 2019, he’s coming off the back of what many in his administration will view as triumphant tour of South East Asia.
This Week in America: Democracy, Architecture and White Supremacy
Dr Emma Shortis explains what's going on with the United States this week.
Can Albanese claim ‘success’ with Trump? Beyond the banter, the vague commitments should be viewed with scepticism
“Success” in a meeting with Trump is to avoid the ritual humiliation the president sometimes likes to inflict on his interlocutors. In that sense, Albanese and his team pulled off an impressive diplomatic feat.
This Week in America: It's 'Alliance Christmas' — almost
Dr Emma Shortis explains what's going on with the United States this week.
Trump’s tragedy: the US becomes an autocracy and the presidency, a dictatorship
The president has been saying it out loud all along.
Shorter America: The Insurrection Act and the "Trump aesthetic"
Is Trump actually going to use the Insurrection Act? Dr Emma Shortis' rundown of the last week in America.
Shorter America: US Government shutdown and the breakdown of law
Dr Emma Shortis explains what's going on with the United States this week.
This Week in America: American fascism, RFK Jr and Australia's recognition of Palestine
Catch up on what you may have missed coming from the United States this week.
This Week in America: Charlie Kirk, Ted Cruz, and Afghanistan
What's happening in the US? Here's a weekly round up of news sources that you can trust.
Jimmy Kimmel’s cancellation is the latest sign we’re witnessing the end of US democracy
It is rare to be able to identify the moment when we can say “this is the point at which everything changed”.
Donald Trump cannot make the Epstein files go away. Will this be the story that brings him down?
Conspiracy theories are funny things.
Let’s rethink Australia’s national security – and focus on fairness and climate action, not blind fealty to the US
The America we thought we knew is not coming back. America in 2028 will be different, perhaps worse. And Australians, along with much of the world, are eager for something different.
