Australia Chair

The Australia Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies is dedicated to increasing understanding between the United States and Australia

The Australia Chair, endowed through the generosity of Pratt Industries, sharpens the focus on U.S.-Australia alliance relations and contributes innovative policy ideas to the rapidly expanding regional and global challenges that call for greater coordination and action by Canberra and Washington. The Chair works to broaden the reach and impact of the U.S.-Australia alliance and Australian ideas, influence, and capacity.

Dr. Charles Edel, a thought leader on U.S. national security and U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific and a well-recognized public policy voice in U.S.-Australia relations, serves as the inaugural Australia Chair. The Australia Chair is supported by an advisory council of former senior officials and business leaders led by James Carouso, former chargé d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Canberra with senior diplomatic experience across the region.

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Growing Challenges, Rising Ambitions: AUSMIN 2022 and Expanding U.S.-Australia Cooperation

This report examines different pathways for U.S.-Australia cooperation to evolve and deepen. The 18 essays outline the state of play on a range of topics, frame the most salient challenges, and offer more than 70 concrete recommendations for advancing the alliance.

Report by Charles Edel and Lam Tran — December 1, 2022

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ITAR Should End for Australia

The United States faces its greatest geopolitical challenge since World War II in a global strategic competition with China. To win this competition requires the United States to revise its Cold War-era weapons and sensitive technology control regimes.

Commentary by James Carouso , Thomas Schieffer , Jeffrey Bleich , John Berry , and Arthur Culvahouse — December 7, 2022

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Indo-Pacific Forecast 2023

What is the outlook for U.S.-China relations? Which of the U.S. alliance networks in the Indo-Pacific is most promising? Will IPEF thrive? Join CSIS experts to explore these and other questions during our annual preview of political, security, and economic developments.

Event by Victor Cha , Emily Benson , Jude Blanchette , Charles Edel , Matthew P. Goodman , Christopher B. Johnstone , Scott Kennedy , Ellen Kim , and Bonny Lin , Lily McElwee , Erin L. Murphy , Yuko Nakano , Gregory B. Poling , William Alan Reinsch , Nicholas Szechenyi , Raymond Vickery , Kurt Campbell , Ambassador Taeyong Cho , Ambassador Jose Manuel G. Romualdez — January 12, 2023

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ITAR Should End for Australia

The United States faces its greatest geopolitical challenge since World War II in a global strategic competition with China. To win this competition requires the United States to revise its Cold War-era weapons and sensitive technology control regimes.

Commentary by James Carouso , Thomas Schieffer , Jeffrey Bleich , John Berry , and Arthur Culvahouse — December 7, 2022

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White House Unveils Pacific Islands Strategy at Historic Summit

CSIS experts explore the implications of the U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit in Washington, D.C. and the White House's new Pacific Partnership Strategy.

Critical Questions by Charles Edel , Christopher B. Johnstone , and Gregory B. Poling — September 30, 2022

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Toward a clean and secure energy future in the Indo-Pacific: A conversation with Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen

Please join the CSIS Australia Chair for a virtual conversation on September 23th at 2:30 p.m. EST with the Hon Chris Bowen, Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy, on Canberra's climate policy and opportunities for the U.S.-Australian Partnership to deliver a clean and secure energy future in the Indo-Pacific region.

Event by Charles Edel and The Hon Chris Bowen MP — September 23, 2022

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The Clock Is Ticking: The Australian Defense Review and Time

The new Albanese government recently announced a defense review of Australian defense spending and the current state of its defense force and posture. This commentary explores seven themes that might shape the conduct and the outcomes of the review.

Commentary by Mick Ryan — September 6, 2022

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Democratic Responses to Foreign Interference: Learning from Australia's Experience

Please join the CSIS Australia Chair on August 18 at 5 p.m. EDT (August 19, 7 a.m AEST ) for a discussion on how Australia has responded to the challenge of foreign interference and lessons that this experience might hold for other democracies.

Event by Charles Edel , John Garnaut , John Fitzgerald , and Sophie McNeill — August 18, 2022

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Speaker Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit: Implications for the Indo-Pacific

CSIS experts explore the regional implications of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and provide insight into the trajectory of this crisis.

Critical Questions by Jude Blanchette , Charles Edel , Christopher B. Johnstone , Scott Kennedy , Victor Cha , Ellen Kim , and Gregory B. Poling — August 15, 2022

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