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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Featured Analysis

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The United States, Britain, and Australia Announce the Path Forward for AUKUS
This Critical Questions provides insight into the details of the AUKUS arrangement announced this week, analyzes its significance, and lays out challenges to successfully implementing AUKUS.
Critical Questions by Charles Edel — March 16, 2023
Recent Analysis

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A Conversation with Ambassador Kevin Rudd, Australia’s New Ambassador to the United States
CSIS hosted the Hon Dr. Kevin Rudd AC, Australia's Ambassador to the United States, for a conversation on Australia's expanding role in the Indo-Pacific and his priorities and challenges as Australia's Ambassador to the United States.
Transcript — June 6, 2023

A Conversation with Sir. Angus Houston, Co-Lead of Australia's New Defence Strategic Review
Transcript — May 18, 2023

AUKUS Is a Big Deal, and Big Deals Should Lead to Big Debates
Commentary by James Carouso — April 28, 2023

A New Defense Review for Australia
Commentary by Mick Ryan — April 27, 2023
Featured Event
A Conversation with Ambassador Kevin Rudd, Australia's New Ambassador to the United States
Recent Events

A Conversation with Sir Angus Houston, Co-Lead of Australia's New Defence Strategic Review

The Case for an Australian National Security Strategy

Allies and Geopolitical Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region

Book Event: White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan
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ITAR Should End for Australia
Commentary by James Carouso , Thomas Schieffer , Jeffrey Bleich , John Berry , and Arthur Culvahouse — December 7, 2022
Report Launch: Growing Challenges, Rising Ambitions: AUSMIN 2022 and Expanding U.S.-Australia Cooperation
Event by Charles Edel , Matthew P. Goodman , Mick Ryan , Kelsey Hartigan , and Seiyeon Ji — December 1, 2022
Growing Challenges, Rising Ambitions: AUSMIN 2022 and Expanding U.S.-Australia Cooperation
Report by Charles Edel and Lam Tran — December 1, 2022
Book Event: Spies and Lies: How China's Greatest Covert Operations Fooled the World
Event by Charles Edel and Alex Joske — October 12, 2022
White House Unveils Pacific Islands Strategy at Historic Summit
Critical Questions by Charles Edel , Christopher B. Johnstone , and Gregory B. Poling — September 30, 2022
Toward a clean and secure energy future in the Indo-Pacific: A conversation with Australian Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen
Event by Charles Edel and The Hon Chris Bowen MP — September 23, 2022
The Clock Is Ticking: The Australian Defense Review and Time
Commentary by Mick Ryan — September 6, 2022
Democratic Responses to Foreign Interference: Learning from Australia's Experience
Event by Charles Edel , John Garnaut , John Fitzgerald , and Sophie McNeill — August 18, 2022
Speaker Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit: Implications for the Indo-Pacific
Critical Questions by Jude Blanchette , Charles Edel , Christopher B. Johnstone , Scott Kennedy , Victor Cha , Ellen Kim , and Gregory B. Poling — August 15, 2022
The Task Ahead for Rapid Capability Enhancement in Australian Defense
Commentary by Mick Ryan — August 4, 2022