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 Sir. Angus Houston, Co-Lead of Australia's New Defence Strategic Review
The CSIS Australia Chair and The Cohen Group cordially invites you to "The Course Ahead for Australia's Defense Policy: 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

The Future of AUKUS with Admiral Harry Harris Jr., USN (Ret.)
Transcript — March 30, 2023
Featured Event
A Conversation with Ambassador Kevin Rudd, Australia's New Ambassador to the United States
Recent Events

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

The Future of AUKUS with Admiral Harry Harris Jr., USN (Ret.)
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Time to Reboot Franco-Australian Relations
Commentary by Charles Edel and Pierre Morcos — July 7, 2022
Building a Blue Pacific Agenda for the Twenty-First Century
Event by Charles Edel , Kurt Campbell , Ambassador Satyendra Prasad , Ambassador Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Pa’olelei Luteru , Ambassador Gerald M. Zackios , and Monica P. Medina — June 23, 2022
Modernization Priorities for the Australian Army
Event by Tom Karako , Charles Edel , and MAJGEN Simon Stuart — May 27, 2022
Aussie Elections
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Charles Edel — May 18, 2022

Australia’s Election: Foreign Policy and National Security Implications
Event by Charles Edel , Amelia Adams , Peter Hartcher , and Stan Grant — May 4, 2022
In Conversation with Senator the Hon Penny Wong
Event by Charles Edel and Senator the Hon Penny Wong — March 28, 2022
Book Launch: War Transformed: The Future of Twenty-First-Century Great Power Competition and Conflict
Event by Charles Edel , Eliot A. Cohen , Emily Harding , and Major General Mick Ryan — February 15, 2022
CSIS Australia Chair Launch Event
Event by John J. Hamre , Michael J. Green , Charles Edel , James Carouso , Dr. Kurt Campbell , Anthony Pratt , Dr. Kori Schake , and Ambassador Arthur Sinodinos — January 10, 2022
CSIS Announces New Australia Chair
Press Release — December 1, 2021
Enhancing Democratic Partnership in the Indo-Pacific Region
Report by Michael J. Green , Nicholas Szechenyi , and Hannah Fodale — November 18, 2021