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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U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral Cooperation on Strategic Stability in the Taiwan Strait
Report by Charles Edel and Christopher B. Johnstone — August 21, 2024
Recent Analysis

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Looking Ahead: Next Steps in the Pacific
Commentary by Kathryn Paik — January 27, 2025

Looking Back: A Review of the Pacific in 2024
Commentary by Kathryn Paik — January 15, 2025

A Conversation with Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn
Transcript — November 25, 2024

Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific in a New U.S. Administration
Commentary by Charles Edel and Kathryn Paik — September 26, 2024
Featured Event
U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral Cooperation on Strategic Stability in the Taiwan Strait Report Launch
Recent Events

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Pacific Islands Media: Navigating a Sea of Challenges

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A Conversation with Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn

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Book Event: ‘The War for Ukraine: Strategy and Adaptation Under Fire’ with Mick Ryan

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U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral Cooperation on Strategic Stability in the Taiwan Strait Report Launch
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Ironclad: Forging a New Future for America’s Alliances
Book by Michael J. Green, Jon B. Alterman, Franklin Miller, Heather A. Conley, Sue Mi Terry, Amy Searight, and Patrick Gerard Buchan — October 18, 2019
A Discussion on Australia’s May 18 Election Outcome: What's Next for Australia and the U.S.-Australia Alliance?
Event — May 23, 2019
A Conversation on Chinese Influence in Australia and Beyond
Event — October 18, 2018
Information Warfare: An Emergent Australian Defence Force Capability
Report by Marcus Thompson and Edward Morgan — October 4, 2018
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue and the Maritime Silk Road Initiative
Brief by Jesse Barker Gale — April 2, 2018
A Conversation with Australian Minister Matt Canavan
Event — March 9, 2018
Partnering with Australia to Tackle Today’s Development Challenges
Podcast Episode — December 20, 2017

Building Allied Interoperability in the Indo-Pacific Region: Discussion Paper 1
Report by Trent Scott — December 15, 2017
Australia and Indonesia: Energy, Resources, and Security at the Fulcrum of the Indo-Pacific
Event — March 21, 2017
The Banyan Tree Leadership Forum with Malcolm Turnbull
Event — January 19, 2016