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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Australia’s 2025 Election: Decisive Labor Majority Amid Liberal Collapse
Critical Questions by Charles Edel — May 5, 2025
Recent Analysis

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Australia’s 2025 Election: Decisive Labor Majority Amid Liberal Collapse
Critical Questions by Charles Edel — May 5, 2025

What’s at Stake in this Year’s Australian Election?
Critical Questions by Charles Edel — April 25, 2025

China’s Power Play Across the Pacific
Commentary by Charles Edel and Kathryn Paik — April 8, 2025

Sealing the Interagency Cracks: The United States in Oceania
Commentary by Kathleen McInnis and Benjamin Jensen — March 13, 2025
Featured Event
Charting Australia’s Path: 2025 Election Results and Implications
Recent Events

CSIS Report Launch: Enhancing Defense Industrial Cooperation Between Australia and the United States

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U.S. Allies and Partners Under the Trump Administration

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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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Looking Ahead: Next Steps in the Pacific
Podcast Episode by Kathryn Paik — January 28, 2025

Looking Ahead: Next Steps in the Pacific
Commentary by Kathryn Paik — January 27, 2025
Looking Back: A Review of the Pacific in 2024
Podcast Episode by Kathryn Paik — January 21, 2025

Looking Back: A Review of the Pacific in 2024
Commentary by Kathryn Paik — January 15, 2025
Pacific Islands Media: Navigating a Sea of Challenges
Event — December 6, 2024
A Conversation with Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn
Event — November 25, 2024
A Conversation with Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn
Transcript — November 25, 2024
Book Event: ‘The War for Ukraine: Strategy and Adaptation Under Fire’ with Mick Ryan
Event — October 15, 2024
The Peril of American Neglect in the Pacific
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz, Kathryn Paik, and Charles Edel — October 15, 2024

Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific in a New U.S. Administration
Commentary by Charles Edel and Kathryn Paik — September 26, 2024