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

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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

Accelerating Australia’s Defense Capabilities and Enhancing Industrial Cooperation with the United States
Commentary by Cynthia Cook and Charles Edel — March 12, 2025

Enhancing Defense Industrial Cooperation Between Australia and the United States
Report by Cynthia Cook, Charles Edel, Kathryn Paik, Gregory Sanders, Henry H. Carroll, Katy Buda, and John Augé — March 3, 2025
Featured Event
CSIS Report Launch: Enhancing Defense Industrial Cooperation Between Australia and the United States
Recent Events

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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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Book Event: ‘The War for Ukraine: Strategy and Adaptation Under Fire’ with Mick Ryan
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Book Launch: Beijing Rules: How China Weaponized Its Economy to Confront the World
Event — August 1, 2023
Press Briefing: Previewing AUSMIN 2023
Event — July 21, 2023
Previewing AUSMIN 2023
Transcript — July 21, 2023
Thirteenth Annual South China Sea Conference
Event — June 28, 2023
A Conversation with Dr. Kurt Campbell and Admiral Michael Gilday on the Strategic and Military Implications of AUKUS
Event — June 26, 2023
A Conversation with Dr. Kurt Campbell and Admiral Michael Gilday on the Strategic and Military Implications of AUKUS
Transcript — June 26, 2023
A Conversation with Ambassador Kevin Rudd, Australia's New Ambassador to the United States
Event — June 6, 2023
A Conversation with Ambassador Kevin Rudd, Australia’s New 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