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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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
A Conversation with Sir Angus Houston, Co-Lead of Australia's New Defence Strategic Review
Event — May 17, 2023
The Case for an Australian National Security Strategy
Event — May 15, 2023
Allies and Geopolitical Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region
Event — May 4, 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