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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Critical Questions by Charles Edel — May 5, 2025
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Critical Questions by Charles Edel — May 5, 2025
Critical Questions by Charles Edel — April 25, 2025
Commentary by Charles Edel and Kathryn Paik — April 8, 2025
Commentary by Kathleen McInnis and Benjamin Jensen — March 13, 2025
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Event — June 26, 2023
Transcript — June 26, 2023
Event — June 6, 2023
Transcript — June 6, 2023
Transcript — May 18, 2023
Event — May 17, 2023
Event — May 15, 2023
Event — May 4, 2023
Commentary by James Carouso — April 28, 2023
Commentary by Mick Ryan — April 27, 2023
