Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific
The CSIS Australia Chair and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative provide high-level policy focus on Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Island countries and their strategic importance in the Indo-Pacific through the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department.

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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

Harnessing Progress: Strengthening the Indo-Pacific through Alliances and Partnerships
Transcript — November 22, 2024
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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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Harnessing Progress: Strengthening the Indo-Pacific through Alliances and Partnerships

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Quad Cancer Moonshot Initiative: Strategic U.S.-Japan Health Security Cooperation

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Book Event - "On Xi Jinping" with Ambassador Kevin Rudd

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The Global Impact of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

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U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral Cooperation on Strategic Stability in the Taiwan Strait Report Launch

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A Discussion on Prioritizing Health System Development in the Pacific
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“Global Terrorism Threat Assessment 2024”: Audio Brief with Catrina Doxsee
Podcast Episode by Catrina Doxsee — February 8, 2024

Pacific Airwaves - Pacific Perspectives on the Taiwan Election
Podcast Episode by Monica Sato and Andreyka Natalegawa — January 30, 2024

Audio Brief: The Role of Allies in Sustaining Deterrence of China with Charles Edel
Podcast Episode by Charles Edel — January 25, 2024

“The Geopolitical Promise of New Zealand’s Conservative Swing”: Audio Brief with Kathryn Paik
Podcast Episode by Kathryn Paik — January 17, 2024

Indo-Pacific Forecast 2024
Event — January 16, 2024
The Geopolitical Promise of New Zealand’s Conservative Swing
Critical Questions by Kathryn Paik — January 16, 2024
Security in the Western Pacific: Building Future Capabilities in the Time of AUKUS
Event — January 12, 2024
Security in the Western Pacific: Building Future Capabilities in the Time of AUKUS
Report by Mark F. Cancian — January 12, 2024
“Security in the Western Pacific: Building Future Capabilities in the Time of AUKUS”: Audio Brief with Mark Cancian
Podcast Episode by Mark F. Cancian — January 12, 2024

Deep Blue Scars with Monica Sato and Harrison Prétat
Podcast Episode by Gregory B. Poling, Harrison Prétat, Monica Sato, and Japhet Quitzon — January 11, 2024
