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
U.S. Leadership in the Pacific Is at Risk
Funding for COFA states provides Washington with a concrete opportunity for an easy win in the competition with China—but also a test for U.S. global leadership that it cannot fail.
Commentary by Charles Edel and Kathryn Paik — March 5, 2024
Recent Analysis
U.S. Leadership in the Pacific Is at Risk
Funding for COFA states provides Washington with a concrete opportunity for an easy win in the competition with China—but also a test for U.S. global leadership that it cannot fail.
Commentary by Charles Edel and Kathryn Paik — March 5, 2024
With U.S. Allies, 1 Plus 2 Equals Four
Commentary by James Carouso — February 16, 2024
The Compacts of Free Association, Congress, and Strategic Competition for the Pacific
Commentary by Charles Edel and Kathryn Paik — January 31, 2024
The Geopolitical Promise of New Zealand’s Conservative Swing
Critical Questions by Kathryn Paik — January 16, 2024
Featured Event
A Conversation with the AUKUS Army Chiefs on Land Power’s Contribution to AUKUS Pillar 2
Recent Events
A Conversation with the AUKUS Army Chiefs on Land Power’s Contribution to AUKUS Pillar 2
Strengthening Australia-U.S. Defence Industrial Cooperation: Keynote by Deputy Secretary Hugh Jeffrey
POSTPONED: A Conversation with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield on U.S. Diplomacy in the Pacific Islands
A New Starting Point? The State of Australia-China Relations
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CSIS Australia Chair Launch Event
Event — January 10, 2022
CSIS Announces New Australia Chair
Press Release — December 1, 2021
Enhancing Democratic Partnership in the Indo-Pacific Region
Report by Michael J. Green, Nicholas Szechenyi, and Hannah Fodale — November 18, 2021
Australia’s Hydrogen Industrial Strategy
Commentary by Lachlan Carey — October 14, 2021
Five Opportunities for the U.S.-Australia Alliance to Lead
Report by John Schaus and Michael Shoebridge — September 15, 2021
Powers, Norms, and Institutions: The Future of the Indo-Pacific from a Southeast Asia Perspective
Report by Michael J. Green, Amy Searight, and Patrick Gerard Buchan — June 9, 2020
Defining the Diamond: The Past, Present, and Future of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue
Brief by Patrick Gerard Buchan and Benjamin Rimland — March 16, 2020
Ironclad: Forging a New Future for America’s Alliances
Book by Michael J. Green, Jon B. Alterman, Franklin Miller, Heather A. Conley, Sue Mi Terry, Amy Searight, and Patrick Gerard Buchan — October 18, 2019
A Discussion on Australia’s May 18 Election Outcome: What's Next for Australia and the U.S.-Australia Alliance?
Event — May 23, 2019
A Conversation on Chinese Influence in Australia and Beyond
Event — October 18, 2018