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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The AUKUS Inflection: Seizing the Opportunity to Deliver Deterrence
Nearly four years after its launch, AUKUS faces a pivotal moment. Its success is vital to enhancing deterrence, strengthening allied integration, and stabilizing a rapidly evolving Indo-Pacific amid escalating geopolitical tensions.
Report by Abraham M. Denmarkand Charles Edel— August 25, 2025
Recent Analysis
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What to Expect from the Trump-Albanese White House Meeting
When Anthony Albanese meets Donald Trump at the White House today, the stakes will be high for the U.S.-Australia alliance as tariffs, AUKUS, and critical minerals top the agenda.
Critical Questions by Charles Edel— October 15, 2025
How the Historic Australia-PNG Pukpuk Treaty Could Reshape Pacific Security
Critical Questions by Charles Edeland Kathryn Paik— October 14, 2025
Pacific Perspectives on Trump’s Second Term: Uncertainty and Adaptation
Commentary by Charles Edel, Kathryn Paik,and John Augé— October 6, 2025
Navigating Disruption: Ally and Partner Responses to U.S. Foreign Policy
Digital Report— October 6, 2025
Featured Video
Secretary General Baron Waqa on U.S. Visit & Forum Priorities
Baron Waqa, Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), joins PPP to discuss key takeaways from his meetings in Washington, D.C., the Forum’s priorities for the year ahead, and why you should visit the Pacific Islands.
Featured Event
Charting Australia’s Path: 2025 Election Results and Implications
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Is America Ceding Ground to China in the Pacific?
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Charting Australia’s Path: 2025 Election Results and Implications
CSIS Report Launch: Enhancing Defense Industrial Cooperation Between Australia and the United States
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Seven Contemporary Insights on the State of the Ukraine War
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, new insights reveal how drones, long-range strikes, and rapid tactical adaptation are reshaping the battlefield and what it means for the conflict’s next phase.
Report by Mick Ryan— November 17, 2025
What to Expect from the Trump-Albanese White House Meeting
An audio version of “What to Expect from the Trump-Albanese White House Meeting,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Charles Edel. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
Podcast Episode by Charles Edel— October 15, 2025
What to Expect from the Trump-Albanese White House Meeting
When Anthony Albanese meets Donald Trump at the White House today, the stakes will be high for the U.S.-Australia alliance as tariffs, AUKUS, and critical minerals top the agenda.
Critical Questions by Charles Edel— October 15, 2025
How the Historic Australia-PNG Pukpuk Treaty Could Reshape Pacific Security
An audio version of "How the Historic Australia-PNG Pukpuk Treaty Could Reshape Pacific Security," a new Critical Questions by CSIS's Charles Edel and Kathryn Paik. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
Podcast Episode by Charles Edeland Kathryn Paik— October 14, 2025
How the Historic Australia-PNG Pukpuk Treaty Could Reshape Pacific Security
The Pukpuk Treaty transforms Australia–Papua New Guinea relations and reshapes strategic power across the Pacific.
Critical Questions by Charles Edeland Kathryn Paik— October 14, 2025
Responding to Trump’s New Foreign Policy Paradigm
Please join the CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy (GFP) Department for a discussion of the ways in which U.S. allies and partners around the world are navigating the Trump administration’s policies.
Event— October 6, 2025
Navigating Disruption: Ally and Partner Responses to U.S. Foreign Policy
U.S. allies and partners face new and paradigm-shifting challenges under the second Trump administration. This compendium explores how multiple actors are responding to and coping with U.S. policies in the context of disruptive changes to the global order.
Digital Report— October 6, 2025
Pacific Perspectives on Trump’s Second Term: Uncertainty and Adaptation
With Washington prioritizing America First, partners across the Pacific are weighing their options. Perceptions of a capricious and transactional Washington are creating pressure to reconsider long-standing assumptions about the alliance.
Commentary by Charles Edel, Kathryn Paik,and John Augé— October 6, 2025
Pacific Perspectives on Trump’s Second Term: Uncertainty and Adaptation
An audio version of “Pacific Perspectives on Trump’s Second Term: Uncertainty and Adaptation,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Charles Edel, Kathryn Paik, and John Augé. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
Podcast Episode by Charles Edel, Kathryn Paik,and John Augé— October 6, 2025
Pacific Islands Forum 2025: Navigating Great-Power Rivalry
Tensions around Taiwan’s attendance at this year’s Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting demonstrated how intensifying great power competition is flooding the Pacific with attention but also fueling fractures among island nations.
Critical Questions by John Augéand Kathryn Paik— September 16, 2025
