.Deputy Secretary Kurt Campbell Kurt Campbell joined us at CSIS to discuss how events are unfolding in Europe & the Indo-Pacific, and how 🇺🇸 is working with its allies and partners. Great having Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova with us as Congress passed a bill providing necessary aid to 🇺🇦.

It's come down to Manele and Wale. Election goes 2 May (Solomon Islands time).
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NX FM on the changing geo-strategic environment. CSIS CSIS Australia Chair

Good conversation with U.S. Coast Guard Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard ADM Linda Fagan at CSIS discussing her recent trips to Samoa, New Zealand, and Australia, and talking about the changing nature of the U.S. Coast Guard's presence and mission in the Indo-Pacific. CSIS Australia Chair CSIS International Security Program

Manasseh Sogavare, current Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands and the “most pro-China leader in the Pacific,” has announced he is standing aside from the prime ministerial election. Matthew Knott The Sydney Morning Herald smh.com.au/politics/feder…

This week, Anthony Albanese embarked on a 9+ mile hike of the Kokoda Track alongside #PNG PM James Marape. The Kokoda Track campaign is a WWII 'shared history' between 🇦🇺 and 🇵🇬. smh.com.au/politics/feder…

CSIS Asia Program is excited to announce that Dr. Siddharth Mohandas will join @CSIS and our program as a non-resident senior associate. For more information, please see the press release:
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Lee Goddard joined CSIS' #PacificPolicyPulse to discuss 🇦🇺's push to increase the range & lethality of its armed forces, and why he's reading up on 🇺🇸's WWII industrial mobilization & Taylor Branch's great history of the Civil Rights Era. youtube.com/watch?v=h9bXPP… CSIS Australia Chair

Recently, the Australian government announced a new leadership team for the Australian Defence Force. My analysis of the challenges facing the new Chief of Defence Force is now available at CSIS | CSIS Australia Chair
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Vote counting for the Solomon Islands election is due to begin Thursday. In this #CriticalQuestions , Kathryn Paik’s analyzes potential election outcomes and why they matter to the U.S. Read here: csis.org/analysis/solom…

This week, Defence Australia released 🇦🇺’s inaugural National Defence Strategy that boosts defense spending by $50.3 billion over the next decade to equip for the defense of 🇦🇺 in a “much less-certain world.” Steve Kuper defenceconnect.com.au/geopolitics-an…

New CSIS commentary by Mick Ryan, AM on changes at the top ranks of the Australian Defence Forces--and the budgetary, manpower, and modernization challenges incoming General Angus Campbell David Johnson is likely to face.

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Great getting to talk CSIS with students today on the geopolitics of technology. Thanks to British Embassy Washington's Laura Farhall, ASPI Washington DC's Nishank Motwani & FDD's Mark Montgomery for joining me to discuss AUKUS, emerging technologies, and the 🇺🇸🇦🇺🇬🇧 defense industrial base.

Good CSIS explainer from Kathryn Paik on this week's elections in the Solomon Islands--what's at stake, why this election matters, how it might play into geopolitical competition, and what to look for. CSIS Australia Chair

Solomon Islanders head to the polls on April 17. Why is this election so important? What is at stake?

CSIS Australia Chair expert Kathryn Paik breaks down the upcoming election here:
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Vice Admiral David Johnston will lead 🇦🇺's armed forces as the next Australian Defence Force Chief. Matthew Knott The Sydney Morning Herald smh.com.au/politics/feder…

Just released a new CSIS Critical Questions piece on the upcoming Solomon Islands elections. CSIS Australia Chair

With #SolomonIslands election coming up on April 17, in this #CriticalQuestions , Kathryn Paik discusses the significance of the upcoming election and what developments to track after the election.
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STARTING NOW!!!

Session II of the CSDS_Brussels-CSIS Transatlantic Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific is underway with panelists CSIS Australia Chair Kathryn Paik, KF-VUB Korea Chair Ramon Pacheco Pardo, and The Wilson Center Shihoko Goto 後藤志保子. Moderated by CSDS_Brussels Eva Pejsova.

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Our speakers include: Victor Cha, Luis Simón, The Wilson Center Shihoko Goto 後藤志保子, CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, KF-VUB Korea Chair Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Eva Pejsova, CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program Max Bergmann, CSIS Australia Chair Kathryn Paik, Keio Global Satoru Mori 森　聡, and NATO Dr Benedetta Berti!

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