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A new paper by @CharlesEdel, @KathrynPaik, and @john_auge shows how recent U.S. actions such as aid cuts and tariffs are undermining credibility in the Pacific Islands and creating space for greater Chinese influence in a region critical to U.S. security. csis.org/analysis/shift…
NEW: @AustraliaChair outlines recommendations for U.S. policymakers in the Pacific: 🔹Prioritizing follow-through on agreements 🔹Restoring targeted foreign assistance 🔹Expanding maritime partnerships 🔹Reinvesting in Pacific Diplomacy Read more: csis.org/analysis/shift…
Thanks @stephendziedzic. "Chaos conveys weakness, not strength".
Charles and colleagues are stating the bleeding obvious here but do so with authority and clarity. Chaos conveys weakness, not strength. Even if you take the most miserably *narrow* frame of reference, the Trump's actions in the Pacific will hurt the US and undermine its position
A new paper by @CharlesEdel, @KathrynPaik, and @john_auge warns that U.S. aid reductions and tariffs are weakening its standing in the Pacific Islands and paving the way for growing Chinese influence. Read the full paper below. csis.org/analysis/shift…
Please check out our new @AustraliaChair white paper on implications of recent development cuts and tariffs on the Pacific region - and therefore on U.S. national security. @CharlesEdel
A new paper by @CharlesEdel, @KathrynPaik, and @john_auge shows how recent U.S. actions such as aid cuts and tariffs are undermining credibility in the Pacific Islands and creating space for greater Chinese influence in a region critical to U.S. security. csis.org/analysis/shift…
New @CSIS @AustraliaChair paper looking at how recent 🇺🇸actions are creating openings for greater Chinese influence in the Pacific Islands and undermining U.S. national security. Recommendations below for how to correct course. csis.org/analysis/shift… @KathrynPaik @john_auge
NEW: As the Pacific becomes the front line of global power competition, recent U.S. actions on foreign assistance and trade have far-reaching implications for U.S. influence in this critical region. 🧵 @AustraliaChair discusses in a new report: csis.org/analysis/shift…
Pleased to offer correspondence for James Curran's piece in this issue of @AusForeign. Certainly a lively back and forth. @AustraliaChair @CSISGeopolitics australianforeignaffairs.com/afa/continenta…
For the first time, PNG will host part of multinational exercise Talisman Sabre. Militaries from Fiji and Tonga will also take part. @AustraliaChair rnz.co.nz/international/…
Yesterday at #SummerSeminar2025, students heard from @kennaninstitute Director @mkimmage, @UTIntel Director Steve Slick and Senior Fellow Paul Pope, @CharlesEdel & @KathrynPaik of @CSIS, and Founder & CEO of SolidIntel @MegReiss. Stay tuned for more from our week in Beaver Creek!
Had such a wonderful time tag teaming with @CharlesEdel to talk to @ClementsCenter summer seminar participants about the evolution of U.S. Pacific policy and why the region is of vital interest to US national security. @AustraliaChair @CSISGeopolitics
Yesterday at #SummerSeminar2025, students heard from @kennaninstitute Director @mkimmage, @UTIntel Director Steve Slick and Senior Fellow Paul Pope, @CharlesEdel & @KathrynPaik of @CSIS, and Founder & CEO of SolidIntel @MegReiss. Stay tuned for more from our week in Beaver Creek!
Spoke to @smh's @michaelkoziol about Australia's need for a new playbook in dealing with the Trump administration. smh.com.au/world/north-am… @CSIS @AustraliaChair
Good getting to talk with @TheTodayShow's Sarah Abo & @karlstefanovic about AUKUS, Prime Minister Albanese's trip to 🇨🇳, and the state of 🇺🇸-🇦🇺 relations. @CSIS @AustraliaChair