Charles Edel

Charles Edel is the Australia chair and a senior advisor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. During the Obama administration, he served as a member of the U.S. State Department’s Policy Planning Staff.

Articles by Charles Edel
The main conference room inside the Situation Room complex at the White House in Washington, DC, 18 May 2007.
The main conference room inside the Situation Room complex at the White House in Washington, DC, 18 May 2007.

The U.S. Needs an Economic War Council for China

Argument
Charles Edel, Edward Fishman
Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Sheean
Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Sheean

China Has Only Itself to Blame for AUKUS

Argument
Charles Edel
A protester holds a Trump flag inside the U.S. Capitol building near the Senate chamber in Washington on Jan. 6.
A protester holds a Trump flag inside the U.S. Capitol building near the Senate chamber in Washington on Jan. 6.

The Founding Fathers Didn’t See This Coming

Review
Charles Edel
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison

Australia Is Having a Strategic Revolution, and It’s All About China

Argument
Zack Cooper, Charles Edel
Employees of the state guesthouse set up the flags of China and the United States for the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ahead of her meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Beijing on June 29, 2008.
Employees of the state guesthouse set up the flags of China and the United States for the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ahead of her meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Beijing on June 29, 2008.

The 5 Ways U.S.-China Competition Is Hardening

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Charles Edel, Mira Rapp-Hooper
Frames of Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are display in a photo shop in Beijing on April 17, 2017.
Frames of Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are display in a photo shop in Beijing on April 17, 2017.

Democracy Is Fighting for Its Life

Review
Charles Edel
Foreign Policy illustration/Madoka Ikegami-Pool/Getty Images/Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Foreign Policy illustration/Madoka Ikegami-Pool/Getty Images/Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The Real Origins of the U.S.-China Cold War

Feature
Charles Edel, Hal Brands
Photo taken in February 1972 shows New York during a twilight. / AFP PHOTO / - (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)
Photo taken in February 1972 shows New York during a twilight. / AFP PHOTO / - (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

The Gathering Storm vs. the Crisis of Confidence

Argument
Hal Brands, Charles Edel
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 14: A flag at the U.S. Capitol has been lowered to half staff after President Barack Obama ordered the action while speaking on the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School December 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama called for 'meaningful action' in the wake of the latest school shooting that left 27 dead, including 20 children. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 14: A flag at the U.S. Capitol has been lowered to half staff after President Barack Obama ordered the action while speaking on the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School December 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama called for 'meaningful action' in the wake of the latest school shooting that left 27 dead, including 20 children. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

The End of History Is the Birth of Tragedy

Argument
Hal Brands, Charles Edel
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