Charles Edel

Charles Edel is a senior fellow at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney and previously served on the U.S. Secretary of State’s policy planning staff. He is a co-author of The Lessons of Tragedy: Statecraft and World Order.

Stories by Charles Edel

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 |

September 10, 2019, 9:40 AM

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

June 2, 2019, 6:15 AM

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

July 14, 2017, 9:00 AM

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

May 29, 2017, 8:00 AM

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