19 August 2019

Dr Charles Edel: The Gathering Storm? How the ‘Lessons of Tragedy’ can help preserve global peace.

Dr Charles Edel
Senior Fellow, United States Studies Centre

Dr Charles Edel spoke about the US-China rivalry, the Australian-American alliance, protests in Hong Kong, and his book "Lessons of Tragedy" on Diplomates' podcast.

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Dr Charles Edel
Senior Fellow, United States Studies Centre
Dr Charles Edel is Senior Fellow and Visiting Scholar at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. Prior to this appointment, he was Associate Professor of Strategy and Policy at the US Naval War College, and served on the US Secretary of State’s Policy Planning Staff from 2015-2017. In that role, he advised Secretary of State John Kerry on political and security issues in the Asia-Pacific region.

First published

17 August 2019 in Diplomates

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