1 September 2020

When it comes to China, Australia needs a Plan B

Dr Charles Edel
Australia Chair and Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies

USSC senior fellow Dr Charles Edel told AusBiz that Australia might need a backup plan when it comes to diplomacy with China.

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Dr Charles Edel
Australia Chair and Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Dr Charles Edel is the inaugural Australia Chair and a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He was previously a Senior Fellow at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. Prior to this, 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.

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