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30 Oct 2025
The @CSIS Australia Chair hosted a four-day Young Pacific Leaders Workshop on Regional Security in Port Vila, Vanuatu, bringing together 18 young professionals from across the Pacific to explore security challenges and strengthen regional and U.S.-Pacific ties.
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During the annual Pacific Islands Heads of Mission week, @CSIS @AustraliaChair's @KathrynPaik moderated two roundtables between the Ambassadors and several Congressional representatives and Senators on enhancing the U.S.-Pacific relationship.
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Dr. Paula Vivili, Director-General of @spc_cps, joins @KathrynPaik on PPP to discuss his time in DC, the key challenges facing the Pacific region, and how external partners can help advance the organization's work.
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The election of Matthew Wale as PM of the Solomon Islands offers an opportunity to reverse course in one of the most strategically significant countries in the Pacific, writes @AustraliaChair experts John Augé and @KathrynPaik.
Read: csis.org/analysis/reengaging…
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Matthew Wale’s rise to power offers Washington its best opportunity in years to rebuild ties with the Solomon Islands, but seizing the moment will require more than diplomatic rhetoric. For more, check out our latest piece by @KathrynPaik and @john_auge.
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CSIS Australia Chair retweeted
May 27
Wonderful to host three authors from our Young Pacific Leaders report on security challenges in the Pacific. Check out the conversation below as well as the entire report: csis.org/analysis/security-a…
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Good @CSIS @AustraliaChair discussion with @KathrynPaik, Logovaka Marilyn Simmons, Kenneth Kuper, & Romario Pose on how 🇺🇸 can better partner with Pacific Island nations to address evolving security challenges. 🌊
Watch the full conversation here 👇
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CSIS Australia Chair retweeted
May 27
Good @CSIS @AustraliaChair conversation on Capitol Hill with congressional staffers on 🇦🇺 politics and foreign policy, AUKUS, 🇳🇿's upcoming election, new developments in the Pacific, and what should be on Congress' agenda this year. @CSISGeopolitics @KathrynPaik
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The @CSIS @AustraliaChair hosted a roundtable with @CharlesEdel and @KathrynPaik, who briefed congressional staffers on Australia’s National Defence Strategy, New Zealand’s upcoming election, and the regional implications of the Iran war.
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In case you missed it, the @CSIS @AustraliaChair launched a new report featuring perspectives on how to strengthen US-Pacific Island relations from leaders from across the Pacific. Watch the discussion with @CharlesEdel, @KathrynPaik, and authors here.
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As strategic competition intensifies across the Pacific, emerging regional voices are redefining what security, partnership, and resilience should look like in the decades ahead.
Read more from emerging Pacific leaders and @AustraliaChair: csis.org/analysis/security-a…
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CSIS Australia Chair retweeted
May 26
Good @CSIS @AustraliaChair discussion with @KathrynPaik, Logovaka Marilyn Simmons, Kenneth Kuper, & Romario Pose on how 🇺🇸 can better partner with Pacific Island nations to address evolving security challenges. 🌊
Watch the full conversation here 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=zHomIteg…
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HAPPENING NOW: @AustraliaChair launches a new report featuring perspectives on how to strengthen U.S.-Pacific Island relations from emerging leaders from across the Pacific region.
Watch here: csis.org/events/security-and…
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CSIS Australia Chair retweeted
May 26
Pleased to publish our latest @CSIS @AustraliaChair report highlighting recommendations from emerging Pacific leaders on how 🇺🇸 and other partners can work together to engage the region effectively and tackle shared security challenges. csis.org/analysis/security-a… @CSISGeopolitics
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CSIS Australia Chair retweeted
May 26
So pleased to publish this CSIS @AustraliaChair report featuring essays from young Pacific Island leaders on what security means to them - and how the U.S. and other partners can more effectively engage in the region.
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Effective engagement in the Pacific means partnering with Pacific nations as equal stakeholders. Check out the @CSIS @AustraliaChair's latest report featuring essays from emerging regional leaders with recommendations for addressing security challenges.
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As Washington deepens its Pacific engagement, regional leaders are making clear that security means far more than defense alone. For more, check out our latest @CSIS commentary by @KathrynPaik and @john_auge.
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Effective engagement in the Pacific means partnering with Pacific nations as equal stakeholders. Check out the @CSIS @AustraliaChair's latest report featuring essays from emerging regional leaders with recommendations for addressing security challenges.
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Join the @CSIS @AustraliaChair today at 5pm ET for a conversation with @CharlesEdel and @KathrynPaik on a new report analyzing how to strengthen U.S.-Pacific Island relations and tackle regional security challenges.
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TOMORROW | Join @AustraliaChair for a conversation on a new report analyzing how to strengthen U.S.-Pacific Island relations and tackle security challenges in the region.
Register: csis.org/events/security-and…
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ICYMI: U.S. Senator @timkaine joined @AustraliaChair's @CharlesEdel on the Pacific Policy Pulse to discuss his recent trip to Australia and how Indo-Pacific allies are thinking about the Iran war.
Watch the conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=Zh8ikEDv…
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CSIS Australia Chair retweeted
May 21
Great getting to catch up with 🇦🇺 ‘s Ambassador to the United Nations 🇺🇳 James Larsen in NYC 🍎 @AustraliaUN @AustraliaChair.
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CSIS Australia Chair retweeted
May 20
.@SenTimKaine joined @CSIS #PacificPolicyPulse to discuss the conversation on AUKUS in 🇦🇺, how Indo-Pacific allies are thinking about the Iran war, and why he's reading @scmallaby's The Infinity Machine & Peter Weiss' The Aesthetics of Resistance.
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