By Matthew Goodman & Amy Searight — President Donald Trump will join leaders from around the Pacific Rim at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) Leaders’ Meeting in Santiago, Chile this November 16 and 17. This trip should be coming on…
By Amy Searight & Brian Harding — On October 20, Indonesian president Joko Widodo, universally known as Jokowi, will be sworn in for a second and final five-year term. Elected with over 55 percent of the vote in a rematch…
By Amy Searight — The Shangri La Dialogue, the premier regional defense forum held in Singapore, did not disappoint this year. A record number of defense ministers and other top-ranking officials from 40 countries participated in the 17th annual dialogue,…
By Amy Searight — On May 4, 2018, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), hosted a first-ever U.S.-Australia-Indonesia track 1.5 strategic dialogue in partnership with the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia…
By Amy Searight & Brian Harding — Malaysia’s stunning election results on May 9 upended more than 60 years of continuous rule by the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) party and ushered in Malaysia’s first peaceful and democratic transition of…
By Amy Searight & Brian Harding — Q1: Who is running? A1: On May 9, Malaysia will hold its 14th general election since independence, commonly referred to as GE14. 222 seats in parliament will be contested, as well as 505…
By Geoffrey Hartman & Amy Searight — Thai prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha will meet with President Donald Trump on October 2 as part of Prayuth’s first bilateral visit to the United States since the former army chief took power in…
In this episode we discuss altering the U.S. policy approach to the South China Sea. Where does the South China Sea rank in the pecking order of U.S. policy interests? How much risk should America be willing to take over these…
Indonesia is a key emerging power in the Asia-Pacific. How Indonesia addresses its energy and geopolitical challenges will be closely observed by its neighbors. Helping us understand where Indonesia’s priorities and interests lie, Jane Nakano,(Senior Fellow with the CSIS Energy and…
By Amy Searight — The CSIS Southeast Asia Program on March 1-2 organized a conference in Manila, Philippines—“U.S.-ASEAN Relations: Charting the Next 40 Years”—in cooperation with the Albert del Rosario Institute for Strategic and International Studies and with the generous…
