By Richard W. Teare The agreement announced this week by President Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard under which 250 U.S. Marines – and eventually, 2,500 – will rotate through Australia’s Northern Territory has been a long time coming.…
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East Asia Summit Themes in Context
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By Ernie Bower President Barack Obama and the leaders of 17 other countries will meet this weekend, November 19–20, at the sixth East Asia Summit (EAS) in Bali, Indonesia, the first summit in this forum to include the United States…
Eagle Down Under: The Impact of U.S. Presidential Visits on Australian Elections
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By Richard W. Teare Australian prime minister Julia Gillard will get a bump in popularity and political standing from the two-day visit by President Barack Obama this week, which is being described in the Australian media as “Obama mania” and…
East Asia Summit: Next Step is Structure
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By Ernie Bower Leaders of eighteen nations from the Asia Pacific will meet in Bali, Indonesia this week for the East Asia Summit (EAS) in recognition that new regional architecture is required to ensure peace and prosperity in a region…
Two Models for Integrating Asia: A Must Win for President Obama
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By Ernie Bower There is a real competition under way to define how economic integration of Asia will proceed. The two competing models are those of the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the China-led ASEAN Plus Three — ASEAN…
Developing an Enduring U.S. Strategy for Southeast Asia
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[Editor’s Note: The major findings of the CSIS U.S.-ASEAN Strategy Commission will be released today. The following highlights their findings to strengthen the economic basis for an enduring U.S.- ASEAN relationship.] The United States is perceived by ASEAN leaders as…
Video: Victor Cha on Lee Myung-Bak’s State Visit
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CSIS Korea Chair Victor Cha took the time earlier this week to talk about the circumstances of South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak’s upcoming State Visit to the United States. President Lee will be the first ROK leader since Kim Dae-Jung…
Video: U.S. Ambassador Carden on Pioneering the U.S. ASEAN Mission
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By Jeffrey D. Bean Earlier this year Ambassador David Carden was sworn in as the first U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN resident in Jakarta. Ernie Bower had a chance to discuss the trailblazing efforts of the Ambassador’s tenure earlier this week.…
Time for Obama to Visit Malaysia
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By Murray Hiebert and Zulkifly Malek President Barack Obama should stop in Malaysia when he travels to Indonesia in November for his first East Asia Summit meeting and third summit with the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…
Towards an Innovation Economy: Challenges for the U.S. and India
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By Persis Khambatta Recently, Prime Minister Singh of India declared the present decade to be the ‘Decade of Innovation’ and announced the creation of a National Innovation Council, which will promote innovation centers nationwide. When laying out, “A Strategy for…