By Victor Cha What must the administration contend with in its remaining two years in office on the Korean Peninsula? First, the United States is likely to see the next series of North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile tests. These…
By Scott Miller & Matthew P. Goodman The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is the central economic component of the administration’s pivot, or rebalance, to Asia. A completed TPP would create the largest free-trade area in which the United States participates, representing…
The CSIS Asia Program is launching a new podcast this week that will review and analyze developments and trends in the Indo-Pacific. This week our host Colm Quinn reviews key news stories in Asia, discusses Southeast Asia’s air travel infrastructure…
By Dylan Kean President Barack Obama traveled to Myanmar’s capital of Naypyitaw November 12-14 for his first ASEAN and East Asia Summits in two years, as budget battles in Washington had kept the President from making the trip last year.…
By Zack Cooper — The U.S. rebalance to Asia has been one of the Obama administration’s top foreign policy priorities. In implementing the rebalance, the administration should be commended for its efforts to negotiate the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and to…
By Ernie Bower Asia generally, and Southeast Asia particularly, is undergoing a fundamental shift in governance as incumbent regimes struggle to respond to a newly empowered, massive group of voters (in some cases) or constituents who have access to information via…
President Obama is in Asia this week to participate in the Asia Pacific Economic Community (APEC) summit in Beijing, China, the East Asia Summit in Myanmar, and the G-20 leaders meeting in Brisbane, Australia. The CSIS Asia program has prepared…
By John Hamre As President Obama travels on a crucial trip to the region for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, East Asia Summit, and G-20 meeting, the United States and all of the countries in the region are faced…
by Persis Khambatta By Persis Khambatta Prime Minister Modi’s successful September trip to Washington, D.C., wrapped up a very busy month of bilateral engagement – including with Japan, China and Australia. Each round of meetings resulted in large investments to…
By Robert Poulson-Houser The following short multimedia presentation prepared by the CSIS Wadhwani Chair for U.S.-India Policy Studies highlights media reactions from around the world to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States. The presentation is best viewed…