In our latest podcast, we focus on the 26th ASEAN summit which concluded on April 27th in Malaysia. We caught up with CSIS Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies Ernie Bower to get his take on the outcomes of the…
By Gregory Poling Most observers could be forgiven for seeing the April 26–27 ASEAN Summit in Malaysia as another in a long series of head-of-state talk shops by the grouping. It did not issue any groundbreaking new declarations on the…
This week we look ahead to Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the United States. Longtime U.S.-Japan hands CSIS Japan Chair Dr. Michael Green and CSIS Simon Chair Matthew Goodman join the podcast to describe the state of the…
This week we discuss the U.S. reaction to China’s new infrastructure bank, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Simon Chair Deputy Director Amy Studdart describes the bank’s origins, explains why Washington’s critique of its allies for joining AIIB has proven…
By Gregory Poling The Philippine National Police’s Special Action Force launched a raid on January 25 in Mamasapano on the southern island of Mindanao that killed wanted terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir, known as Marwan, but at the cost of 44…
By Michael Vatikiotis When the government of the Philippines signed a landmark comprehensive peace agreement with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) last March, the United States joined the world in applauding and congratulating the parties. The U.S. State Department…
Who is he? Jejomar Erwin “JunJun” Binay Jr. is the mayor of Makati City, which is part of Metro Manila and is considered the financial heart of the Philippines. He is the son of Vice President Jejomar Binay, who also…
By Zachary Abuza The national outrage in the Philippines following the clash in Mamasapano that left 44 Special Action Force (SAF) police dead after an encounter with the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has…
In this week’s episode we discuss the current state of U.S.-China military to military relations and crisis management mechanisms with CSIS Senior Adviser for Asia Bonnie Glaser. Then Dr. Zachary Abuza joins to analyze the Philippines police raid gone wrong…
In this week’s episode Wadhwani Chair Rick Rossow joins us fresh from New Delhi, to discuss President Obama’s trip to India and the current state of the U.S.-India relations. Then we turn to the next two years on the Korean…