By Do Viet Cuong – The unprecedented gathering in Sunnylands – the first hosted by U.S. president Barack Obama with the ASEAN leaders – signals the deepening engagement of the United States with ASEAN, and will further advance the Obama…
By Gregory Poling – This promises to be a landmark year for the claimant countries and other interested parties in the South China Sea disputes. Developments that have been underway for several years, especially China’s island-building campaign in the Spratlys…
Who is he? Dato Paduka Serbini Ali most recently served as Brunei’s representative and head of mission of to the European Union and as ambassador to Belgium. Prior to that dual appointment in 2008, he was permanent secretary of the…
By Phuong Nguyen The landslide election in Taiwan of pro-independence opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen to be president has led to speculation of a possible recalibration in Chinese foreign policy, at least in the year ahead. Observers believe that stable cross-strait…
By Murray Hiebert President Barack Obama will host leaders from the 10 ASEAN countries for a summit at the lush Sunnylands retreat in southern California on February 15 and 16 in a gesture aimed at deepening U.S. ties to this…
As the Conference of Parties in Paris comes to a close and negotiators put the final touches on a new climate accord, the hard work is only just beginning. Southeast Asia will face a particularly difficult time slashing carbon emissions…
By Jonathan London & Vu Quang Viet Chinese president Xi Jinping’s visit to Hanoi this week comes at a time when Beijing’s efforts to change the status quo in the South China Sea through the construction of manmade islands has…
In this week’s episode, we discuss the finalization of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement with CSIS’s Matthew Goodman and Scott Miller. Scott and Matt talk through the geostrategic implications and political path ahead for TPP. Then CSIS Korea Chair Dr.…
By Matthew Goodman & Scott Miller Late last night, trade ministers from twelve Asia-Pacific countries concluded negotiations on the twelve-party Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). TPP is a regional trade agreement of broad scope and comprehensive coverage that combines trade and investment…
By Rui Hao Puah The tiny oil-rich state of Brunei, no bigger than the state of Delaware, grabbed headlines in 2014 when it became the first country in Southeast Asia to introduce a Sharia penal code at the national level.…
