By Sam Brothers & Joshua Archer In 2012, Asian states spent more on defense than European states for the first time in modern history, with both arms sales to Asia and Asian defense budgets rising substantially. What role do arms…
By Ernie Bower We are waking up in a Washington, DC that has seriously eroded its standing in Asia with the cancellation of the president’s trip and may be about to test global financial markets by playing Russian roulette with a debt…
By Deep Pal A series of ASEAN meetings culminated in Suzhou, China on September 15, when senior officials from the forum for the first time met to formally discuss the possibility of a code of conduct (COC) in the South…
By Bonnie Glaser Earlier this year it appeared to some that Chinese and U.S. approaches to North Korea were converging. More recently, however, the gap between Beijing and Washington in its policies toward Pyongyang is widening. The absence of effective…
CSIS, in partnership with leading Australian think tank, the Lowy Institute for International Policy, has released the conclusion to the third session in a new video series “Views Across the Pacific” which is a discussion between CSIS Simon Chair in Political Economy, Matthew Goodman and Lowy Institute Director of the G20 Studies Centre Mike Callaghan on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Who is he? Wu Shengli is the commander-in-chief of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy. He has been with the navy since 1964 and was promoted to commander-in-chief in 2006. Wu is the most influential thinker on naval strategy in China…
By Tridivesh Singh Maini Over the past few years, India’s foreign policy officials have faced numerous challenges as they grapple with an increasingly complex geopolitical situation in India’s immediate neighborhood and beyond. This responsibility is further complicated by two factors:…
By Phuong Nguyen & Brittany Billingsley In recent years, the eastern Indian Ocean corridor has become a theater of geostrategic importance. Myanmar and Thailand sit atop the western entrance to the vital Straits of Malacca, looking out on the strategic…
By Bonnie Glaser & Denise Der The United States quelled fears of commitment to its rebalancing strategy toward Asia at the second ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) on August 29 in Brunei. This set a tone of engagement and…
Who is she? Bu Jianguo is China’s new ambassador to Cambodia. She previously served as ambassador to Laos from 2010 to May 2013, during which time Chinese investment in Laos doubled to $4 billion. Why is she in the news?…
