In this podcast, we take a deep dive into the outcomes of the Chinese Communist Party’s 19th Party Congress. Now that the dust has settled following Xi Jinping’s resounding win, we turned to two leading China-watchers to analyze the implications…
By Christopher K. Johnson & Scott Kennedy — After much anticipation, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on October 18 opened the 19th Party Congress. The Congress, which will run through October 24, is the culmination of the more-than-year-long preparations for…
By Murray Hiebert & Lance Jackson — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on July 20, 2016, filed its single largest civil forfeiture case to date in a case that seeks the recovery of more than $1 billion in assets…
By Sarah Watson — In late November Bloomberg reported on a recent Indian government initiative that had largely been drowned out by the chaos of demonetization: a plan to shift all of central government procurement to a single online portal,…
By Sanjay Pulipaka & Meenaz Munshi — On November 8, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi announced on national television the demonetization of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes (worth roughly $7.50 and $15, respectively) to combat the menace of…
By Will Johnson — There have been two major reshuffles of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) provincial secretaries since General Secretary Xi Jinping took power. The first occurred from late 2012 through March 2013. The second began in mid-2015 and wrapped…
In our latest episode, we turn to Indonesia and discuss the first two years of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s time in office. Adjunct Fellow Phuong Nguyen of CSIS and Research Fellow Natalie Sambhi of the Perth USAsia Centre in Australia…
In this episode, we explore the transnational security threats in Central Asia. CSIS Transnational Threats Project Director Thomas Sanderson joins to discuss the challenges terrorism, militancy (3:59), trafficking, and organized crime (8:40) present for the communities and governments of Central…
By Conor Cronin — Phnom Penh’s municipal court on September 9 convicted Cambodia’s deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha for refusing to appear in court for questioning over an affair with his hairdresser. Sokha, the acting head of the Cambodia National…
By Conor Cronin — Former deputy prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin on August 9 officially registered Malaysia’s newest political party: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, or Bersatu for short. The party is the latest salvo in a slow mutiny against Prime Minister…