By Khine Thant Thailand’s military government said in September that it will embark on a new set of economic policies as frustrations with a slowing economy among farmers in Thailand’s northeast have grown since the military coup in May 2014.…
By Christopher K. Johnson Around the turn of this century, analysts of Sino-Japanese relations began characterizing the relationship between East Asia’s two biggest powers with the simple shorthand “politics cold, economics hot” to explain the awkward circumstances in which issues…
By Victor Cha & Andy Sau Ngai Lim The absence of Choe Ryong-hae — one of Kim Jong-un’s closest confidantes and one of the most powerful of the North Korean elite — from the state funeral committee of Marshall Ri…
By Christopher Johnson & Scott Kennedy Q1: What was the purpose of the meeting? The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) just held the Fifth Plenum of the 18th Central Committee. Presided over by General Secretary Xi Jinping, plenums are held at…
By Natalie Tecimer India is rarely considered a major counter-narcotics target of the United States, yet it is an increasing source of illegal drug trafficking to the United States. However, the majority of the narcotics trafficked from India into the…
By Gregory Poling Editor’s Note: The following post is the fifth in a series by CSIS Sumitro Chair scholars framing the political situation ahead of Myanmar’s general elections in November 2015. Millions of citizens in Myanmar will go to the…
There is widespread recognition of the importance of the political-economies of Indian states. Yet there is a lack of hard, credible information on what states are doing to strengthen or weaken their own economies. The CSIS Wadhwani Chair in U.S. India…
By Joshua Goodman Recent data from the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) and the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) indicate Southeast Asia has emerged as the world’s hottest spot for piracy attacks…
Who is he? Teten Masduki is a respected Indonesian anti-graft activist and the new chief of staff to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Teten served on Jowoki’s presidential campaign team in 2014 and worked on his communications team following the election.…
By Phuong Nguyen & John Juenemann President Benigno Aquino used his final State of the Nation Address on July 27 to cement his legacy of anticorruption efforts and track record of revamping the once-sluggish Philippine economy. While Aquino has played…
