Who is he? Wang Huning, a current member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo and head of the CCP’s Central Policy Research Office, is commonly believed to be one of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s top policy advisors. Born in…
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…
This week we focus on the latest friction surrounding the disputed South China Sea. CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative Director Gregory Poling joins to analyze the range of important diplomatic, legal, and security developments in the waters since President Obama’s…
This week: the draft model Goods and Services Tax law is a compromise that could help move the tax over the finish line; President Mukherjee signs Gujarat’s controversial labor law reforms; Maharashtra firms can now self-certify on pollution controls; Maharashtra…
This week we turn to the topic of North Korea’s cyber capabilities just over a year after the hack against Sony Pictures Entertainment. CSIS Korea Chair Dr. Victor Cha joins to discuss a new study on North Korea’s cyber tactics…
By Murray Hiebert Much of the focus at the Paris climate summit that began on November 30 will be on the delegations from the United States, China, and India, and the pledges of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters to…
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 Bonnie Glaser & Matthew Funaiole Despite being widely recognized as the most powerful emerging country in the world, China’s international position rests upon an untested foundation. Unlike other leading countries, whose national strength emanates from the confluence of military,…
On Thursday, November 19, Murray Hiebert deputy director and senior fellow in the Chair for Southeast Asia Studies at CSIS testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy on the status…
By Scott Kennedy Perhaps the most popular term used among strategic analysts in the past year is “Thucydides Trap” — the notion that a rising power and the incumbent power are destined for war because of the growing rivalry between…
