At the recent launch of the CSIS Brzezinski Institute, former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd spoke with Vice President for Programs and Institutional Partnerships Josiane Gabel about the future of U.S.-China relations. Rudd, as a long-time China watcher, is uniquely positioned…
Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies Richard Rossow and Senior Adviser for Asia Bonnie Glaser sat down with CSIS’s Colm Quinn to discuss Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States and the Hong Kong protests, respectively on…
By Robert Poulson-Houser The following short multimedia presentation prepared by the CSIS Wadhwani Chair for U.S.-India Policy Studies highlights media reactions from around the world to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States. The presentation is best viewed…
By Brandon Cleary Any military support given to the Iranian government enhances its ability to protect its investments, deter oversight of its activities and, in turn, degrade the current sanctions regime imposed on the country. This calculation is as clear…
By John Schaus Hong Kong has been gripped by protests since Friday, September 26. The protesters are demanding direct election of the Chief Executive of Hong Kong – which Beijing has agreed to — beginning in 2017. The catch is…
On Wednesday, September 17, 2014, CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies Christopher K. Johnson testified before the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, on the topic of “A New Era of U.S.-China Relations.” Chris…
By Bonnie S. Glaser & Lin Kim China-North Korea relations have been strained since Pyongyang conducted its third nuclear test in February 2013. Chinese president Xi Jinping has yet to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, even though he…
Who is she? Federica Mogherini, 41, is the newly appointed high representative for foreign affairs and security policy and vice president of the European Commission. A socialist Italian politician and political scientist, in February she became the youngest foreign minister in…
Who is he? General Thanasak Patimaprakorn has been Thailand’s chief of defense forces, a post previously known as the supreme commander of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, since September 2011. He is charged with overseeing combat readiness and commanding military…
By Truong-Minh Vu & Nguyen Thanh Trung Communist Party of Vietnam official Le Hong Anh recently wrapped up his two-day visit to China as a special envoy of the party chief in an effort to mend ties after the oil…
