In this infographic, the CSIS Sumitro Chair provides a brief overview of Indonesia’s devastating forest fires which are affecting the health and safety of the island country and its neighbors.
By Rachel Posner Ross With Myanmar’s historic elections around the corner, the international community has focused its attention on this former military regime’s transformation toward democracy. But in every political scenario following the November 2015 elections, Myanmar has immense needs…
By Abby Seiff After promising a “culture of dialogue” and political reconciliation, Cambodia’s ruling party has moved from carrots to sticks. On Facebook, an image has been floating around in Cambodian circles over the past few days. It is a…
This week: Gujarat schedules local elections; GST legislation is under way; Maharashtra plans a fire sale; Uttar Pradesh is building housing, and much more. There is widespread recognition of the importance of the political-economies of Indian states. Yet there is a…
By Murray Hiebert & Conor Cronin President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo of Indonesia made his first official visit to the United States on October 26 and 27. Jokowi, who was elected in 2014 in an atmosphere of optimism, has struggled to…
By Sarah Watson — The release of the World Bank’s annual Ease of Doing Business Report on October 27 brought mixed news for India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made improving India’s position in the global rankings a major talking…
By Murray Hiebert When President Joko (Jokowi) Widodo departed Jakarta for a summit in Washington on October 24, he left behind devastating forest fires that are choking Indonesia and its neighborhood under a dense cloud of smoke. His aides say…
This week feature a conversation hosted at CSIS by noted journalist Bob Schieffer which reviewed the recent U.S.-China summit. CSIS Freeman Chair Christopher Johnson, former senior U.S. government official Dr. Kurt Campbell, and Financial Times Washington Bureau Chief Demetri Sevastopulo…
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 Cuong Nguyen Officials from the 12 countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement concluded talks on October 5, after years of heated negotiations. The deal must now be ratified by various individual governments before it takes effect. Nevertheless,…