This week Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Joseph Yun sat down with CSIS Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies Ernie Bower for our latest Dialog podcast conversation. A key architect of the U.S.…
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2013 Asia-Pacific Forecast: Southeast Asia
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By Ernie Bower Editor’s Note: The CSIS Asia Team is writing a series of analyses that forecasts key issues and challenges in the Asia-Pacific. Here Ernie Bower explains that sustaining U.S. commitment to Southeast Asia in 2013 will require consistent…
2013 Asia-Pacific Forecast: India in 2013 and Beyond
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By Karl F. Inderfurth Editor’s Note: The CSIS Asia Team is writing a series of analyses that forecasts key issues and challenges in the Asia-Pacific for 2013. Here Ambassador Karl Inderfurth discusses whether India can achieve the economic prosperity and…
Whither the Pivot in 2013?
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By Mike Green Editor’s Note: The CSIS Asia Team is writing a series of analyses that forecasts key issues and challenges in the Asia-Pacific for 2013. Dr. Michael J. Green opens the series by assessing the prospects for the U.S.…
The Freeman Chair in China Studies Year in Review: 2012
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By Jennie Welch The following multimedia presentation prepared by the CSIS Freeman Chair reviews key moments in U.S. – China relations during an eventful 2012. The presentation is best viewed in full screen on a web browser. After starting the…
The Leaderboard: Tep Vanny and the Boeung Kak 13
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Who are they? The Boeung Kak 13 is a group of 13 women, ranging in age from 25 to 72, who live around what used to be Boeung Kak Lake near Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Tep Vanny, 32, is their de…
US Seeks to Strengthen ASEAN ties through English Language Initiative
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By Jeremiah Magpile Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the launch of the Brunei-U.S. English Language Enrichment for ASEAN September 7 during a visit to Brunei, in a significant gesture of U.S. support of ASEAN. English is the official language…
Easing of U.S. Trade Ban Could Gradually Help Lift Myanmar’s Impoverished Economy
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By Kate Rustici The United States decision to ease sanctions against Myanmar provides an economic boost to the government of President Thein Sein in response to its political reforms over the past year and bolsters the standing of the president…
APEC: Getting Stuff Done
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By Matt Goodman Speaking to a hall full of CEOs at last year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Honolulu, President Barack Obama got his biggest applause line when he announced that he had just signed a law approving the…
The Leaderboard: Henry Puna
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The Leaderboard profiles the people behind the policies of the Asia-Pacific. This post features Prime Minister Henry Puna of the Cook Islands. Who is he? Henry Puna is the prime minister of the Cook Islands and leader of the Cook…