In this episode we take a broader look at the Asia Pacific’s economic and security architecture. Dr. Evan Medeiros, former senior director for Asia affairs at the National Security Council, now the Managing Director for Asia at the Eurasia Group,…
This week Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies Ernie Bower joins to analyze Singapore’s general election returns and discuss the future direction of the country’s democracy and foreign policy. Hosted by Colm Quinn. Audio edited by Sam Ellis. Produced by…
By Ben Schaare Though the Pacific Islands are envisaged as idyllic paradises insulated from high politics, many are facing internal troubles that could see the region become a new “arc of instability” for Australia, New Zealand, and the United States…
By Frank L. Albert When Laos becomes chair of ASEAN and hosts President Barack Obama and other leaders at the East Asian Summit (EAS) in 2016, it will step into the world’s spotlight. If Obama comes to Vientiane for the…
By Natalie Tecimer As the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 approaches, the issues on the agenda become more relevant for the global community. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the follow-up for the Millennium Development Goals for 2015, includes…
Who is he? Rodrigo Duterte is the mayor of Davao city in the southern Philippines, a position he has held off-and-on for 21 years. Under Duterte’s tenure, Davao went from one of the Philippines’ least safe cities to one of…
In this episode we discuss the challenges in balancing the U.S.-Thai security relationship with continued concerns over the Thai military’s intervention in domestic politics and civil liberties following the May 2014 coup. Desmond Walton, the U.S. military attaché to Bangkok from…
By Aung Din The majority of people in Myanmar perceive that the United States and the international community have been biased and one-sided when they approach the situation of the Rohingya, or Bengalis as they are called in Myanmar, in…
By Gregory Poling CSIS hosted its fifth annual South China Sea conference on July 21. The event garnered more interest and a considerably larger audience—both in CSIS’s at-capacity conference room and online—than its four predecessors. Interest in the conference reflected…
Following General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong’s historic visit to Washington, Sumitro Chair Senior Fellow Murray Hiebert sat down with Colm Quinn to discuss the future of U.S.-Vietnam relations and what factors will shape ties…