What should we expect from the U.S. strategic rebalance to Asia in 2015? What are the prospects for economic reform in China and Japan? How should we interpret leadership changes in India and Indonesia? Are new strategic alignments emerging in…
The CSIS Asia Program is launching a new weekly CogitAsia podcast that will review and analyze developments and trends in the Indo Pacific. On the podcast this week we are joined by Dr. Jonathan London, professor at the City University…
By Nathan Patrash For years observers have decried that Indonesia possesses 40 percent of the world’s potential geothermal reserves but utilizes only 5 percent of that renewable energy potential. With domestic energy demand increasing rapidly and a new reform-oriented administration…
By Phuong Nguyen Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on January 8 delivered an annual statement outlining the priorities for Indonesia’s foreign policy in 2015. While her speech expands on elements previously raised by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo such as the vision…
The CSIS Asia Program is launching a new podcast this week that will review and analyze developments and trends in the Indo-Pacific. This week our host Colm Quinn reviews key news stories in Asia, discusses Southeast Asia’s air travel infrastructure…
By Murray Hiebert & Greg Poling The year 2015 provides the Obama administration with new opportunities in Southeast Asia to reinforce and bolster the rebalance to Asia. Myanmar In Myanmar, the United States should expand its support and training efforts…
Who is he? Franky Sibarani is a long-time Indonesian businessman and former secretary-general of the Indonesian Employers Association, or Apindo, Indonesia’s biggest business lobby organization. He was also secretary-general of the Indonesian Food and Beverage Association and an executive at instant…
By Ernest Bower Southeast Asia’s bounding economic growth is outstripping governments’ response and creating yawning safety gaps that must be addressed immediately. The gut-wrenching news that Air Asia flight QZ8501 (QZ8501) from the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore has…
By Kristina Yarrow & Caroline Ly The 2010 World Health Report on Health Systems Financing and the unanimous endorsement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by the United Nations in 2012 have paved the way for rich and poor countries alike…
Who is he? Agung Laksono is a longtime Indonesian politician who currently heads a splinter faction of Golkar, Indonesia’s oldest and second largest political party. He was until recently the party’s deputy chairman and has had extensive legislative and leadership…
