This week we hear from U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes who discussed his recent trip to Myanmar and what the White House is watching for in the November 8 elections with Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies Ernie…
By Hannah Hindel On October 9, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) listed 11 sets of files on the Nanjing Massacre in its Memory of the World (MOW) Register, a program devoted to preserving documentary heritage. The…
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…
In this week’s episode, we hear from President Park Geun-hye of South Korea about the future of the U.S.-Korea alliance and then Foreign Minister Julie Bishop of Australia joins to discuss current geopolitical environment from Australia’s perspective with CSIS Senior…
In this week’s episode, we discuss the finalization of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement with CSIS’s Matthew Goodman and Scott Miller. Scott and Matt talk through the geostrategic implications and political path ahead for TPP. Then CSIS Korea Chair Dr.…
By Matthew P. Goodman Five U.S. congressmen take sledgehammers to a Japanese cassette player on the steps of the Capitol. The White House imposes 100 percent tariffs on a range of Japanese imports in retaliation for violations of a bilateral…
By Frank Albert Chinese premier Li Keqiang told his Lao counterpart, President Choummaly Sayavone, in Beijing on September 2 that China wants, “to protect the peace, prosperity and stability of the (ASEAN) region.” The 79-year old Lao president responded perfunctorily…
By Matthew Goodman & Scott Miller Late last night, trade ministers from twelve Asia-Pacific countries concluded negotiations on the twelve-party Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). TPP is a regional trade agreement of broad scope and comprehensive coverage that combines trade and investment…
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,…
By Hunter Marston The general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong succeeded in advancing Vietnam-Japan relations on his trip to Tokyo from September 15 to 18. At a press conference on September 15, Trong and Japanese…