By Ernest Z. Bower, Thomas Sanderson, & Phuong Nguyen Washington awoke on January 14 to news that a series of explosions and gunfire in the bustling Indonesian capital Jakarta, a city of more than 10 million, left at least seven…
By Ernest Z. Bower & Conor Cronin The timing of the decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague on the Philippines’ case against China’s nine-dash-line claims has critical geopolitical implications for Asia’s security. Specifically, a decision delivered…
By Elina Noor For a little over a year, between 2013 and the first quarter of 2014, Malaysia’s policy surrounding the South China Sea dispute hit a shroud of confusion. Taken aback by Chinese naval patrols around James Shoal (Beting…
By Murray Hiebert President Barack Obama will host leaders from the 10 ASEAN countries for a summit at the lush Sunnylands retreat in southern California on February 15 and 16 in a gesture aimed at deepening U.S. ties to this…
As the Conference of Parties in Paris comes to a close and negotiators put the final touches on a new climate accord, the hard work is only just beginning. Southeast Asia will face a particularly difficult time slashing carbon emissions…
This week we focus on the latest friction surrounding the disputed South China Sea. CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative Director Gregory Poling joins to analyze the range of important diplomatic, legal, and security developments in the waters since President Obama’s…
By Zachary Abuza The November 13 coordinated attacks in Paris by followers of the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which led to the death of 129 people, have revived fears of the movement’s spread to Southeast Asia,…
On Thursday, November 19, Murray Hiebert deputy director and senior fellow in the Chair for Southeast Asia Studies at CSIS testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy on the status…
By Joshua Goodman As leaders gather in Kuala Lumpur for the East Asia Summit from November 21 to 22, President Barack Obama will have an opportunity to meet Prime Minister Najib Razak for the third time in 18 months. With…
By Phuong Nguyen The ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), which takes place from November 3 to 5 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will be the first meeting between U.S., Chinese, and Southeast Asian officials since the U.S. Navy conducted a…