By Gregory Poling The Navy destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur passed within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island, the southernmost of the Paracel Islands, on January 30 in the second operation in the South China Sea in recent months under the…
By Nguyen Manh Hung The recent congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), which wrapped up January 28, was unique in many ways. It was the first congress in the internet era, which deprived the party of a monopoly…
By Phuong Nguyen Views in Washington on the outcomes of Vietnam’s 12th Communist Party Congress, held January 21-28, center on what the new leadership lineup means for Vietnam’s economic reforms and participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), its future strategy…
In this episode we explore the story of the relationship between the United States and its key ally and partner in Southeast Asia – the Philippines. With a shifting geopolitical environment, the lull in U.S.-Philippines ties following the Cold War…
By Zachary Abuza The dust had not even settled in Jakarta, after a barricade-style attack on a Starbucks on January 14, left eight dead and 26 wounded, before top Indonesian security officials called for the passage of laws to enhance…
By Phuong Nguyen The landslide election in Taiwan of pro-independence opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen to be president has led to speculation of a possible recalibration in Chinese foreign policy, at least in the year ahead. Observers believe that stable cross-strait…
By Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit & Angelica Mangahas On January 12, the Philippine Supreme Court ruled that the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States is an executive agreement that does not require Senate approval.…
The CSIS Asia Program and International Security Program have completed an extensive study of the U.S. rebalance to Asia as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. Watch this short video providing an overview of what the rebalance is and…
CSIS scholars and CogitAsia contributors Victor Cha and Bonnie Glaser testified on the “U.S. Response to North Korea’s Nuclear Provocations” before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Asia on Wednesday, January 13, 2016. Watch their testimony, along with…
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…