By Howard S. Schiffman The crisis in global and regional fisheries, and the overall stress on the oceans, needs to be viewed in the realm of security. Resource driven competition has put a new spotlight on the oceans as a…
By Jason Schulman The Australian government announced drastic changes to its foreign aid budget in December 2012, saying it will reallocate $375 million to fund onshore processing of asylum seekers in the country. The government on February 8 clarified exactly…
Who is he? Benigno Repeki Fitial is the former governor of the U.S. territory the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Fitial was first elected governor in 2005 and reelected for a second term in 2009. Before his election,…
By Ernie Bower Editor’s Note: The CSIS Asia Team is writing a series of analyses that forecasts key issues and challenges in the Asia-Pacific. Here Ernie Bower explains that sustaining U.S. commitment to Southeast Asia in 2013 will require consistent…
Who is he? Professor Yash Ghai is a scholar born in Kenya specializing in public, constitutional, and human rights law and development. He previously held prestigious positions at Yale Law School, Harvard Law School, and The National University of Singapore.…
Who is he? Oscar Manutahi Temaru is the current president of Tahiti Nui (French Polynesia), an overseas territory of the French Republic. He is the leader of the pro-independence party Tavini Huiraatira (People’s Servant Party) and the Union for Democracy…
Who is he? Sato Kilman is the current Prime Minister of Vanuatu and leader of the People’s Progress Party. Before entering politics in 1995, Kilman served as a police commissioner. He formed the People’s Progress party in 2001 in response…
$80 billion The 2011-2012 two way trade between ASEAN and India. India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma will participate in the ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting on August 30 in Siem Reap, where both sides hope to broaden their FTA…
The Leaderboard profiles the people behind the policies of the Asia-Pacific. This post features Prime Minister Henry Puna of the Cook Islands. Who is he? Henry Puna is the prime minister of the Cook Islands and leader of the Cook…
China’s Gu Kailai, wife of recently ousted Chongqing Party Chief Bo Xilai, had her day in the Heifei Intermediate People’s Court in the murder case of Neil Heywood. Following an ultra-brief trial, Gu will receive the verdict and sentencing in…
