By Michael Vatikiotis It has been a terrible year so far in terms of security in the Asia Pacific region. Japan and China have come close to trading blows over disputed Senkaku/ Diaoyu islands in the East China Sea; North Korea…
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Internal Displacement in Southeast Asia
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By Phoebe De Padua Southeast Asia, where violent conflicts and natural disasters often drive people from their homes, is home to around two million internally displaced persons (IDPs). Measures that protect IDPs remain lacking in most of the region. However,…
The Leaderboard: José Serofia Palma
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Who is he? José Serofia Palma is the archbishop of Cebu, an ecclesiastical province of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. Pope Benedict XVI appointed and installed him to his post on January 13, 2011, replacing Ricardo Cardinal Vidal,…
Friday Five: March 8, 2013
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North Korea’s bizarre and provocation-filled 2013 has shifted to outright danger this week. Following an additional UN Security Council resolution after the DPRK’s latest nuclear test, the government of the North is threatening South Korea and President Park Geun-hye with…
The Leaderboard: Emmanuel Bautista
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Who is he? Lt. Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista served as Commanding General of the Philippine Army since 2011 and has a long and distinguished career in the Philippine Armed Forces; he is a recipient of several military awards, including five…
Friday Five: February 1, 2013
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North Korea announced that following its successful satellite rocket launch in December 2012, it plans to conduct a nuclear test in the near future. CSIS’s Korea Chair Victor Cha has written about this at length, anticipating a provocation in the…
The Leaderboard: Stanley Karnow
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Who is he? Stanley A. Karnow was a highly accomplished American foreign correspondent and historian, best known for his award-winning work on Asia, notably the Vietnam War and the Philippines. His book Vietnam: A History, published in 1983, is still…
2013 Asia-Pacific Forecast: Southeast Asia
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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…
Abe Steps into Southeast Asia’s Spotlight: Japan Reengages ASEAN
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By Will Colson & Kate Rustici Japan’s new prime minister Shinzo Abe traveled to Southeast Asia from January 16-18 for his first overseas trip with stops in Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia. Abe initially hoped to make the United States his…
By the Numbers: Human Security in Southeast Asia
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Human security conditions continue to be a major concern across Southeast Asia, and this week we take a look at migrant workers, refugees, and other transnational flows of people across the region. The International Labor Organization (ILO) on January 9…