Who is he? Glyn Davies is a career Foreign Service Officer and was most recently the special representative for North Korea policy at the U.S. Department of State. He was only the second person to serve in that position. Prior…
By Satoru Nagao — Recently, Japan appears to be engaging in balancing behavior to counter China’s assertiveness. Japan’s security relations with the United States and Australia have become closer. Japan is planning to donate patrol ships to Vietnam and the…
On March 4, CSIS Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies Dr. Maren Leed had the opportunity to interview General Vincent Brooks, Commanding General of the U.S. Army, Pacific (ARPAC) in a public forum. General Brooks provided a detailed breakdown…
This week we talk with Wadhwani Chair Richard Rossow to get his insights on the Indian finance minister’s annual budget speech and what it means for Prime Minister Modi’s efforts to implement economic reforms. Then Sumitro Chair Senior Fellow Murray…
By Gregory Poling Cobra Gold, the weeks-long multinational military exercise that began on Feb. 9 in Thailand, highlighted the difficult balancing act facing Washington as it engages with the military-backed government of its long-time ally. The annual training exercise, the…
By Zachary Abuza Media freedom across Southeast Asia continues to decline according to Reporters Without Borders’ (RWB) 2015 report. Despite the region’s economic vibrancy, Southeast Asian states languish in the lower half of the 180-country survey. Half the countries in…
By Joshua Simonidis The U.S. State Department’s 2014 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report dropped Thailand to Tier 3 status—the lowest level—for its failure to comply with minimum standards for the elimination of human trafficking. Thailand had received waivers in both…
By Hunter Marston The impeachment of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra signals a troubling new phase in Thailand’s political stalemate. After two weeks of rushed hearings before a military-appointed legislature, the National Assembly on January 23 voted 190-18 to impeach…
What should we expect from the U.S. strategic rebalance to Asia in 2015? What are the prospects for economic reform in China and Japan? How should we interpret leadership changes in India and Indonesia? Are new strategic alignments emerging in…
The CSIS Asia Program is launching a new podcast this week that will review and analyze developments and trends in the Indo-Pacific. This week our host Colm Quinn reviews key news stories in Asia, discusses Southeast Asia’s air travel infrastructure…
