By Esther Sainsbury — U.S. president Barack Obama recently said that he was “confident” Congress would pass the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal in 2016. But with no apparent effective legislative strategy, the conclusion of Obama’s presidency fast approaching, and…
By Esther Sainsbury — President Barack Obama will arrive in Vietnam on May 23 to highlight his ongoing commitment to the U.S. rebalance to the Asia-Pacific and the importance of ratifying the Trans‑Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement this year.…
By Murray Hiebert & Phuong Nguyen — Ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to Vietnam in late May, officials and analysts in both Washington and Hanoi have been talking about whether the United States should fully lift the ban…
By Nguyen Tuan Minh — Vietnam and the United States in 2015 celebrated the 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations, which have witnessed some of the most dramatic warming trends in the world in recent years. Later this month, these bilateral…
By John Hamre, Michael Green, Matthew Goodman, Scott Miller, Ernest Bower, Victor Cha, Christopher Johnson, Michael Matera, & Richard Rossow — The United States is a Pacific power. For over 70 years, we have been the guarantor — and a…
By Murray Hiebert — As Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) prepares to take power in Myanmar April 1, one of the questions U.S. policymakers will eventually need to address is what to do about the remaining…
By Lisa Collins – On February 12, Congress passed the “North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act” (H.R. 757). Early last month, the bill was introduced and passed in the House of Representatives (418-2). The Senate went on to approve…
Who is he? Dato Paduka Serbini Ali most recently served as Brunei’s representative and head of mission of to the European Union and as ambassador to Belgium. Prior to that dual appointment in 2008, he was permanent secretary of 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 Kathleen Hicks & Michael J. Green The events of this month have reminded Americans that Asia is a region of both great opportunity and significant risk. In just the first two weeks of the year, North Korea conducted its…
