By Andrew Kwon No doubt on the agenda of President Obama’s recent trip to Northeast Asia was a push to develop closer South Korea-Japan relations. However, given the range and depth of issues involved, the road ahead is fraught with…
By David Steinberg This bill, introduced by Congressmen Chabot and Crowley on April 2, 2014, was either drafted in ignorance of the situation in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), or intended to stop all U.S. assistance to reform the essential…
On May 1, CSIS hosted Jejomar C. Binay, vice president of the Republic of the Philippines, at our Banyan Tree Leadership Forum. Mr. Binay spoke about the U.S.-Philippines alliance in light of President Barack Obama’s April visit, the significance of…
By Richard Rossow Forgotten amidst the mayhem of India’s national election, four Indian states are simultaneously holding elections for their respective legislative assemblies. These four states include just over 10% of India’s total population. The winners of these state elections…
By Andrew Smith The Australian government recently announced that Air Marshal Mark Binskin, Vice Chief of the Australian Defence Force (VCDF), will be promoted to Air Chief Marshal (four-star) and take over from General David Hurley as Chief of Defence…
By Ellen Kim U.S. president Barack Obama made an official visit to South Korea on April 25-26. Starting his four-nation trip to Asia with a state visit to Japan, President Obama made a two-day stopover in South Korea en route…
By Yoshikazu Kobayashi — Three years after the 3-11 earthquake in Japan, the new Basic Energy Plan (BEP) was approved by the cabinet this spring. The new BEP, a product of lengthy and heated discussions among policy planners, academics, and…
By Richard Teare It was my good fortune to be assigned as deputy chief of mission of the U.S. embassies in New Zealand from 1983 to 1986 and Australia from 1986 to 1989. New Zealand and Australia are congenial places…
By Hiroyasu Akutsu — In December 2013, while North Korea’s Kim Jong Un regime was purging Jang Song Thaek, Japan’s Shinzo Abe administration established a National Security Council (NSC) and released Japan’s first-ever National Security Strategy (NSS) as well as…
By Tetsuo Kotani — China’s growing maritime power is changing the strategic balance among Asian powers. The continental power of Russia, China, and India dominates the Asian landmass, while the maritime power of the United States and Japan secures freedom…