Who is he? Mahendra Siregar is one of the rising young Indonesian technocrats who are in a position assume the country’s top macroeconomic leadership positions. An economist by training, Mahendra recently served as deputy finance minister. Before that he held…
By Bonnie Glaser Earlier this year it appeared to some that Chinese and U.S. approaches to North Korea were converging. More recently, however, the gap between Beijing and Washington in its policies toward Pyongyang is widening. The absence of effective…
Who is she? Nova Peris is a recently elected senator for Australia’s Northern Territory, representing the opposition Labor Party. Before she entered national politics, Peris made her name as an athlete. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, she was a member…
By David A. Parker Fortune has been fickle for emerging markets of late. Weeks after larger-than-expected current account deficits and the prospect of tighter monetary policy in the United States brought the value of the Indian rupee and Indonesian rupiah…
Who is he? Kyaw Myo Htut served as ambassador of Myanmar to the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2013. Kyaw Myo Htut previously served as the deputy permanent representative of Myanmar to the United Nations in Geneva. Prior to entering…
Who is he? Doan Nguyen Duc is a prominent Vietnamese businessman and founder of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group (HAGL), a Vietnamese company that specializes in real estate, rubber, furniture-making, mining, and hydropower. Under Duc’s chairmanship, HAGL has become one…
CSIS, in partnership with leading Australian think tank, the Lowy Institute for International Policy, has released the conclusion to the third session in a new video series “Views Across the Pacific” which is a discussion between CSIS Simon Chair in Political Economy, Matthew Goodman and Lowy Institute Director of the G20 Studies Centre Mike Callaghan on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Who is she? Janet Lim-Napoles is the president, CEO, and founder of JLN Corporation, a diversified Philippine company with interests in real estate development, hotels, restaurants, information technology, and agriculture. Established in 2009, the company has grown significantly in the…
Who is he? Wu Shengli is the commander-in-chief of China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy. He has been with the navy since 1964 and was promoted to commander-in-chief in 2006. Wu is the most influential thinker on naval strategy in China…
By Tridivesh Singh Maini Over the past few years, India’s foreign policy officials have faced numerous challenges as they grapple with an increasingly complex geopolitical situation in India’s immediate neighborhood and beyond. This responsibility is further complicated by two factors:…
By Phuong Nguyen & Brittany Billingsley In recent years, the eastern Indian Ocean corridor has become a theater of geostrategic importance. Myanmar and Thailand sit atop the western entrance to the vital Straits of Malacca, looking out on the strategic…
CSIS, in partnership with leading Australian think tank, the Lowy Institute for International Policy, has released the fourth session in the new video series “Views Across the Pacific” which is a discussion between CSIS Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies, Ernie Bower and Lowy Institute Research Fellow, Dave McRae on Myanmar’s reforms.
