On the podcast this week we take a broader look at developments in the Philippines. Sumitro Chair Fellow Gregory Poling joins to discuss the candidates for next year’s election and what challenges Manila faces in ensuring both economic growth and…
By Gregory Poling CSIS hosted its fifth annual South China Sea conference on July 21. The event garnered more interest and a considerably larger audience—both in CSIS’s at-capacity conference room and online—than its four predecessors. Interest in the conference reflected…
By Michael Sheng-ti Gau On January 22, 2013, the Philippines initiated a compulsory arbitration against China according to Article 287 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, under the procedure described by Annex VII of the treaty.…
By Cu Chi Loi The visit of Communist Party general-secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to the United States in early July contributed significantly to trust building between the U.S. and Vietnamese governments, and helped address what many described as the lingering…
By Donald K. Emmerson At the 7th U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue on June 24, 2015, Secretary of State John Kerry and State Councilor Yang Jiechi made closing remarks. Included in Councilor Yang’s statement were a few sentences on the…
Over the last fortnight, CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies Deputy Director Scott Kennedy has appeared in numerous radio, print, and television outlets to help observers understand the Chinese government’s intervention to arrest the slide of its stock markets, primarily…
By Owen Jollie India’s economic growth depends on its ability to develop and maintain access to reliable energy. India has begun augmenting its domestic energy production by investing heavily in wind and solar energy, opening the coal sector, continuing development…
Following General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong’s historic visit to Washington, Sumitro Chair Senior Fellow Murray Hiebert sat down with Colm Quinn to discuss the future of U.S.-Vietnam relations and what factors will shape ties…
Who is he? Lieutenant General Hernando Iriberri is the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Iriberri entered military service in 1983 after graduating from the Philippine Military Academy and steadily climbed through the ranks. As…
By Scott Kennedy Drastic times call for drastic measures. Since early June, China’s stock markets have been in free fall, losing 29 percent of their value in three weeks. No matter that all of the lost value was originally gained…
By Emily Chen The CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies has prepared a timeline summarizing security developments in the South China Sea during the first half of 2015. The included chronology and infographic covers events through July 15, 2015 and…
By Phuong Nguyen & Rui Hao Puah Prime Minister Najib Razak is facing serious challenges to his power. He faces criminal charges over allegations of his involvement in the mismanagement and corruption at state investment fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB),…
