By Michael J. Green, Matthew P. Goodman & Nicholas Szechenyi President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan held a summit meeting at the White House today in conjunction with Abe’s official visit to the United States, the…
Through the Lens: Living Earth from CogitAsia The CSIS Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies is pleased to invite you for a discussion with Kerry Sieh, director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS). He will talk about the EOS’s…
By Joshua Simonidis In September 2014 the Cambodian government signed an agreement with Canberra to resettle a potentially unlimited number of refugees originally destined for Australia in exchange for increased aid. Human rights groups criticized the agreement and Cambodia’s capacity…
Who is he? Chan Chun Sing was until recently Singapore’s minister for social and family development and second minister of defense. He was appointed deputy secretary-general of the National Trade Unions Congress (NTUC), Singapore’s official trade union, in January. Before…
This week we look ahead to Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the United States. Longtime U.S.-Japan hands CSIS Japan Chair Dr. Michael Green and CSIS Simon Chair Matthew Goodman join the podcast to describe the state of the…
By Victor Cha The new U.S.-ROK 123 agreement, announced on April 22, is a unique and mutually beneficial deal that speaks to the decades-long civil nuclear relationship between the two allies and it will allow ongoing positive cooperation in nuclear…
By Scott Kennedy & Tang Tianyi A Chinese power-equipment manufacturer defaulted on its bond on April 21 and was unable to make a $13.8 million interest payment due to incurring huge business losses last year. Although there have been a…
By Gregory Poling China’s reclamation blitz in the Spratly Islands continues unabated, despite condemnation from fellow claimants and outside nations. Chinese dredging ships have been hard at work expanding at least seven features: Cuarteron, Gaven, Hughes, Fiery Cross, Johnson South,…
Who is he? Tin Aye is the chairman of Myanmar’s Union Election Commission (UEC) and a retired lieutenant general. A longtime military officer, Tin Aye held the position of chief of military ordnance in the previous junta government until winning…
By Kathleen Hicks & Michael J. Green The following post draws on the work of the CSIS Federated Defense in Asia project, which released its findings in December 2014. As regional security challenges grow in Asia, it is increasingly important…
This week we cover China’s Great Cannon and its ongoing cyber espionage activities. CSIS Strategic Technology Program Senior Fellow Denise Zheng joins to explain China’s new offensive censorship tool and to discuss what governments and organizations can do to protect…
By Phuong Nguyen As President Barack Obama and his team seek to shore up the rebalance to Asia in the president’s final year in office, it makes sense for them to devote more energy to relations with Thailand. Bilateral ties…
