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Countering China’s Influence Activities: Lessons from Australia
July 31, 2020 | Amy Searight How has the Chinese Community Party sought to interfere with Australian politics and society? How has Australia responded? This new report examines these questions.

Report
Countering Russian & Chinese Influence Activities
July 15, 2020 | Cyrus Newlin, Heather A. Conley, Amy Searight Foreign influence activities pose a common threat to democracies, but in different ways. CSIS examined Russian influence activities in Germany and the United Kingdom and Chinese influence operations in Japan and Australia.

Interactive report
Countering Russian & Chinese Influence Activities
July 1, 2020 | Heather A. Conley, Cyrus Newlin, Rachel Ellehuus, Amy Searight

Moscow and Beijing’s toolkit for influencing democratic societies has evolved. Using Germany, the UK, Japan, and Australia as case studies, CSIS explores what traits made these democracies vulnerable to foreign influence as well as the sources of their resiliency.

Report
Powers, Norms, and Institutions: The Future of the Indo-Pacific from a Southeast Asia Perspective
June 9, 2020 | Michael J. Green, Amy Searight In this late-2019 survey of strategic elites in Southeast Asia and the Pacific, CSIS finds divergent views over Chinese influence, and concern for U.S.-China strategic competition and climate change. ASEAN is seen as the key regional institution for collective action.

Commentary
Strengths and Vulnerabilities in Southeast Asia’s response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
April 20, 2020 | Amy Searight

Southeast Asia has been hit hard by the novel coronavirus, with a surge of new cases over the past week. CSIS’s Amy Searight provides an update on the public health impact of Covid-19 in the region and the steps that governments are taking to deal with the crisis.

Commentary
Southeast Asian Responses to COVID-19: Diversity in the Face of Adversity
March 27, 2020 | Amy Searight As is so often the case in Southeast Asia, the impact of the COVID-19 crisis is being defined by the diversity of the region, with stark variation in the speed, tactics, and efficacy in each nation’s response.

Commentary
Southeast Asia in 2020: Issues to Watch, Part 1
January 14, 2020 | Amy Searight In the first of a two-part series, CSIS’s Amy Searight previews key issues to watch in Southeast Asia in 2020, including U.S.-ASEAN relations, climate change and the imperiled Mekong, and domestic politics.

Book
Ironclad: Forging a New Future for America’s Alliances
October 18, 2019 | Michael J. Green, Sue Mi Terry, Jon B. Alterman, Heather A. Conley, Amy Searight, Franklin Miller With the global U.S. alliance network being called into question, Ironclad assembles an array of academics, practitioners, and experts to examine the current state of U.S. alliances and the trajectory of the U.S. alliance system over the next decade.

Critical Questions
Thailand’s First Elections Since Its 2014 Coup
March 22, 2019 | Amy Searight

CSIS Southeast Asia experts Amy Searight and Brian Harding explain how Thailand’s March 24 elections will unfold and what it means for Thailand and U.S.-Thailand relations moving forward.

Report
United States and New Zealand
November 13, 2018 | Amy Searight

Based on a conference held in Auckland, New Zealand in March 2018, this report outlines findings and recommendations for advancing U.S.-New Zealand relations and bilateral cooperation in the South Pacific and Indo-Pacific regions.

Commentary
ADMM-Plus: The Promise and Pitfalls of an ASEAN-led Security Forum
November 1, 2018 | Amy Searight

Taken as a whole, and with the achievements of this year in focus, it’s fair to say that the ADMM-Plus is a testament to ASEAN’s strengths, yet challenges remain, as Amy Searight, CSIS Southeast Asia Program senior adviser and director, writes in a commentary.

Commentary
The “Indo-Pacific” Region Takes Center Stage at Shangri La
June 4, 2018 | Amy Searight Secretary Mattis did as much as one could hope for a U.S. secretary of defense to convey reassuring themes and messages about the United States’ continued commitment to the region and to Southeast Asia in particular.

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