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The East Asia Summit and APEC Leaders’ Meeting
October 28, 2019 | Matthew P. Goodman, Amy Searight Leaders in the Indo-Pacific will meet at key summits in Bangkok, Thailand, and Santiago, Chile, in the coming weeks. CSIS experts analyze what to expect and what’s at stake for the United States.

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Jokowi 2.0: Policy, Politics, and Prospects for Reform
October 18, 2019 | Amy Searight On October 20, Indonesian president Joko Widodo will be sworn in for a second five-year term as president. While initially poised to move boldly, he is instead facing headwinds and the outlook for his final term is unclear.

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Vice President Pence Goes to Asia
November 9, 2018 | Amy Searight, Matthew P. Goodman, William Alan Reinsch There are some key reasons why we think the president’s absence matters. As Woody Allen said, “80 percent of success is showing up,” and nowhere is that more true than Southeast Asia, as CSIS experts Amy Searight, Matthew Goodman, William Reinsch write in their CQ piece.

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Malaysia Goes to the Polls on May 9
May 3, 2018 | Amy Searight

The greatest risk for U.S.-Malaysia relations would be a scenario in which Najib loses but refuses to cede power. In such a case, the Trump administration would be tested with a complex case of how to best balance U.S. interests and values.

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Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s Visit to Washington
September 29, 2017 | Amy Searight

Thai prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha will meet with President Donald Trump on October 2 as part of Prayuth’s first bilateral visit to the United States since the former army chief took power in a 2014 coup. Trump extended a White House invite to Prayuth in an April...


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Judgment Day: The South China Sea Tribunal Issues Its Ruling
July 12, 2016 | Gregory B. Poling, Michael J. Green, Bonnie S. Glaser, Murray Hiebert, Christopher K. Johnson, Amy Searight

Today an arbitral tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague issued a long-awaited ruling in Manila’s case against Beijing’s claims in the South...


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