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Twelfth Annual South China Sea Conference: Lunch Keynote
July 26, 2022 The CSIS Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative are pleased to present the Twelfth Annual South China Sea Conference.

Commentary
Tatmadaw Deploys Chinese-Made UAVs
May 6, 2021 | Matthew P. Funaiole , Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Satellite imagery suggests that the Myanmar military may be leveraging the surveillance capabilities of Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles to monitor the ongoing protests resulting from its coup of the country's democratically elected government.

Report
Countering China’s Influence Activities: Lessons from Australia
July 31, 2020 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
China’s Influence in Japan: Everywhere Yet Nowhere in Particular
July 23, 2020 How effective have the Chinese Communist Party's recent influence activities been in shaping opinions and behaviors in Japan? This new report examines this question.

Report
Countering Russian & Chinese Influence Activities
July 15, 2020 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.

Report
Powers, Norms, and Institutions: The Future of the Indo-Pacific from a Southeast Asia Perspective
June 9, 2020 | Michael J. Green 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

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 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 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, Jon B. Alterman, 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
Indonesia’s National Election: A Referendum on President Jokowi
April 12, 2019

On April 17, Indonesians will cast votes to elect their president, members of parliament, and members of provincial and district legislatures. CSIS's Brian Harding answers key questions on what this election means for Indonesia and its foreign affairs.

Report
United States and New Zealand
November 13, 2018

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.

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