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Commentary
Biden Can Engage Southeast Asia and Still Promote Good Governance
November 13, 2020 | Michael J. Green, Gregory B. Poling The Biden administration will face a contradiction in U.S. objectives in Southeast Asia. While the United States should expand engagement in Southeast Asia to reinforce resilience against coercion by Beijing, democratic governance in much of the region is deteriorating.

Report
Creative Economies in the Indo-Pacific and Covid-19
September 28, 2020 | Daniel F. Runde, Richard M. Rossow CSIS is pleased to release a new report, "Creative Economies in the Indo-Pacific and Covid-19," that lays out how the Indo-Pacific region can be better integrated, free, and prosperous, by tapping into the region's potential for the creative sector.

Report
Competing to Win: A Coalition Approach to Countering the BRI
December 19, 2019 The U.S. government should take the lead to develop and implement a formal integrated multilateral infrastructure development mechanism that can effectively compete with the BRI to counter China’s geopolitical gains.

Report
Lessons for Building Creative Economies
December 3, 2019 | Daniel F. Runde In order to achieve and sustain economic growth, developed and developing countries should look to build creative economies that offer tremendous returns on investment and are made up of creative industries such as film, fashion, music, and art.

Report
Denial, Delay, Diversion: Tackling Access Challenges in an Evolving Humanitarian Landscape
September 18, 2019 | Jacob Kurtzer The CSIS Task Force on Humanitarian Access report explores issues of humanitarian access denial and offers concrete policy solutions toward solving access challenges in humanitarian crises.

Commentary
What Do the Recent Elections in Indonesia and Thailand Mean for Democracy in Southeast Asia?
April 26, 2019 | Amy Searight

CSIS Southeast Asia expert Amy Searight unpacks results of recent elections in Thailand and Indonesia and what they portend for broader democratic trends in the region.

Report
Timor-Leste: A Nation of Resistance
January 24, 2019

Within just 15 years of independence, Timor-Leste managed to become the most democratic nation in Southeast Asia. Its success was possible due to the skill of its leaders, shifts in geopolitics, and unprecedented levels of international support.

Interactive
Corruption Flows Along China’s Belt and Road
January 18, 2019 | Jonathan E. Hillman
In Reconnecting Asia

Until Chinese officials improve transparency standards, the international community should provide better alternatives to Chinese infrastructure loans and publicize the perils of opaque approaches to building infrastructure. Leaders in recipient countries must also demand...


Commentary
Good Message, Wrong Messenger
December 17, 2018 | Amy Searight

Vice President Pence’s trip to Asia lays bare competing visions for Southeast Asia and Pacific, but President Trump’s absence is damaging, as Amy Searight and Brian Harding from the CSIS Southeast Asia Program.

Report
Information Warfare: An Emergent Australian Defence Force Capability
October 4, 2018

CSIS report “Information Warfare: An Emergent Australian Defence Force Capability” sets out some key questions from the Australian military concerning information warfare and its implications for allies and security partners seeking to confront this challenge.

Report
Enhancing the U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Partnership
July 9, 2018 | Andreyka Natalegawa U.S.-Indonesia relations are not meeting their potential, but the countries are natural partners.

Report
Southeast Asia Financial Integration and Infrastructure Investment: What Role for the United States?
May 25, 2018 | Murray Hiebert

This CSIS Brief analyzes aspects of financial integration and infrastructure development in Southeast Asia. The United States has a varied and essential role to play in both.

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