Asia Forecast 2021

The CSIS Asia Program cordially invites you to

Asia Forecast 2021

Tuesday, January 26, 2021
10:00 – 11:35 am ET

How will U.S. leadership be perceived in Asia in 2021? Will Taiwan or the DPRK become crisis hotspots? How will Asian economies recover from Covid-19? Join CSIS experts to explore these and other questions during our annual preview of political, security, and economic developments across Asia.

Agenda

10:00 - 10:05 AM: Welcoming Remarks

Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

10:05 - 10:35 AM: Panel I: Politics and Leadership

Jude Blanchette
Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS

Richard M. Rossow
Senior Adviser and Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies, CSIS

Sue Mi Terry
Senior Fellow, Korea Chair, CSIS

Moderator

Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University

10:35 - 11:05 AM: Panel II: Security

Victor D. Cha
Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS; Vice Dean for Faculty and Graduate Affairs and D.S.-Song - KF Professor of Government, Georgetown University

Bonnie Glaser
Senior Adviser for Asia and Director, China Power Project, CSIS

Gregory Poling 
Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia and Director, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

Moderator

Nicholas Szechenyi
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair, CSIS

11:05 - 11:35 AM: Panel III: Economics and Trade

Scott Kennedy
Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics, CSIS

William A. Reinsch
Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS

Stephanie Segal
Senior Fellow, Economics Program, CSIS

Moderator

Matthew P. Goodman
Senior Vice President for Economics and Simon Chair in Political Economy, CSIS