Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

AMTI aims to promote transparency in the Indo-Pacific to dissuade assertive behavior and conflict and generate opportunities for cooperation and confidence building

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The maritime environment in East Asia contains both promise and peril. The Indo-Pacific region is host to some of the world’s most important shipping lanes, facilitates huge volumes of regional trade, and boasts abundant natural resources. Competing territorial claims, incidents between neighboring countries, and increasing militarization, however, raise the possibility that an isolated event at sea could become a geopolitical catastrophe. This is all occurring against a backdrop of relative opaqueness. Geography makes it difficult to monitor events as they occur, and there is no public, reliable authority for information on maritime developments.

The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative seeks to change this. AMTI was conceived of and designed by CSIS. It is an interactive, regularly-updated source for information, analysis, and policy exchange on maritime security issues in Asia. AMTI aims to promote transparency in the Indo-Pacific to dissuade assertive behavior and conflict and generate opportunities for cooperation and confidence building. Because AMTI aims to provide an objective platform for exchange, AMTI and CSIS take no position on territorial or maritime claims.

AMTI Leadership

Gregory B. Poling

Gregory B. Poling

Senior Fellow and Director, Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
Harrison Prétat

Harrison Prétat

Deputy Director and Fellow, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

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Southeast Asia Radio

Pacific Airwaves - COFA Negotiations Come to a Close

Monica and Andreyka discuss the passage of COFA funding legislation and request for more Guam defense system funding in the U.S., Wang Yi’s visit to New Zealand, election updates from the Solomon Islands, a torture incident in West Papua, and other domestic and regional developments. 

Podcast Episode by Andreyka Natalegawa and Monica Sato — April 5, 2024

CSIS Southeast Asia Radio
Southeast Asia Radio

Pacific Airwaves – Shifting Sands in Pacific Politics

Harrison and Andreyka discuss Tuvalu’s election results, unrest in Papua New Guinea, campaigning in the Solomon Islands, the Cook Islands’ new deputy PM, diplomatic moves by New Zealand, China, and Japan, and stalled COFA funding in the United States.

Podcast Episode by Andreyka Natalegawa and Harrison Prétat — February 29, 2024

CSIS Southeast Asia Radio

Tracking Tensions at Second Thomas Shoal

Over the last two years, tensions between China and the Philippines at Second Thomas Shoal have emerged as the focal point of frictions in the South China Sea.

Commentary — January 30, 2024

Southeast Asia Radio

Pacific Airwaves - Pacific Perspectives on the Taiwan Election

Monica and Andreyka discuss Pacific reactions to Taiwan's general election, Maori backlash against the Luxon government, Marshall Islands elections, and other domestic updates from the region.

Podcast Episode by Monica Sato and Andreyka Natalegawa — January 30, 2024

CSIS Southeast Asia Radio
Southeast Asia Radio

Deep Blue Scars with Monica Sato and Harrison Prétat

Greg and Elina chat with Monica Sato and Harrison Prétat about their latest digital report on environmental degradation in the South China Sea. Japhet is joined by Tappy Lung, research intern for the Southeast Asia Program at CSIS, to cover the latest from the region.

Podcast Episode by Gregory B. Poling, Harrison Prétat, Monica Sato, and Japhet Quitzon — January 11, 2024

CSIS Southeast Asia Radio
Southeast Asia Radio

Pacific Airwaves - I’ll Have a Blue Pacific Christmas

Monica and Andreyka discuss New Zealand’s new government, Australian defense updates, China-Pacific police cooperation, the Blue Pacific Prosperity initiative at COP28, Marshall Islands elections, and Chinese aid to Kiribati.

Podcast Episode by Monica Sato and Andreyka Natalegawa — December 19, 2023

CSIS Southeast Asia Radio

Deep Blue Scars: Environmental Threats to the South China Sea

A hidden crisis is unfolding in the South China Sea. As claimants maneuver to strengthen their control over disputed waters, the marine environment has suffered untold damage from overfishing, dredging, and giant clam harvesting.

Digital Report by Monica Sato, Harrison Prétat, and Gregory B. Poling — December 18, 2023