Asia Program

Covering every corner of the world's most populous region, the CSIS Asia Team provides insightful analysis and develops innovative policy solutions for the Asian century

CSIS plays an important role in shaping the foreign policy debate on Asia. Our Asia team provides in-depth policy analysis and insights on the drivers of economic, political, and security dynamics in China, Japan, Korea, India, Australia, and Southeast Asia.

The Asia team also maintains digital platforms for policy analysis such as Beyond Parallel, examining and bringing transparency to the possibility of Korean unification; the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), our interactive source for information, analysis and policy exchange on maritime security issues in the region; China Power, which unpacks the complexity of China’s rise through data visualization and analysis; and podcasts such as The Impossible State, The Asia Chessboard, ChinaPower, and Southeast Asia Radio.

The Asia team also seeks to define the contours of U.S. strategy in Asia by conducting collaborative research projects such as Mapping the Future of U.S. China Policy and organizes multiple events including the annual Asia Forecast conference, where panels of CSIS experts predict regional developments in the coming year. 

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The Latest on Southeast Asia: Cambodia Updates

On December 15, the USS Savannah arrived in Sihanoukville, Cambodia for a five-day visit, marking the first U.S. port call in the country in eight years. 

Blog Post by Gregory B. Poling and Japhet Quitzon — December 19, 2024

Spotlight - Malaysia: November 21, 2024

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s recent call for Malaysians abroad to support his government in its anti-corruption agenda faces a credibility crisis.

Blog Post by Sophie Lemière — November 21, 2024

Making Infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific a Success

To compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, the United States and its partners and allies must engage the private sector, mobilize its collective resources, and work with targeted markets to provide the trillions of dollars in infrastructure funding.

Commentary by Erin L. Murphy — October 29, 2024

Spotlight - Malaysia: October 24, 2024

Rafizi Ramli, Malaysia’s minister of economy and deputy president of the country’s leading party Keadilan (PKR), is attending the BRICS Outreach/BRICS Plus summit.

Blog Post by Sophie Lemière — October 24, 2024