Asia Program

CSIS' Asia portfolio includes ten programs focused on specific areas within the region:

• Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
• China Power Project
• Freeman Chair in China Studies
• Japan Chair
• Korea Chair
• Pacific Partners Iniatiative
• Scholl Chair in International Business
• Simon Chair in Political Economy
• Chair for Southeast Asian Studies
• Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies

Asia also features heavily in the work of other CSIS programs including:

• International Security Program
• Energy and National Security Program
• Global Health Policy Center

Blog

CSIS Asia Programs Blog: CogitASIA

Newsletters

Freeman Report Newsletter: Thoughts from the Chairman
Japan Chair Platform
Korea Chair Platform
Pacific Partners Outlook
Global Economics Monthly
Southeast Asia from Scott Circle
U.S.-India Insight

Projects

Emerging Indian Economy Signature Series
Strategic Japan Working Papers
Advancing Social Science with Korea
Economic Statecraft Series
Trans-Pacific Partnership Speaker Series
Asia Rebalance 2025
CogitAsia Podcast
EU-U.S. Dialogue for the Asia-Pacific Region
The Asia Pacific Conferences @ CSIS
The Derwin Pereira Indonesia Initiative
The South China Sea in High Resolution
The U.S.-Australia Speaker Series
Views Across the Pacific
CSIS Asia Program Blog: CogitASIA

Featured Projects

Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

Freeman Chair in China Studies

Japan Chair