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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Reviewing the Camp David Trilateral Summit

On August 29th the CSIS Asia Program hosted a reflection on the Trilateral Summit at Camp David, featuring NSC Coordinator for the Indo Pacific Dr. Kurt Campbell, Ambassador Tomita Koji of Japan, and Ambassador Cho Hyundong of South Korea.

Event by Victor Cha , Christopher B. Johnstone , and Ellen Kim — August 29, 2023

Why Taiwan Matters

The CSIS Asia Program is honored to host Senator Dan Sullivan, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee for an armchair discussion on Taiwan. Dr. Victor Cha will moderate this discussion with Sen. Dan Sullivan on why the security of Taiwan matters so much to the U.S. and to the world.

Event by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Victor Cha — June 8, 2023

CSDS-CSIS Transatlantic Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific

CSIS and the Centre for Security, Diplomacy, and Strategy (CSDS) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussels School of Governance co-organized the annual Transatlantic Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific to provide new perspectives on the ongoing debates on transatlantic cooperation on the Indo-Pacific region.

Event by Christopher B. Johnstone , Luis Simón , and Gunnar Wiegand , Kurt Campbell , Michael Reiterer , Matthew P. Goodman , Shihoko Goto , Ramon Pacheco Pardo , Emily Benson , Eva Pejsova , Céline Pajon , Yuki Tatsumi , Jeffrey Hornung — June 7, 2023

Hand-Off: The Evolution of U.S. Policy in Asia

Reflections on the Bush-Obama Transition with Former National Security Advisor Stephen J. Hadley and Expert Perspectives on U.S. Strategy in the Region Today.

Event by Stephen Hadley , David Sanger , Victor Cha , Christopher B. Johnstone , Bonny Lin , Dennis Wilder , and Nicholas Szechenyi — May 23, 2023

Countering AAPI Discrimination and its Intersections with U.S. Foreign Policy

Please join CSIS to commemorate AAPI Heritage Month with a keynote address by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and a panel discussion exploring ways to counter AAPI hate and discrimination and its intersections with U.S. foreign policy in Asia.

Event by Ambassador Katherine Tai , John C. Yang , Sarah Mineiro , Chadwick Eason , Victor Cha , Hadeil Ali , and Aidan Arasasingham — May 22, 2023

Allies and Geopolitical Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region

Please join the experts from CSIS and USSC for Allies and Geopolitical Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region, a discussion of geopolitical dynamics in the Indo-Pacific and priorities for enhancing allied policy coordination across a range of economic and security challenges. 

Event by and John J. Hamre , Michael J. Green , Peter Dean , Miah Hammond-Errey , Victor Cha , Charles Edel , John Kunkel , Hayley Channer , Gerard DiPippo , Emily Benson , Matthew P. Goodman — May 4, 2023

ChinaPower Debate on US-China Economic Cooperation

The CSIS China Power Project invites you to attend a virtual debate on the following proposition: “China can work with the United States to provide cooperative global economic leadership to help the world economy function effectively.”

Event by Bonny Lin , Daniel H. Rosen , and Fred Bergsten — January 24, 2023

CSIS Commission Report on North Korea Policy & Extended Deterrence

A bipartisan, 14-member Commission on the Korean Peninsula has looked at recommendations for strengthening extended deterrence and reexamining North Korea policy. Join us as members of the Commission discuss recommendations from our report.

Event by John J. Hamre , Joseph S. Nye Jr. , Victor Cha , Katrin Fraser Katz , and Vincent Brooks — January 19, 2023