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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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President Marcos Goes to Washington

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s four-day visit to Washington is another sign of the remarkable progress in the U.S.-Philippines alliance over the past 18 months.

Commentary by Gregory B. Poling , Monica Sato , and Jared Tupuola — May 4, 2023

A New Defense Review for Australia

This commentary explains main takeaways of Australia's new Defense Strategic Review and key challenges ahead for the review's implementation.

Commentary by Mick Ryan — April 27, 2023

Considering a Japanese Version of Foreign Military Sales

Last year Japan unveiled a new defense strategy to manage an increasingly complex security environment in Asia. Japan Chair visiting fellow Kenjiro Hattori examines the prospects for Japan increasing defense equipment exports to strengthen its defense industrial base. 

Report by Kenjiro Hattori — April 13, 2023