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.
Contact
- Nicholas Szechenyi
- Senior Fellow, Japan Chair and Deputy Director for Asia
- 202.741.3928
- nszechenyi@csis.org
Media Queries
- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Paige Montfort
- Assistant Director of Communications, External Relations
- 202.775.3173
- pmontfort@csis.org
Featured Asia Program Projects

Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

Australia Chair

China Power Project

Chinese Business and Economics

Economics Program

Freeman Chair in China Studies

Japan Chair

Korea Chair

Scholl Chair in International Business

Southeast Asia Program

Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies
All Asia Program Content
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Kim Jong Un-Putin Summit
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Victor Cha — September 14, 2023

How China and Russia Facilitate North Korea’s Human Rights Abuses
Report by Victor Cha and Katrin Fraser Katz — September 14, 2023
The Latest on Southeast Asia: September 14, 2023
Blog Post by Japhet Quitzon and Gregory B. Poling — September 14, 2023
Spotlight - Vietnam: September 12, 2023
Blog Post by Bich Tran — September 12, 2023
Cooperation amidst Great Power Rivalry: The United States, the Soviet Union, and the Cold War
Report by Melvyn P. Leffler — September 11, 2023
Unpacking Australia’s 2023 Defence Strategic Review
Blog Post by Lam Tran — September 11, 2023
The Latest on Southeast Asia: August 31, 2023
Blog Post by Gregory B. Poling and Japhet Quitzon — August 31, 2023
Reviewing the Camp David Trilateral Summit
Event — August 29, 2023
Reviewing the Camp David Trilateral Summit
Transcript — August 29, 2023
Building Defense Cooperation with Japan: Acquisition and Industry
Commentary by Gregg Rubinstein — August 28, 2023