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
- Media Relations Manager, 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
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Biden Should Invite Vietnam’s Party Chief for a Visit
Commentary by Murray Hiebert — March 27, 2023
Japan’s Prime Minister Visits Ukraine
Critical Questions by Christopher B. Johnstone and Nicholas Szechenyi — March 21, 2023
Room to Grow in the Singapore-Vietnam Relationship
Commentary by Bich Tran — March 14, 2023
U.S.-China Strategic Competition and Japan's Role in 2023
Commentary by Hiroyuki Suzuki — February 21, 2023
U.S. Global Security Challenges and Strategy
Congressional Testimony by Bonny Lin — February 15, 2023
What’s New in Japan's Three Strategic Documents
Commentary by Watanabe Tsuneo — February 13, 2023
A New Era in Fijian Politics
Commentary by Patricia O’Brien — February 7, 2023
Building a U.S.-Japan-Philippines Triad
Brief by Gregory B. Poling , Andreyka Natalegawa , and Danielle Fallin — February 1, 2023
Japan’s New Defense Buildup Plan and Its Defense Industrial Base
Commentary by Gregg Rubinstein — January 26, 2023
CSIS Commission Report on North Korea Policy & Extended Deterrence
Transcript — January 26, 2023