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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Spotlight - Cambodia: October 11, 2022
Blog Post by Charles Dunst — October 11, 2022
Outcomes for India from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2022
Blog Post by Harshana Ghoorhoo — October 6, 2022
White House Unveils Pacific Islands Strategy at Historic Summit
Critical Questions by Charles Edel , Christopher B. Johnstone , and Gregory B. Poling — September 30, 2022
Spotlight - Malaysia: September 29, 2022
Blog Post by Sophie Lemière — September 29, 2022
The Latest on Southeast Asia: September 29, 2022
Blog Post — September 29, 2022
The Abe Funeral and Kishida’s Road Ahead
Commentary by Christopher B. Johnstone — September 23, 2022
Ice and Instability: Illicit Financial Flows Along Thailand’s Borders
Blog Post — September 22, 2022
The Latest on Southeast Asia: September 15, 2022
Blog Post — September 15, 2022
Losing Momentum and Passing Opportunities in the U.S.-Vietnam Relationship
Commentary by Bich Tran — September 8, 2022
Facilitating Indo-Pacific Financial Security Through Digital Remittances
Blog Post — September 6, 2022