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

Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies
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Japan’s Upper House Election: Kishida Clears Another Hurdle
Critical Questions by Christopher B. Johnstone , Nicholas Szechenyi , and Yuko Nakano — July 11, 2022

The Assassination of Shinzo Abe
Critical Questions by Christopher B. Johnstone , Nicholas Szechenyi , and Yuko Nakano — July 8, 2022

The Latest on Southeast Asia: July 7, 2022
Blog Post — July 7, 2022

One Year Later: Papua in the Wake of Indonesia’s Terrorist Designation
Blog Post — July 7, 2022

Book Launch: On Dangerous Ground: America's Century in the South China Sea
Event by Gregory B. Poling , Bonnie Glaser , and Peter Martin — July 5, 2022

Spotlight - Laos: June 30, 2022
Blog Post by Charles Dunst — June 30, 2022

Building a Blue Pacific Agenda for the Twenty-First Century
Event by Charles Edel , Kurt Campbell , Ambassador Satyendra Prasad , Ambassador Fatumanava-o-Upolu III Pa’olelei Luteru , Ambassador Gerald M. Zackios , and Monica P. Medina — June 23, 2022

The Latest on Southeast Asia: June 23, 2022
Blog Post — June 23, 2022

Is Myanmar’s Military on Its Last Legs?
Commentary by Michael Martin — June 21, 2022

Spotlight - Malaysia: June 9, 2022
Blog Post by Sophie Lemière — June 9, 2022
