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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The United States Makes Up Critical Terrain in Thailand
Commentary by Murray Hiebert — September 2, 2022
The Latest on Southeast Asia: September 1, 2022
Blog Post — September 1, 2022
To Optimize U.S.-Australia Cooperation in Southeast Asia, Focus on Region’s Priorities
Commentary by Huong Le Thu — August 31, 2022
Southeast Asia Hopes to Become the Next EV Hub
Blog Post by Danielle Fallin — August 31, 2022
The Military Dimensions of the Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis
Event by Bonny Lin , M. Taylor Fravel , Cristina Garafola , Roderick Lee , Christopher Twomey , and Kathrin Hille — August 22, 2022
The Latest on Southeast Asia: August 19, 2022
Blog Post — August 19, 2022
Hun Sen, Marcos, and the Anatomy of an American Smile
Commentary by Charles Dunst — August 18, 2022
Spotlight - Southeast Asia and the National Defense Authorization Act: August 18, 2022
Blog Post by Michael Martin — August 18, 2022
The Latest on Southeast Asia: August 4, 2022
Blog Post — August 4, 2022
Time for Difficult Choices on Myanmar
Commentary by Gregory B. Poling — August 3, 2022