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. 

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Spotlight - Indonesia: August 29, 2024

The candidate registration period for regional elections in Indonesia closed on August 29, capping off a tumultuous week in which the government of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and its allies veered dangerously close to sparking a constitutional crisis.

Blog Post by Andreyka Natalegawa — August 29, 2024

Spotlight - Malaysia: August 29, 2024

The Malaysian government has intensified its policing of public expression through the “3R” issues of race, religion, and royalty.

Blog Post by Sophie Lemière — August 29, 2024

U.S. and Chinese Soft Power and Influence in Southeast Asia

Amid the lingering economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and an increasingly complex regional and global security landscape, power dynamics in Southeast Asia remain fluid.

Report by Andreyka Natalegawa and Gregory B. Poling — August 14, 2024