Reconnecting Asia

Mapping Continental Ambitions

Reconnecting Asia maps new linkages—roads, railways, and other infrastructure—that are reshaping economic and geopolitical realities across the continent. Through data curation and objective analysis, the project aims to fill Asia’s infrastructure-information gap, squaring lofty ambitions with facts on the ground.

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Securing Asia's Subsea Network

Please join the CSIS Economics Program's Reconnecting Asia Project for a discussion of U.S. and allied economic and strategic interests in Asia’s evolving subsea cables network.

Event — April 5, 2022

Securing Asia’s Subsea Network: U.S. Interests and Strategic Options

This brief explores Asia's evolving subsea cable network, explains why trusted cable networks are a key ingredient for U.S. competitiveness in the global economy, and offers recommendations for bolstering U.S. interests in the region.

Brief by Matthew P. Goodman and Matthew Wayland — April 5, 2022

Allied Infrastructure Strategy in the Indo-Pacific

Join CSIS for a discussion with senior officials from the United States, Japan, Australia, and OECD on efforts to mobilize infrastructure investment and expand availability of high-standard projects.

Event — October 7, 2021

The Quad’s Strategic Infrastructure Play

During their first in-person summit, leaders from the four Quad countries—Australia, Japan, India, and the United States—announced a new infrastructure coordination group that will resonate in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.

Commentary by Jonathan E. Hillman — September 27, 2021

The Gender Gap in China’s Belt and Road

When Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), he promised to “promote common development and prosperity so as to bring benefits to our people.” But nearly eight years later, the “people” that have benefited most from the BRI are predominantly men.

Blog Post — August 12, 2021

The G7’s New Global Infrastructure Initiative

G7 leaders unveiled an initiative to support global infrastructure, launched as China’s Belt and Road Initiative pulls back. To succeed, the United States and its partners must design incentives that mobilize private capital and appeal to leaders in the developing world.

Critical Questions by Matthew P. Goodman and Jonathan E. Hillman — June 15, 2021

Securing the Subsea Network

Join CSIS for a discussion of the U.S. economic and strategic interests at stake and recommendations for protecting U.S. centrality in the world's information superhighways.

Event — April 8, 2021