Southeast Asia Program

The CSIS Southeast Asia Program is the premier forum for sustained high-level policy dialogue focusing on Southeast Asia and U.S. interests in the region

The Southeast Asia Program provides policy recommendations and support for U.S.–Southeast Asia relations and builds political, economic, and people-to-people ties between the United States and Southeast Asian countries.

In this effort, the Southeast Asia Program:

  • Raises the level of focus on Southeast Asia through educating, enlightening, and making regional issues and leaders more accessible to a U.S. audience.
  • Broadens the constituency of active and interested parties in the United States that are engaged in the policy dialogue on Southeast Asia.
  • Develops a strong foundation of research-based knowledge to encourage dynamic policy dialogue in support of sound security, economic, human rights, and people-to-people policies toward Southeast Asia.
  • Attracts the world’s most talented and knowledgeable researchers and thinkers to contribute to the CSIS Southeast Asia Program.

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Lessons from the Manila Strategy Forum

The bilateral relationship between the United States and the Philippines has experienced a renaissance over the last five years. Despite this positive direction, both militarily and economically, the Philippines does not receive sufficient attention in Washington.

Report by Japhet Quitzon and Gregory B. Poling — February 25, 2026

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Southeast Asia Radio

Greg Poling, Elina Noor, and Japhet Quitzon highlight the most important news from Southeast Asia and dive into candid conversations with leading voices on the region and U.S. foreign policy.

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Moving toward a New Normal: U.S.-Vietnam Relations at 20

Vietnam’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister, Pham Binh Minh, will visit Washington in early October for consultations with Secretary of State John Kerry.

Commentary by Murray Hiebert and Ernest Z. Bower — September 18, 2014

Myanmar’s Peace Process Carries High Stakes Ahead of 2015 Elections

The Myanmar government has pursued more than a dozen rounds of cease-fire talks with the country’s major armed ethnic groups over the past three years, but has missed the timetable for achieving a nationwide cease-fire agreement several times.

Commentary by Murray Hiebert and Phuong Nguyen — August 21, 2014