Asia
CSIS's Asia portfolio includes the broader Asia Program, encompassing numerous endowed chairs and programs — the Freeman Chair in China Studies, the Japan Chair, the Korea Chair, the Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics, the Southeast Asia Program, the China Power Project, the Australia Chair, and the Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics.

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Understanding the Temporary De-Escalation of the U.S.-China Trade War
Commentary by Philip Luck — May 13, 2025

The Geostrategic Importance of Alaska to the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Commentary by Shoichi Itoh — May 12, 2025

Underexplored and Undervalued: Addressing Africa’s Mineral Exploration Gap
Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran — May 9, 2025

Is Trump ready to Re-engage with North Korea?
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha, Sydney Seiler, and Yuki Tatsumi — May 6, 2025
Recent Events

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The Trade War and Geopolitical Competition with China | The Capital Cable #112

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The Impossible State Live Podcast: Is Trump Ready to Re-engage with North Korea?

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U.S.-Japan Alliance in Transition: A Japanese Reformist Leader's Proposals

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A Conversation with Amir Hamzah Azizan, Finance Minister II of Malaysia

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What is North Korea Learning from the Ukraine War? | The Capital Cable #111

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The Impossible State Live Podcast: Korea, Japan, and the Tariff War

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Reporting on Identity in Today's China: A Conversation with Emily Feng

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After Impeachment: South Korean Presidential Election | The Capital Cable #110
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Freeman Chair in China Studies

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Korea Chair

Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics

Southeast Asia Program

China Power Project

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Chinese Business and Economics

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Marco Rubio and the Outlook for North Korean Human Rights Under Trump 2.0
Commentary by Robert R. King — February 12, 2025
China's Power: Up for Debate 2025
Event — February 11, 2025
How Trump 2.0 Immigration Policies Could Strain Modi’s U.S. Strategy
Commentary by Katherine B. Hadda — February 10, 2025
What's Happening to USAID?
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Noam Unger — February 6, 2025

Resilient Allied Energy Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
Event — February 5, 2025
The Impossible State Live Podcast: North Korean Troops in Russia: Comrades in Arms or Cannon Fodder?
Event — February 4, 2025
How Long Will Deterrence Hold?
Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — February 4, 2025

Prime Minister Ishiba’s Visit to Washington
Critical Questions by Nicholas Szechenyi — February 4, 2025
Trump 2.0 and the Two Koreas | The Capital Cable #105
Event — January 30, 2025
Cooperative Defense Acquisitions Strengthen U.S.-Japan Alliance
Commentary by Gregg Rubinstein — January 30, 2025