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White House Unveils Pacific Islands Strategy at Historic Summit

CSIS experts explore the implications of the U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit in Washington, D.C. and the White House's new Pacific Partnership Strategy.

Critical Questions by Charles Edel , Christopher B. Johnstone , and Gregory B. Poling — September 30, 2022

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Senior Fellow and Director, Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
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White House Unveils Pacific Islands Strategy at Historic Summit

CSIS experts explore the implications of the U.S.-Pacific Island Country Summit in Washington, D.C. and the White House's new Pacific Partnership Strategy.

Critical Questions by Charles Edel , Christopher B. Johnstone , and Gregory B. Poling — September 30, 2022

Speaker Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit: Implications for the Indo-Pacific

CSIS experts explore the regional implications of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan and provide insight into the trajectory of this crisis.

Critical Questions by Jude Blanchette , Charles Edel , Christopher B. Johnstone , Scott Kennedy , Victor Cha , Ellen Kim , and Gregory B. Poling — August 15, 2022

Pariah or Partner? Clarifying the U.S. Approach to Cambodia

Current U.S. policy toward Cambodia—comprising sanctions and sparse engagement—is contradictory and unsustainable. Cambodia sits in a neighborhood too important to ignore. Washington should therefore apply a consistent, constructive, and future-focused Cambodia strategy.

Report by Gregory B. Poling , Charles Dunst , and Simon Tran Hudes — June 14, 2022

The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and Digital Trade in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia is not a monolith when it comes to digital trade, and the Biden administration will face headwinds trying to convince countries to sign on to high-standard provisions on digital trade through the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.

Report by Andreyka Natalegawa and Gregory B. Poling — May 5, 2022

The U.S.-Vietnam Partnership in a Complex World

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of Vietnam will make his first trip to the United States for the U.S.-ASEAN Summit, which yields an opportunity to make progress on a range of complex issues, including security, Russia, trade, climate change, Covid-19, and legacies of war.

Commentary by Gregory B. Poling and Simon Tran Hudes — May 5, 2022

Pulling Back the Curtain on China’s Maritime Militia

The CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and the Center for Advanced Defense Studies present the most comprehensive study to date of the structure, subsidies, and ownership networks of China’s maritime militia in the South China Sea.

Report by Gregory B. Poling , Harrison Prétat , Tabitha Grace Mallory , and Center for Advanced Defense Studies — November 18, 2021

Oceans of Opportunity: Southeast Asia’s Shared Maritime Challenges

CSIS held a three-part virtual conference in June 2021 on the maritime challenges facing Southeast Asian states. This white paper discusses urgent human, ecological, food, and climate security issues in the region’s oceans and steps to address these challenges.

Report by Danielle Fallin , Gregory B. Poling , Amanda Ingram , and Simon Tran Hudes — September 10, 2021

Austin Accomplishes Two Missions in Southeast Asia

Secretary Austin’s visit to Southeast Asia served to signal support for ASEAN and assuage concerns that U.S. policy in the region might undermine its centrality while also securing real deliverables with key partners on pressing political and security issues.

Commentary by Gregory B. Poling — July 30, 2021

The Pacific Islands Are a Covid-19 Priority

The Pacific Islands have so far been spared large-scale Covid-19 outbreaks, but the region is being battered by the downstream effects of the pandemic. Island nations are looking to their traditional partners for assistance.

Commentary by Gregory B. Poling and Andreyka Natalegawa — September 15, 2020