Maritime Issues and Oceans
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative spotlights the maritime security environment in the Indo-Pacific.

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

The Return of the Marcoses and the U.S.-Philippines Alliance
Commentary by Gregory B. Poling — May 9, 2022
Past Events

The U.S. Role in Indo-Pacific Security: A Conversation with Ely Ratner and Siddharth Mohandas

Inclusive Innovation: Challenges and Paths Forward

U.S.-ASEAN Relations at 45: A Discussion with Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN

Twelfth Annual South China Sea Conference

Book Launch: On Dangerous Ground: America's Century in the South China Sea

Book Event: Dr. Prashanth Parameswaran's "Elusive Balances: Shaping U.S.-Southeast Asia Strategy"

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U.S.-Indo-Pacific Conference 2022

Asia Forecast 2022
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The Launch of the Stephenson Ocean Security Project
Event by John J. Hamre , Whitley Saumweber , Gregory B. Poling , Heather A. Conley , and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse — January 9, 2019
Report Launch: Defusing the South China Sea Disputes: A Regional Blueprint
Event by Gregory B. Poling , Bonnie S. Glaser , and Amy Searight — October 15, 2018
Defusing the South China Sea Disputes
Report by Gregory B. Poling , Michael J. Green , Christopher K. Johnson , Murray Hiebert , Matthew P. Funaiole , Bonnie S. Glaser , and Amy Searight — October 11, 2018
Eighth Annual South China Sea Conference
Event by Gregory B. Poling , Bonnie S. Glaser , Brian Harding , and Amy Searight — July 26, 2018
China’s Maritime Silk Road: Strategic and Economic Implications for the Indo-Pacific Region
Event by Matthew P. Funaiole , Gregory B. Poling , Michael J. Green , Jonathan E. Hillman , and Amy Searight — April 12, 2018
Kyaukpyu: Connecting China to the Indian Ocean
Brief by Gregory B. Poling — April 2, 2018
Asia Forecast 2018
Event by Michael J. Green , and Scott Kennedy , William Alan Reinsch , Richard M. Rossow , Stephanie Segal , Matthew P. Goodman , Christopher K. Johnson , Gregory B. Poling , Nicholas Szechenyi , Sue Mi Terry , Amy Searight , Bonnie S. Glaser — January 24, 2018
Southeast Asia from Scott Circle: A Dramatic Year Fails to Smooth the South China Sea
Newsletter by Gregory B. Poling and Geoffrey Hartman — July 27, 2017
Seventh Annual CSIS South China Sea Conference
Event by Michael J. Green , Murray Hiebert , Gregory B. Poling , and Amy Searight — July 18, 2017
In the Wake of Arbitration
Report by Murray Hiebert , Gregory B. Poling , and Conor Cronin — January 25, 2017