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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

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Gregory B. Poling

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Senior Fellow and Director, Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
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Senior Fellow, International Security Program

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Sixth Annual CSIS South China Sea Conference

The CSIS Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative are pleased to present the Sixth Annual CSIS South China Sea Conference on Tuesday, July 12, 2016.

Event by John J. Hamre , Murray Hiebert , Gregory B. Poling , Bonnie S. Glaser , and Desmond Walton — July 12, 2016

Southeast Asia from Scott Circle: A Tumultuous 2016 in the South China Sea

This promises to be a landmark year for the claimant countries and other interested parties in the South China Sea disputes. Developments that have been underway for several years, especially China’s island-building campaign in the Spratlys and Manila’s arbitration case against Beijing, will come to fruition. These and other developments will draw outside players, including the United States, Japan, Australia, and India, into greater involvement. Meanwhile a significant increase in Chinese forces and capabilities will lead to more frequent run-ins with its neighbors.

Newsletter by Gregory B. Poling — February 18, 2016

Examining the South China Sea Disputes

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted its fifth annual South China Sea conference in July 2015.

Report by Murray Hiebert , Gregory B. Poling , and Renata Cruz de Castro, Patrick M. Cronin, Bonnie S. Glaser, Bill Hayton, Peter Jennings, Pham Lan Dung, Ian Storey, Tran Huu Duy Minh, Phuong Nguyen, and Wu Shicun — September 30, 2015

Grappling with the South China Sea Policy Challenge

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted its fifth annual South China Sea conference on July 21, 2015. The event garnered more interest and a considerably larger audience—both in CSIS’s at-capacity conference room and online—than its four predecessors

Report by Gregory B. Poling — August 13, 2015

Pacific Partners Outlook: The Lessons in Fiji’s Campaign to Change the PIF

Fijian prime minister Frank Bainimarama on May 6 reiterated that he will not attend any Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) meetings as long as Australia and New Zealand remain full members, rather than development partners like China, the European Union, Japan, and the United States.

Newsletter by Gregory B. Poling — May 7, 2015