Asia Program
Covering every corner of the world's most populous region, the CSIS Asia Team provides insightful analysis and develops innovative policy solutions for the Asian century
CSIS plays an important role in shaping the foreign policy debate on Asia. Our Asia team provides in-depth policy analysis and insights on the drivers of economic, political, and security dynamics in China, Japan, Korea, India, Australia, and Southeast Asia.
The Asia team also maintains digital platforms for policy analysis such as Beyond Parallel, examining and bringing transparency to the possibility of Korean unification; the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI), our interactive source for information, analysis and policy exchange on maritime security issues in the region; China Power, which unpacks the complexity of China’s rise through data visualization and analysis; and podcasts such as The Impossible State, The Asia Chessboard, ChinaPower, and Southeast Asia Radio.
The Asia team also seeks to define the contours of U.S. strategy in Asia by conducting collaborative research projects such as Mapping the Future of U.S. China Policy and organizes multiple events including the annual Asia Forecast conference, where panels of CSIS experts predict regional developments in the coming year.
Contact Information
- Nicholas Szechenyi
- Senior Fellow, Japan Chair and Deputy Director for Asia
- 202.741.3928
- nszechenyi@csis.org
Media Queries
- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Samuel Cestari
- Media Relations Coordinator, External Relations
- 202.775.7317
- scestari@csis.org
Featured Asia Program Projects
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Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative
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Australia Chair
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China Power Project
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Chinese Business and Economics
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Economics Program
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Freeman Chair in China Studies
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Japan Chair
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Korea Chair
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Scholl Chair in International Business
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Southeast Asia Program
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Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies
All Asia Program Content
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Cutting Losses: Southeast Asia’s Crackdown on Online Gambling
Blog Post by Amelie De Leon — July 25, 2024
The Latest on Southeast Asia: Thai Senate Elections
Blog Post by Japhet Quitzon — July 18, 2024
Spotlight - Malaysia: July 16, 2024
Blog Post by Sophie Lemière — July 16, 2024
Fourteenth Annual South China Sea Conference
Event — July 11, 2024
Diverging from the "Blazing Furnace:" Vietnam's Opportunity to Attract More U.S. Investors
Blog Post by Giang Pham — July 10, 2024
The Latest on Southeast Asia: A New Offensive in Myanmar & the UN Special Rapporteur Report
Blog Post by Japhet Quitzon — July 3, 2024
The South China Sea’s Forgotten Front: Mitigating Sinophobia for Philippine Stability and Security
Blog Post by Tappy Lung — July 1, 2024
Report Launch: Europe’s Security Role in the Indo-Pacific
Event — June 26, 2024
Spotlight - Malaysia: June 20, 2024
Blog Post by Sophie Lemière — June 20, 2024
The Latest on Southeast Asia: Continued Tensions in the South China Sea
Blog Post by Japhet Quitzon — June 20, 2024