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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 Economics Program, the Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies, the Southeast Asia Program, the China Power Project, and the Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics. Asia also features heavily in the work of other CSIS programs, including the International Security Program, Energy and National Security Program, and Global Health Policy Center, among others.
Find the latest research from our scholars and CSIS events on this region below.
Australia is being ravaged by the worst bushfires seen in decades. Beginning in 2019, the fires have burnt through 25.5 million acres, the size of Denmark and Belgium combined. At least 27 people are dead, including three volunteer firefighters, and more are missing. Thousands of homes have been destroyed or damaged. Australia’s capital cities are experiencing record air pollution, and smoke has been seen as far away as South America. With the fire summer season extending for another few months, the disaster is expected to continue. The scale of these bushfires is unprecedented anywhere in the world.
On Monday, January 27th, 5:00-6:30 pm, please join us for a conversation on the impact of these bushfires on regional politics, public opinion, the health of the population, and national economic growth. We will also discuss the cataclysmic scale of the fires and the climate change drivers that have driven the spread of the fires: are they a single natural disaster – a very bad year in a country accustomed to seasonal fires – or evidence of a long-term profound shift?
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
Against the backdrop of recent allegations leveled against Huawei and other Chinese entities, the nature and scope of the Communist Party of China’s (CCP) secret operations overseas, including traditional espionage, influence operations, industrial espionage, and intellectual property theft have never been more important, yet this topic remains widely misunderstood and understudied. In their new book, Chinese Communist Espionage: An Intelligence Primer, co-authors Peter Mattis and Matt Brazil focus on the world of Chinese espionage both past and present, enabling a better understanding of how important its influence is, both in China and abroad.
Please join us at CSIS for a discussion of Chinese espionage with the two authors, as well as Aruna Viswanatha of The Wall Street Journal, in a discussion moderated by Jude Blanchette, CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies.
This event is made possible through CSIS general support funds.
Please join us on Tuesday, December 3 for a public event focused on Sustainable Development Goal #1, which aims to decrease poverty and ensure social protections for the poor and vulnerable, increase access to basic needs and services, and support people harmed by natural disasters and other extreme events.
Predictions suggest that 6 percent of the world population will still live in extreme poverty in 2030. People who live in extreme poverty face deprivation from social goods and services, and often live in areas where poverty is exacerbated by conflict or natural disasters. Through Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) #1, the United Nations seeks to end extreme poverty, measured as people living under $1.25 a day, by ensuring all people have access to economic resources, reducing the poor’s vulnerability to climate disasters and other shocks, and implementing national social protection systems and measures for all. Despite many countries including social protections within their government spending, these programs need to be brought to scale. Although the number of people living in poverty has decreased since 2015, the rate of poverty reduction is slowing and ultimately means the world will miss the United Nations target of less than 3 percent.
This event is part of the "Chevron Forum for Development" series focused on the SDGs and made possible with general support from Chevron. So far, we have hosted events focused onSDG#7: Affordable and Clean Energy,SDG#16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions,SDG#17: Partnerships for the Goals, and SDG#11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. Our most recent event was focused on SDG#4: Quality Education.
The CSIS Southeast Asia Program is pleased to present The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century featuring Dr. Thant Myint-U, as part of the CSIS Banyan Tree Leadership Forum. Dr. Thant Myint-U will offer an alternative story of Burma in the 21st century, set within the deeper context of colonialism and anti-colonialism as well as the the more recent past of war, dictatorship, and isolation. He will examine the evolution of thinking on issues of race and identity as well as the evolution of the country’s peculiar political economy, tied intimately since the early 1990s to the anarchic borderlands between Burma and China. He will suggest that Burma, rather than being a simple morality tale between dictators and democrats has become instead a stage for many of the world’s contemporary challenges, from the impact of social media and shifting balances in global power, to soaring inequality, climate change and the rise of ethno-nationalism.
Dr. Thant Myint-U is an award-winning writer, historian, conservationist, and a former advisor to the president of Myanmar. He has served on three United Nations peacekeeping operations, in Cambodia and the former Yugoslavia, and as the head of policy planning under Kofi Annan at the UN Secretariat in New York. The author of four books on Burmese and Asian history, he was educated at Harvard and Cambridge and taught history for several years as a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Since 2007 he has been involved in numerous reform efforts in Burma. He is the founder and chairman of the Yangon Heritage Trust, the Chairman of U Thant House, and a Founding Partner of the Ava Advisory Group.
Copies of The Hidden History of Burma: Race, Capitalism, and the Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century will be available for purchase at the event.
This event was made possible through general support to CSIS.
CSIS is pleased to welcome the Honorable James Risch (R-ID), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, for a discussion on China’s growing economic and political influence in Europe and the need for a cohesive transatlantic strategy and policy response. Recent high-level visits to China by the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron highlight the urgent need for a transatlantic approach; Chinese strategic economic investments in Europe, through its Belt and Road Initiative, the 17+1 format, and focus on acquiring European firms, as well as its increasingly dominant telecommunications position, challenge NATO as well as transatlantic security and intelligence cooperation. As Beijing exerts influence over EU and non-EU members alike, Beijing has been able to exploit policy differences between the United States and Europe. Following Senator Risch’s opening remarks, he will be joined in a moderated discussion with CSIS Senior Vice Presidents Heather Conley and Michael Green to dive more deeply into the policy challenges of countering China’s foothold in Europe and developing a common transatlantic approach.
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This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
Technology was once viewed as a liberating tool for individuals living under authoritarian regimes, yet today, illiberal governments around the world are developing, acquiring, and utilizing technologies to strengthen political control over their population. Perhaps more than any other authoritarian country, China is experimenting with new methods of integrating technology into its system of governance, with its near-total surveillance state in the western region of Xinjiang being the most extreme example. Please join the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies and the CSIS Human Rights Initiative for a discussion of how technology is changing the way the CCP governs China. The event will feature panelists Josh Chin and Kate O’Keeffe of The Wall Street Journal, and Christina Larson of the Associated Press.
This event is made possible through CSIS general support funds.
Among the growing sources of tension between the US and China, an underexplored topic is the potential for ideological competition. In addition to battle for trade, technological, and military superiority, will the two countries find themselves locked in a clash of values as well?
Please join the Freeman Chair in China Studies on October 21 for an in-depth discussion on the role of ideology in the US-China strategic rivalry. The event will feature panelists Toshi Yoshihara, Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments; Jessica Chen Weiss, Associate Professor of Government at Cornell University; Dan Tobin, China Studies Faculty at the National Intelligence University; and Andrew Mertha, George and Sadie Hyman Professor and Director of China Studies at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Jude Blanchette, Freeman Chair in China Studies, will moderate the panel and Q&A with the audience.
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
Many of the most pressing development challenges lie in Africa and South Asia. These regions face significant infrastructure gaps, weak governance, and unmet social needs. However, these regions also account for some of the highest rates of population and economic growth in the world, with unexploited possibilities for private sector development. Though these regions have several viable investment opportunities, many of them are not coming to fruition for a variety of reasons. One reason for the failure of private capital mobilization is that investors perceive these risks to be too high. Those seeking to attract foreign investors are sometimes unable to escape the limitations of the sovereign credit ratings received by their country. Moreover, local capital markets are underdeveloped, often inhibited by excessive perceived and real risks.
Bilateral and multilateral development agencies use guarantees to reduce investors’ exposure to risks and attract private capital to developing countries. While guarantees are not a silver-bullet solution to mobilizing private capital into the developing world, there are markets where the availability of the right guarantee product will enable investments that would otherwise have been blocked because the risks involved simply exceed market tolerances or regulations limit investors’ ability to bear the risk. Bilateral development agencies and development finance institutions (DFIs) have the flexibility to be more innovative in this space.
In partnership with the CDC Group, CSIS conducted a study on innovative uses of financial guarantees to leverage private capital in lower-middle-income and low-income countries. This event will feature the launch of the report and a discussion on what bilateral aid agencies and development finance institutions can do to scale up the use of guarantees.
This event is made possible by the generous support of the CDC Group.
The CSIS Japan Chair cordially invites you to
"Japan’s Infrastructure Development Strategy: Supporting a Free and Open Indo-Pacific"
Welcoming remarks by
John J. Hamre,President and CEO, CSIS
Remarks by
Tadashi Maeda,Governor, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)
Followed by a discussion moderated by
Michael J. Green,Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
This event is made possible by general support to CSIS.
Climate change is upon us. In places like Nepal, where two-thirds of the labor force rely on agriculture to earn a living, the impacts of rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, and protracted droughts are becoming especially severe. The U.S. government is expanding its investment in programs that build climate resilience, but how can we ensure these investments are inclusive and beneficial to the most vulnerable populations?
Please join us for a panel discussion and the launch of our newest report, Dry Hills, Full Ponds: Climate Change, Resilience, and Agriculture in Nepal, which highlights promising approaches to placing the most vulnerable at the center of resilience-building efforts.
This event is made possible through the generous support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar was sworn in as the External Affairs Minister of India on May 30, 2019. He is widely considered as one of India’s foremost foreign policy leaders and was recently honored with the Padma Shri award, one of the highest civilian awards given in India. In his 41-year diplomatic career, Dr. Jaishankar served as India’s Foreign Secretary from 2015 to 2018, Ambassador to the United States from 2013 to 2015, Ambassador to China from 2009 to 2013, High Commissioner to Singapore from 2007 to 2009, and Ambassador to the Czech Republic from 2000 to 2004. He also served in other diplomatic assignments in India’s Embassies in Moscow, Colombo, Budapest, and Tokyo as well in the Ministry of External Affairs and the President’s Secretariat.
This event is made possible by general funding to CSIS.
The United States is deeply concerned about China’s economic rise for both economic and national security reasons. An implicit assumption of this concern is the view that China’s state–led innovation system is a successful alternative to the more market-driven system in the United States and the West. To what extent is this assumption correct? Leading China economists Loren Brandt (University of Toronto) and Thomas Rawski (University of Pittsburgh) present the findings from their latest book, Policy, Regulation, and Innovation in China’s Electricity and Telecom Industries. They and several contributors address this big question by analyzing Chinese industrial policy and the actual performance of Chinese companies in two sectors central to China’s innovation drive.
Please join the Freeman Chair in China Studies on September 26 as Brandt and Rawski present their findings, which identify both the strengths and weaknesses of Chinese efforts, and discuss the implications for China’s economic trajectory and possible American policy responses. Following their presentation, Jane Nakano, Senior Fellow in CSIS Energy and National Security Program, will provide initial commentary. Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics, will moderate Q&A with the audience.
Copies of Brandt and Rawski's book will be available for sale at the event.
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
Please join the CSIS China Power Project and the Americas Program on Thursday, September 26 at 10:00 am for a discussion of the evolving role of Taiwan in promoting growth and development in Latin America and the Caribbean. The event will feature a keynote presentation by Timothy Hsiang, Secretary General of Taiwan’s International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF), followed by a panel discussion focused on how coordinated efforts of Taiwan, the United States, multilateral development banks, and like-minded partners can contribute to addressing more effectively some of the serious development challenges faced by countries in the Western Hemisphere, including critical infrastructure needs, applications of technology and AI, as well as serious security and governance issues. Taiwan’s strong commitment to principles of democracy and free market economics helps to underline the important role that Taiwan plays in development assistance efforts in the Western Hemisphere.
Keynote Remarks by:
Timothy Hsiang, Secretary General of the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF)
Introductory Remarksby:
Stanley Kao, Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), and Kevin O’Reilly, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Panel Discussion featuring:
Kristie Pellecchia, Senior Advisor for the Western Hemisphere at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Bernardo Rico, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, United States Agency for International Development
Alexander Tah-Ray Yui, Director-General, Department of Latin American and Caribbean Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan
Chiew Chang, Representative, New York Representative Office, Central Bank of Taiwan
Scott MacDonald, CSIS Americas Senior Associate; expert on relations between Asia and Latin America
This event was made possible through general support to CSIS.
Please join the Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics on September 25 for a discussion on the state of American business in China featuring a talented panel of American business executives operating in China. AmCham Shanghai President Ker Gibbs will present the results of the chamber's 2019 China Business Report, a business climate survey of the chamber's members. Gibbs will then join a panel discussion with Pilar Dieter, Senior Partner at YCP Solidiance, Ltd.; Don Williams, Managing Partner & Chief Representative at Sheppard Mullin Shanghai; and Qiang Lyu, Divisional Vice President at Abbott Laboratories. Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics, will moderate a discussion on the opportunities and challenges facing the American business community in China and the relative effectiveness of alternative policy approaches the United States could take to promote a truly mutually beneficial relationship.
This event was made possible through general support to CSIS.
In January 2020 Taiwan will hold elections for the president and the legislature. Campaigning for the presidency has long since commenced, and the two main political parties, the KMT and DPP, have selected their candidates. Please join the Freeman Chair in China Studies on September 12th for a discussion on the election dynamics on the island. The event will feature an in-depth analysis of polling data and campaign strategies by Nathan Batto, Associate Research Fellow in the Institute of Political Science of the Academia Sinica, Taiwan’s premier research institution. Following Batto’s presentation, initial commentary will be given by Susan Lawrence, Specialist in Asian Affairs at the Congressional Research Service. The event, which will conclude with audience Q&A, will be moderated by Scott Kennedy, Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics.
This event is funded with support from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in the United States.
China’s rise in the Indo-Pacific is discussed often but what about its growing influence in Eurasia? What political and economic roles does China play in the region and what are the implications? Please join CSIS and George Washington University’s Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS Eurasia) for a two panel event focused on China’s expanding role in Eurasia.
Agenda
1:15 pm Opening Remarks
Jeffrey Mankoff, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
1:30-3:00 pm Seminar One: The China Factor in Eurasia
Moderator
Jeffrey Mankoff, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
Panelists
Hilary Appel, Claremont McKenna College
“Are Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin Partners? Interpreting The Russia-China Rapprochement”
Elizabeth Wishnick, Montclair State University
“Putin and Xi: Ice Cream Buddies and Tandem Strongmen”
Stephen Kaplan, George Washington University
“Chinese and Russian Creditors in Venezuela: Oil Collapse and Political Survival”
Discussant
Jonathan Hillman, Senior Fellow, Simon Chair in Political Economy, and Director, Reconnecting Asia Project, CSIS
Coffee Break 3:00-3:15 pm
3:15 to 4:45 pm Seminar Two: China’s Growing Role in Central Asia and the South Caucasus
Moderator
Henry Hale, George Washington University
Panelists
Eric McGlinchey, George Mason University
“Questioning Sinophobia in Central Asia”
Sebastien Peyrouse, George Washington University
“On the Road to Failure? The Challenges of China’s Soft Power Policy in Central Asia (And Beyond)”
Anar Valiyev, ADA University, Baku
“Azerbaijan Through The Prism of OBOR: Chinese Interests in the Region”
Discussant
*Mariya Omelicheva, Professor of National Security Strategy, National Defense University*
This event was made possible through general support to CSIS.
China’s rise in the Indo-Pacific is discussed often but what about its growing influence in Eurasia? What political and economic roles does China play in the region and what are the implications? Please join CSIS and George Washington University’s Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia (PONARS Eurasia) for a two panel event focused on China’s expanding role in Eurasia.
Agenda
1:15 pm Opening Remarks
Jeffrey Mankoff, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
1:30-3:00 pm Seminar One: The China Factor in Eurasia
Moderator
Jeffrey Mankoff, Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program, CSIS
Panelists
Hilary Appel, Claremont McKenna College
“Are Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin Partners? Interpreting The Russia-China Rapprochement”
Elizabeth Wishnick, Montclair State University
“Putin and Xi: Ice Cream Buddies and Tandem Strongmen”
Stephen Kaplan, George Washington University
“Chinese and Russian Creditors in Venezuela: Oil Collapse and Political Survival”
Discussant
Jonathan Hillman, Senior Fellow, Simon Chair in Political Economy, and Director, Reconnecting Asia Project, CSIS
Coffee Break 3:00-3:15 pm
3:15 to 4:45 pm Seminar Two: China’s Growing Role in Central Asia and the South Caucasus
Moderator
Henry Hale, George Washington University
Panelists
Eric McGlinchey, George Mason University
“Questioning Sinophobia in Central Asia”
Sebastien Peyrouse, George Washington University
“On the Road to Failure? The Challenges of China’s Soft Power Policy in Central Asia (And Beyond)”
Anar Valiyev, ADA University, Baku
“Azerbaijan Through The Prism of OBOR: Chinese Interests in the Region”
Discussant
*Mariya Omelicheva, Professor of National Security Strategy, National Defense University*
This event was made possible through general support to CSIS.
The CSIS Japan Chair cordially invites you to "Japan's Current Security Environment and the Direction of Further Strengthening the Japan-U.S. Alliance" Featuring remarks by
Gen. Koji Yamazaki,Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Japan Self-Defense Forces
Followed by a discussion moderated by
Michael J. Green,Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
This event is made possible by general support to CSIS.
Kurt Tong, former U.S. Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau, has returned to the United States following a three-year tour and has retired from the Foreign Service. He will join us at CSIS to discuss Hong Kong’s relationship with China and comment on the future direction of American economic policy in the region.
Introduction:
Matthew P. Goodman
Senior Vice President and Simon Chair in Political Economy, CSIS
Keynote Address:
Amb. Kurt Tong
Former U.S. Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau
Armchair Discussion:
Amb. Kurt Tong
Former U.S. Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau
Scott Kennedy
Senior Adviser, Freeman Chair in China Studies and Director, Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy, CSIS
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
Please join us on Tuesday, July 30 for a Global Leaders Forum conversation with His Excellency Khaltmaa Battulga, President of Mongolia, on "The Future of U.S.-Mongolia Relations." Welcoming remarks will be given by John Hamre, President and CEO of CSIS, and the conversation will be moderated by Michael J. Green, Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair at CSIS and Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.
This event is made possible by general support to CSIS.
The CSIS Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative are pleased to present the Ninth Annual South China Sea Conference on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. This full-day conference will provide opportunities for in-depth discussion and analysis of developments in the South China Sea over the past year and potential paths forward. Panels will address the state of play in the South China Sea, the history and historiography of disputes in the South China Sea, pathways for dispute management, and the global stakes related to the South China Sea.
10:00 a.m. State of Play in the South China Sea
Evan Laksmana
Senior Researcher
Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta
Huong Le Thu
Senior Analyst
Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
Gregory B. Poling
Director, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative; Fellow, Southeast Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Liu Xiaobo
Associate Research Fellow; Director, World Navy Research Center
National Institute for South China Sea Studies
Moderator
Bonnie Glaser
Senior Adviser for Asia and Director, China Power Project
Center for Strategic and International Studies
11:15 a.m. How Did We Get Here? History and Historiography
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Senior Fellow
Institute of Security and International Studies, Chulalongkorn University
Bill Hayton
Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme
Chatham House
Stein Tønnesson
Research Professor
Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Marites Vitug
Editor-at-Large
Rappler
Moderator
Amy Searight
Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
12:30 p.m. Lunch Served
**1:15 p.m. Lunch Keynote
Admiral Scott H. Swift, U.S. Navy, Retired**
Former Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
2:00 p.m. Pathways for Dispute Management
Jay Batongbacal
Associate Professor; Director, Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea
University of the Philippines
Lan Nguyen
Assistant Professor
Utrecht University School of Law
Prashanth Parameswaran
Senior Editor
The Diplomat
Ian Storey
Senior Fellow
ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute
Moderator
Gregory Poling
Director, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and Fellow, Southeast Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
3:15 p.m. Coffee Break
3:30 p.m. Global Stakes
Pooja Bhatt
PhD Candidate
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Sarah Kirchberger
Researcher, Center for Asia-Pacific Strategy and Security
Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University (ISPK)
Toshihiro Nakayama
Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Keio University
Bec Strating
Senior Lecturer, Politics, La Trobe University; Asia Studies Visiting Fellow, East-West Center in Washington
Moderator
Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
4:45 p.m. Adjourn
This event is made possible by the FESS Foundation, the Embassy of Australia, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Embassy of...
The CSIS Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative are pleased to present the Ninth Annual South China Sea Conference on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. This full-day conference will provide opportunities for in-depth discussion and analysis of developments in the South China Sea over the past year and potential paths forward. Panels will address the state of play in the South China Sea, the history and historiography of disputes in the South China Sea, pathways for dispute management, and the global stakes related to the South China Sea.
10:00 a.m. State of Play in the South China Sea
Evan Laksmana
Senior Researcher
Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta
Huong Le Thu
Senior Analyst
Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)
Gregory B. Poling
Director, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative; Fellow, Southeast Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Liu Xiaobo
Associate Research Fellow; Director, World Navy Research Center
National Institute for South China Sea Studies
Moderator
Bonnie Glaser
Senior Adviser for Asia and Director, China Power Project
Center for Strategic and International Studies
11:15 a.m. How Did We Get Here? History and Historiography
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Senior Fellow
Institute of Security and International Studies, Chulalongkorn University
Bill Hayton
Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme
Chatham House
Stein Tønnesson
Research Professor
Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Marites Vitug
Editor-at-Large
Rappler
Moderator
Amy Searight
Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
12:30 p.m. Lunch Served
**1:15 p.m. Lunch Keynote
Admiral Scott H. Swift, U.S. Navy, Retired**
Former Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
2:00 p.m. Pathways for Dispute Management
Jay Batongbacal
Associate Professor; Director, Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea
University of the Philippines
Lan Nguyen
Assistant Professor
Utrecht University School of Law
Prashanth Parameswaran
Senior Editor
The Diplomat
Ian Storey
Senior Fellow
ISEAS Yusof Ishak Institute
Moderator
Gregory Poling
Director, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and Fellow, Southeast Asia Program
Center for Strategic and International Studies
3:15 p.m. Coffee Break
3:30 p.m. Global Stakes
Pooja Bhatt
PhD Candidate
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Sarah Kirchberger
Researcher, Center for Asia-Pacific Strategy and Security
Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University (ISPK)
Toshihiro Nakayama
Professor, Faculty of Policy Management
Keio University
Bec Strating
Senior Lecturer, Politics, La Trobe University; Asia Studies Visiting Fellow, East-West Center in Washington
Moderator
Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
4:45 p.m. Adjourn
This event is made possible by the FESS Foundation, the Embassy of Australia, the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Embassy of...
The CSIS Energy & National Security Program is pleased to invite you to a conference on energy investment and infrastructure in Asia.
This conference will feature discussions on shared interests from U.S. and regional leaders in Asia's energy future and energy dynamics across the region, including how the energy trade map is changing. The conference will include U.S. government, private sector, and other expert views on advances in the electric power sector, possible avenues for regional collaboration with the United States, and opportunities for governments and the private sector to advance developments on the energy agenda.
Keynote: U.S. Interests in Asia
Senator Cory Gardner, CO-R; Frank Fannon, U.S Department of State
The Role of Government Policy and Initiatives
Gloria Steele, USAID; James Sullivan, International Trade Administration; Takeshi Komoto, Embassy of Japan; Nguyen Dang Trung, Embassy of Vietnam; Arunish Chawla, Embassy of India in the United States
Energy Trends in the Region
David Turk, IEA; Clay Nesler, Johnson Controls; Khary Cauthen, Cheniere Energy; Todd Abrajano, Deputy Director (Acting), U.S. Trade and Development Agency; Tommy Joyce, U.S. Department of Energy
This event is made possible by general support to CSIS and the CSIS Energy & National Security Program.
Please join us for our annual ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum 2019. A timely discussion with current and former government officials, scholars, experts, and opinion leaders from the United States and Korea who will participate in a series of panel discussions to address the state of the U.S.-ROK alliance, the prospects for the peace building process on the Korean Peninsula, and the changing regional dynamics in East Asia and beyond.
This event will be co-hosted with the Korea Foundation, a leading organization of Korea's international exchange and public policy initiative.
You are also invited to join us after the ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum 2019 for a special 10 anniversary celebration of the CSIS Korea Chair, starting at 5:00 PM. For more information and to register for the celebration, please visit this page: https://www.csis.org/events/csis-korea-chair-10-year-anniversary-celebration
10:30 – 10:45 AM WELCOMING REMARKS
Ambassador Richard Armitage
President, Armitage International; Trustee, CSIS
Ambassador Lee Sihyung, President, The Korea Foundation
10:45 – 11:30 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS & CONVERSATION
Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA), *Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations, House Foreign Affairs Committee;
Co-Chair of Congressional Study Group on Korea*
Moderated by:
Ambassador Mark Lippert, Senior Advisor, CSIS Korea Chair; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
11:30 – 12:30 PM LUNCHEON
12:30 – 1:45 PM The ROK-U.S. Alliance for Peace and DenuclearizationSESSION I:
Moderator:
Mr. David Nakamura, White House Correspondent, The Washington Post
Panelists:
Ms. Joy Yamamoto, Director, Office of Korean Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Dr. Victor Cha, *Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS; D.S. Song-KF Professor of
Government, Georgetown University;
Former National Security Council*
Dr. Joon Hyung Kim, Professor, Handong Global University
Dr. Sang Hyun Lee, Senior Research Fellow, Sejong Institute
Ambassador Joseph Yun, *Senior Advisor to the Asia Center,
United States Institute of Peace; Former Special Representative
for North Korea Policy and Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Korea and Japan, U.S. Department of State*
1:45 – 2:00 PM COFFEE BREAK
2:00 – 3:15 PM Recasting and Forecasting of the Peace Building Process on the Korean PeninsulaSESSION II:
Moderator:
Ambassador Byungjae Cho, *Former Chancellor, Korea National
Diplomatic Academy, Former ROK Ambassador to Myanmar and
Malaysia*
Panelists:
Dr. Haksoon Paik, President, Sejong Institute
Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo, *KF-VUB Korea Chair, Institute for European Studies
(IES-VUB); Reader (Associate Professor) in International Relations,
King's College London*
Dr. Jiyoung Park, *Director and Senior Fellow, Center for
Science and Technology Policy, the Asan Institute for Policy Studies*
Dr. Sue Mi Terry, *Senior Fellow, CSIS Korea Chair; Former Senior Analyst,
Central Intelligence Agency; Former National Security Council*
3:15 – 3:30 PM COFFEE BREAK
3:30 – 4:45 PM The Regional Dynamics: East-Asia and BeyondSESSION III:
Moderator:
Dr. Sue Mi Terry, *Senior Fellow, CSIS Korea Chair; Former Senior Analyst,
Central Intelligence Agency; Former National Security Council*
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Please join us for our annual ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum 2019. A timely discussion with current and former government officials, scholars, experts, and opinion leaders from the United States and Korea who will participate in a series of panel discussions to address the state of the U.S.-ROK alliance, the prospects for the peace building process on the Korean Peninsula, and the changing regional dynamics in East Asia and beyond.
This event will be co-hosted with the Korea Foundation, a leading organization of Korea's international exchange and public policy initiative.
You are also invited to join us after the ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum 2019 for a special 10 anniversary celebration of the CSIS Korea Chair, starting at 5:00 PM. For more information and to register for the celebration, please visit this page: https://www.csis.org/events/csis-korea-chair-10-year-anniversary-celebration
10:30 – 10:45 AM WELCOMING REMARKS
Ambassador Richard Armitage
President, Armitage International; Trustee, CSIS
Ambassador Lee Sihyung, President, The Korea Foundation
10:45 – 11:30 AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS & CONVERSATION
Congressman Ami Bera (D-CA), *Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and
Investigations, House Foreign Affairs Committee;
Co-Chair of Congressional Study Group on Korea*
Moderated by:
Ambassador Mark Lippert, Senior Advisor, CSIS Korea Chair; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
11:30 – 12:30 PM LUNCHEON
12:30 – 1:45 PM The ROK-U.S. Alliance for Peace and DenuclearizationSESSION I:
Moderator:
Mr. David Nakamura, White House Correspondent, The Washington Post
Panelists:
Ms. Joy Yamamoto, Director, Office of Korean Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Dr. Victor Cha, *Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS; D.S. Song-KF Professor of
Government, Georgetown University;
Former National Security Council*
Dr. Joon Hyung Kim, Professor, Handong Global University
Dr. Sang Hyun Lee, Senior Research Fellow, Sejong Institute
Ambassador Joseph Yun, *Senior Advisor to the Asia Center,
United States Institute of Peace; Former Special Representative
for North Korea Policy and Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Korea and Japan, U.S. Department of State*
1:45 – 2:00 PM COFFEE BREAK
2:00 – 3:15 PM Recasting and Forecasting of the Peace Building Process on the Korean PeninsulaSESSION II:
Moderator:
Ambassador Byungjae Cho, *Former Chancellor, Korea National
Diplomatic Academy, Former ROK Ambassador to Myanmar and
Malaysia*
Panelists:
Dr. Haksoon Paik, President, Sejong Institute
Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo, *KF-VUB Korea Chair, Institute for European Studies
(IES-VUB); Reader (Associate Professor) in International Relations,
King's College London*
Dr. Jiyoung Park, *Director and Senior Fellow, Center for
Science and Technology Policy, the Asan Institute for Policy Studies*
Dr. Sue Mi Terry, *Senior Fellow, CSIS Korea Chair; Former Senior Analyst,
Central Intelligence Agency; Former National Security Council*
3:15 – 3:30 PM COFFEE BREAK
3:30 – 4:45 PM The Regional Dynamics: East-Asia and BeyondSESSION III:
Moderator:
Dr. Sue Mi Terry, *Senior Fellow, CSIS Korea Chair; Former Senior Analyst,
Central Intelligence Agency; Former National Security Council*
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For many developing countries, the absence of quality infrastructure is a significant bottleneck to sustainable economic growth. A large number of studies have demonstrated that quality infrastructure yields large scale and long-term economic dividends. Political leadership in host countries is required to ensure that quality infrastructure investments are made. With support from donor countries and multilateral development banks, such efforts to pursue sustainable quality infrastructure can be supplemented with planning and procurement practices that look at long-term economic efficiency and life-cycle costs.
CSIS, with generous support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, undertook a comprehensive research study to examine the importance of transparency and sustainability in achieving quality infrastructure, the findings from which have been captured in a short policy brief. Through this public event, CSIS and its panel will share insights that build on the emerging consensus among G20 member states ahead of the Osaka summit. The inputs and recommendations of the policy brief will enable more quality infrastructure.
Please join us at CSIS for this timely discussion on quality infrastructure in the context of the upcoming Osaka G20 Summit.
This event is made possible through generous support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
The CSIS Japan Chair, the CSIS Simon Chair, and JETRO cordially invite you to join us for the annual CSIS-JETRO conference.
8:00-8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30-8:35 Welcoming Remarks
John J. Hamre, President and CEO, CSIS
8:35-9:00 Opening Remarks
Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy (D-FL)
Member, Subcommittee on Trade, House Ways and Means Committee
9:00-9:30Marc Knapper, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Japan and Korea
9:30-10:00 Keynote Address
Nobuhiko Sasaki, Chairman and CEO, Japan External Trade Organization
(JETRO)
10:00-11:15 Regional Perspectives on Indo-Pacific Economic Integration
China: Xinquan Tu, Dean and Professor, Center for WTO Studies,
University of International Business & Economics, Beijing
Japan: Yasuyuki Todo, Professor, Graduate School of Economics,
Waseda University
ASEAN: Deborah Elms, Founder and Executive Director,
Asian Trade Centre, Singapore
Moderator:Matthew P. Goodman, Senior Vice President;
Simon Chair in Political Economy and
Senior Adviser for Asian Economics, CSIS
11:15-11:30 Break
11:30-12:30 Status and Impact of U.S. Trade Policy
Charles Freeman, Senior Vice President for Asia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Lorraine Hawley, Senior Director, International Government Relations,
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Aaron Cooper, Vice President, Global Policy, BSA | The Software Alliance
Moderator:Michael J. Green, Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair,
CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School
of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
12:30 Adjourn
This event is made possible by support from JETRO.
The CSIS Southeast Asia Program is pleased to present "The Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy in Southeast Asia: A Status Report on the Economic Pillars"featuring keynote remarks by Sandra Oudkirk (Senior Official to APEC, U.S. Department of State), and a discussion with Dr. Phyllis Yoshida (Senior Fellow for Energy and Technology, Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA; former Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, Europe, and the Americas, U.S. Department of Energy), Nigel Hearne (President, Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production Company), Brian Churchill (Senior Advisor, Overseas Private Investment Corporation), and Peter Raymond (Senior Associate, Non-resident, Reconnecting Asia Project and Simon Chair in Political Economy, CSIS).
In July 2018, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced $113 million for new economic and energy initiatives to flesh out the administration’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy. These announcements included nearly $50 million for Asia EDGE, an initiative to promote energy security and develop energy markets, and $30 million for an initiative to boost infrastructure investment through financial and technical assistance to partner countries. Secretary Pompeo also voiced strong support for the BUILD Act, which is set to double the U.S. government’s development-finance capacity to $60 billion to support U.S. private investment in strategic opportunities abroad. Nearly one year later, what impact have these initiatives had for U.S. engagement in Southeast Asia?
This event is made possible with support from Chevron.
Book Event
With
Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
Moderated by
Michael J. Green, Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Chair in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy, Georgetown University
Sheila Smith will discuss her new book, Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military Power . Japan’s postwar constitution renounced the use of offensive military force and the constraints of this pledge still bind Japan’s military activities today. As Smith shows, the realities of East Asian geopolitics have the Japanese rethinking that commitment. Japan has increasingly flexed its muscles—deploying troops under UN auspices, participating in coercive sanctions, and raising defense budgets. Japan is not only responding to increasing threats from North Korean missiles and Chinese maritime activities but also reevaluating its dependence on its increasingly unpredictable ally, the United States.
Sheila A. Smith, an expert on Japanese politics and foreign policy, is senior fellow for Japan studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). In addition to this new publication, she is author of Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China (Columbia University Press, 2015), which was released in Japanese as 日中 親愛なる宿敵: 変容する日本政治と対中政策 (Tokyo University Press, 2018), and Japan's New Politics and the U.S.-Japan Alliance (Council on Foreign Relations, June 2014). She is also the author of the interactive guide, “Constitutional Change in Japan,” on CFR.org. Smith is vice chair of the U.S. advisors to the U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON), a bi-national advisory panel of government officials and private sector members. She also serves on the advisory committee for the U.S.-Japan Network for the Future program of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation. She teaches as an adjunct professor at the Asian Studies Department of Georgetown University and serves on the board of its Journal of Asian Affairs. She earned her MA and PhD degrees from the department of political science at Columbia University.
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
The CSIS Southeast Asia Program is pleased to present Seeking Opportunities Amidst Disruption – A View From Singapore featuring Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, as part of the CSIS Banyan Tree Leadership Forum. Southeast Asia has been at the forefront of rapid change and economic development in recent decades. Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, will provide his perspectives on how the region and the United States can work together to seize the opportunities and tackle the challenges of disruption in an evolving multipolar world.
Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan is the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation initiative. He has previously held appointments as the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, Second Minister for Trade and Industry, Minister responsible for Entrepreneurship, Second Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts and Minister of State for National Development. Before becoming a Member of Parliament in 2001, he was Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore General Hospital. He became Medical Director of Singapore National Eye Centre in 1999, having studied Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS) after being awarded the President’s Scholarship in 1980, and specialized in ophthalmology after graduation.
This event was made possible through general support to CSIS.
The CSIS Southeast Asia Program and the CSIS Pacific Partners Initiative are pleased to present How Does the ‘Pacific’ Fit into the “Indo-Pacific?” - Engaging the Pacific Islands in an Era of Strategic Rivalry, a panel discussion featuring Jonathan Pryke (Director, Pacific Islands Program, Lowy Institute), Ambassador Naivakarurubalavu Solo Mara (Ambassador of Fiji to the United States), Dr. Amy Searight (Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program, CSIS; Co-Director, Pacific Partners Initiative, CSIS), and Alex Gray (Director for Oceania & Indo-Pacific Security, National Security Council) on Wednesday, May 15, 2019.
The strategic importance of the Pacific Islands region is rising and U.S. attention has increased dramatically in recent months. Join the CSIS Southeast Asia Program and the CSIS Pacific Partners Initiative as we assess recent developments in the Pacific, and what they mean for geopolitics and U.S. strategy in the region.
This event is made possible by general support to CSIS.
The CSIS Japan Chair cordially invites you to a speech and a panel session with new leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan.
Featuring remarks by
Shinjiro Koizumi
Member, House of Representatives, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Takashi Yamashita
Minister of Justice of Japan
Followed by a panel discussion moderated by
Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
With other new leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan
Tatsuo Fukuda
Member, House of Representatives
Keitaro Ohno
Member, House of Representatives
Hideki Murai
Member, House of Representatives
This event was made possible through general support to CSIS.
The growth of markets is one of the most significant socioeconomic developments to occur in North Korea over the past two decades. While many understand that North Korea now has a thriving market system, the important role that the women of North Korea play is not as well known or appreciated.
The CSIS Korea Chair and the North Korea Freedom Coalition invite you to join us for a special event featuring expert discussions on markets and civil society in North Korea as well as a presentation of Beyond Parallel's mapping of 436 officially sanctioned markets across North Korea. The panel discussion will be followed by testimonies from North Korean escapees on the importance of women's roles and experiences in North Korea's markets.
2:00 PM | WELCOMING REMARKS
Mr. H. Andrew Schwartz, Chief Communications Officer, CSIS
Dr. Suzanne Scholte, Chair, North Korea Freedom Coalition
2:05 PM | SESSION I: Markets and Civil Society in North Korea
Ms. Amy Lehr, Director, Human Rights Initiative, CSIS
Dr. Victor Cha, Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS; D.S. Song-KF Professor of Government, Georgetown University
Dr. Andrew Yeo, Associate Professor and Director of Asian Studies, The Catholic University of America
Ms. Olivia Enos, Policy Analyst, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
2:55 PM | SESSION II: Women in the Markets
Dr. Suzanne Scholte, North Korea Freedom Coalition
Ms. Lee, Hyo-joo, North Korean Escapee with Experience as Wholesale Market Vendor and Diesel Oil Trader
Ms. Park, Ji-hye, North Korean Escapee with Experience as Rice and Corn Trader
Ms. Heo, Cho-hee, North Korean Escapee with Experience as Small Consumer Goods Trader
Ms. Kim, Ji-young, North Korean Escapee
4:00 PM | ADJOURNMENT
This event is made possible by the general support to CSIS.
On April 23, 2019, the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies will be hosting a discussion on pre-existing and emerging threats to U.S. space systems. The event will kickoff with a keynote from Steve Kitay, DASD for Space Policy. Following Mr. Kitay's remarks, an expert panel will discuss recent global counterspace developments. This event highlights the Aerospace Security Project’s new report, Space Threat Assessment 2019, and the Secure World Foundation’s new report, Global Counterspace Capabilities.
Following the discussion, please join us for a screening of a new documentary, Commanding Space: The Story Behind the Space Force, produced by the CSIS Andreas C. Dracopoulos iDeas Lab. To celebrate the launch of both the new report and the documentary, we invite you to stay after the screening for a networking reception.
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
Download the Report Download the Brief Over the next 15 years, it is projected that more infrastructure will be built globally than currently exists. Please join the CSIS Reconnecting Asia Project and the Project on Prosperity and Development for the rollout of a new report discussing how the United States can strategically shape the global infrastructure buildout.
Opening remarks by:
Matthew P. Goodman
Senior Vice President, Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics, CSIS
Featuring a Panel Discussion with:
Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky
Senior International Partner, WilmerHale
Former U.S. Trade Representative
Stephen J. Hadley
Principal, RiceHadleyGates LLC
Former National Security Advisor
Peter Raymond
Senior Associate, Reconnecting Asia Project and Simon Chair, CSIS
Former Global Advisory Leader, Capital Projects & Infrastructure Practice, PwC
Moderated by:
Daniel F. Runde
Senior Vice President, William A. Schreyer Chair and Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, CSIS
This event is made possible by generous support from Bechtel Group, IBM, and the Inter-American Development Bank.
Following decades of confrontation between Washington and Pyongyang, chances for at least a partial normalization appeared to increase last year. However, two summits between Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump failed to produce substantive policy changes on either side, and mutual distrust remains high. What are the main factors preventing the two countries from achieving a lasting agreement? Is continued bilateral dialogue useful? What are the positions and goals of the parties concerned? Is normalization U.S.-North Korea relations even possible? What role can third parties, such as China and Russia, play in U.S.-North Korean diplomacy?
Please join us as Anastasia Barannikova, a visiting fellow with the Russia and Eurasia Program at CSIS, provides a view from Vladivostok on these questions and others.
The Russian Visiting Fellows Program at CSIS is made possible by the generous support of Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Please join us on April 18 for a lively discussion of U.S.-Australia economic partnership. Participants will receive the CSIS Simon Chair in Political Economy’s latest brief, “Delivering Prosperity in the Indo-Pacific,” a wide-ranging look at opportunities for U.S.-Australia coordination in the Indo-Pacific across five sectors (infrastructure, investment facilitation, energy, digital economy, and financial systems).
PANELISTS:
Bill Costello
Minister-Counsellor of Development, Embassy of Australia
Mark Sobel
U.S. Chairman, OMFIF; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Nikos Tsafos
Senior Fellow, Energy and National Security Program, CSIS
Matthew P. Goodman
Senior Vice President and Simon Chair, CSIS
MODERATED BY Amy Searight
Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program, CSIS
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
The CSIS Southeast Asia Program is pleased to present Results of the Indonesian Elections: New Directions or More of the Same? a panel discussion featuring Dr. Ann Marie Murphy (Professor, Seton Hall University) and Adam Schwarz (Founder and CEO, Asia Group Advisors). Early results indicate that incumbent President Joko Widodo has secured a second term in office, following a massive election day that saw an estimated 193 million eligible voters in Indonesia elect their president, all 560 of the country’s members of parliament, and members of provincial and district legislatures. The Results of the Indonesian Elections: New Directions or More of the Same? event will assess the outcomes of these elections, and what a second Jokowi term will mean for Indonesian domestic politics, economic policy, foreign policy, and U.S.-Indonesia relations.
Dr. Ann Marie Murphy joined the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University in 2004. Prior to joining the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, she taught at Columbia University and Barnard College. Concurrent with her appointment at the School of Diplomacy and International Relations, Dr. Murphy is a Senior Research Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University. At Columbia, Dr. Murphy chairs the University Seminar on Contemporary Southeast Asia. She has also been a visiting scholar at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Jakarta, Indonesia, and the Institute for Security and International Studies, Bangkok, Thailand.
Adam Schwarz is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Asia Group Advisors, where he counsels senior executives on business opportunities in key Southeast Asian markets and how to effectively manage political, economic, and security risks. Based in Southeast Asia since 1987, Mr. Schwarz has a deep set of relationships with business, political and civil-society leaders across the region and is considered a leading global authority on Indonesia.
This event was made possible through general support to CSIS.
The Taiwan Relations Act, enacted by the United States Congress in April 1979, authorized continued “commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people of Taiwan” in the wake of the U.S. decision to establish diplomatic ties with the People’s Republic of China. By authorizing the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and other provisions, the TRA created a framework for relations between the U.S. and Taiwan which has enabled their partnership and friendship to thrive in the absence of diplomatic relations.
In observance of the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act, this daylong public conference will feature analysis of the creation and implementation of the TRA, and how it continues to guide U.S.-Taiwan relations and interaction among Taiwan, China, and the United States.
This conference is co-hosted by CSIS, the Brookings Institution, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
8:35am Opening Remarks
John Hamre (President and CEO, CSIS)
8:45am Welcome Speech
Stanley Kao (Representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States)
(Introduced by Bonnie Glaser)
8:55am Speaker Introduction
Richard Armitage (President, Armitage International and CSIS Trustee)
9:00am VTC Speech and Q&A
Her Excellency President Tsai Ing-wen of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Q&A Moderator: Michael Green (Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS / Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service)
9:45am Coffee Break
10:00am Panel One: Looking Back on U.S.-Taiwan Relations Since 1979
Moderator: Richard Bush (Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution) Panelist 1: The TRA and the U.S. One-China Policy Stephen Young (Former Director, American Institute in Taiwan) Panelist 2: Cross-Strait Relations and U.S.-Taiwan Relations Steven Goldstein (Associate, Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies) Panelist 3: The Evolution of the U.S.-Taiwan Security Partnership Shirley Kan (Former Specialist in Asian Security Affairs, Congressional Research Service)
11:15am Coffee Break
11:30am Speech and Q&A
Legislator Bi-khim Hsiao (Legislative Yuan) (Introduced by Bonnie Glaser)
12:15pm Keynote Remarks
Representative Gerald Connolly (D-Virginia) (Introduced by Richard Bush)
1:00pm Lunch
1:30pm Panel Two: Taiwan’s Strategic Environment Today
Moderator:Bonnie Glaser (Senior Adviser for Asia and Director of the China Power Project, CSIS) Panelist 1: Taiwan’s Changing Security Environment Michael Chase (Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation) Panelist 2: How Taiwan Should Ensure Economic Competitiveness Eric Altbach (Senior Vice President, Albright Stonebridge Group) Panelist 3: Taiwan’s Options Regarding China Susan Thornton (Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs) Panelist 4: U.S.-Taiwan Economic Ties Da-nien Daniel Liu (Director of the Regional Development Study Center, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research)
2:45pm Panel Three: The Next Forty Years
Moderator:Abraham Denmark (Director of the Asia Program, Wilson Center) Panelist 1: The TRA’s Continuing Relevance to U.S. Policy Robert Sutter (Professor of Practice of International Affairs, George...
Please join the CSIS Alliances and American Leadership Program for a half-day conference on the possible future trajectory of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) on March 29th. Alliances Program Fellow Patrick Gerard Buchan will discuss the results of a survey of regional strategic elites on the future of the Quad with Senior Vice President for Asia Dr. Michael Green. An opening discussion on strategic challenges in the Indo-Pacific will frame two panel discussions with regional experts on opportunities for Quad collaboration on security and infrastructure development. Please register your attendance at the link below.
8:30-8:35 Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Michael Green
Senior Vice President and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
8:35-9:00 Opening Discussion: Genesis of the Quad
Ambassador Paul Wolfowitz
Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Dr. Michael Green
Senior Vice President and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
9:00-9:45 Launch of Quad Survey Results
Patrick Buchan
Fellow in Indo-Pacific Security, CSIS
Dr. Michael Green
Senior Vice President and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
9:45-10:00 Break
10:00-11:00 Quad Cooperation on Security
Patrick Buchan
Fellow in Indo-Pacific Security, CSIS
Tanvi Madan
Director, India Project, The Brookings Institution
Tetsuo Kotani
Senior Fellow, Japan Institute for International Affairs
Kelly Magsamen
Vice President for National Security and International Policy, Center for American Progress
Moderator
Dr. Michael Green
Senior Vice President and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
11:00-12:00 Quad Cooperation on Economics and Infrastructure
Jacob Greber
U.S. Bureau Chief, Australia Financial Review
Matthew Goodman
Simon Chair in Political Economy and Senior Advisor for Asian Economics, CSIS
Tanvi Madan
Director, India Project, The Brookings Institution
Moderator
Dr. Michael Green
Senior Vice President and Japan Chair, CSIS; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
12:00 Adjourn
This event is made possible through support from the Government of Japan.
China’s bond market, which has been growing by leaps and bounds, is destined to play an increasingly important role at home and abroad, and the inclusion of its bonds in global indices will be a positive milestone for its financial market integration. For policymakers and investors alike, this calls for a good understanding of the bond market structure, its unique characteristics, and areas for reform. This event presents the findings from the IMF’s latest work on the topic, The Future of China’s Bond Market, which analyzes all of the major segments of China’s bond market, including sovereign bonds, corporate bonds and local government bonds. Following opening remarks from Deputy Managing Director David Lipton, several of the contributors, led by the IMF’s chief representative in China Alfred Schipke, will present the book’s main findings. Former U.S. Treasury official and US Representative to the IMF Mark Sobel will then offer some initial commentary, before opening up the discussion with the audience.
Alfred Schipke
Senior Resident Representative of China, International Monetary Fund
Fabio Natalucci
Deputy Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund
Ding Ding
Deputy Division Chief, International Monetary Fund
And Commentary by
Mark Sobel
Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Simon Chair in Political Economy
Moderated by
Scott Kennedy
Senior Adviser, Freeman Chair in China Studies and Director, Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
In the aftermath of the Hanoi Summit, please join CSIS for a special speech by Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) to assess the outcome of the summit between the United States and North Korea. The Senator's speech will be preceded by a panel of distinguished experts.
12:45 PM | REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN
1:15 PM | WELCOMING REMARKS
1:15 PM | SESSION I: Implications of the U.S.-North Korea Hanoi Summit
Mr. H. Andrew Schwartz, Chief Communications Officer, CSIS
Dr. Victor Cha, Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS; D.S. Song-KF Professor of Government, Georgetown University; Former National Security Council (2004-2007)
Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, Distinguished Fellow, Transatlantic Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Dr. Sue Mi Terry, Senior Fellow, CSIS Korea Chair; Former Senior Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency; Former National Security Council (2008-2009)
Mr. David Nakamura, White House Correspondent, The Washington Post
2:30 PM | COFFEE BREAK
2:45 PM | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Avoiding Normalization Without Denuclearization
Senator Cory Gardner, United States Senator (R-CO); Chairman, Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Moderated by:
Ambassador Mark Lippert, Senior Adviser, CSIS Korea Chair; Vice President, Boeing International; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
3:15 PM | ADJOURNMENT
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
Celebrating 10 Years of the CSIS Korea Chair
2009 - 2019
A fragmented model of digital governance is emerging. Data regulation, technical and ethical standards, and market leadership are all in flux, raising questions about whose rules, if any, will become the global standard. This CSIS Simon Chair event will look at the evolution of technology and digital governance in the world’s major economies – the United States, Europe, China, and Japan – and how competing visions and differing priorities are shaping national and regional approaches to digital governance.
Featuring a keynote address from Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA)
Closing remarks from former Deputy US Trade Representative Ambassador Robert Holleyman
Expert panel featuring:
- Peter Fatelnig, Minister Counsellor for Digital Economy Policy, Delegation of the European Union to the United States
- Naoki Ota, Founder, New Stories Ltd. Former Special Adviser to the Minister, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan
- Diane Rinaldo, Deputy Assistant Secretary, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Department of Commerce
- Paul Triolo, Practice Head, Geotechnology, Eurasia Group
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Shaundra Watson, Director, Policy, BSA | The Software Alliance
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Stephanie Segal (Moderator), Simon Chair Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, CSIS
This event was made possible by support from the Japanese Embassy.
In 2015, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi announced that India will generate 175 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2022. India's ability to achieve this ambitious goal, however, will depend on the progress of India's states in meeting specific renewable energy capacity targets. The Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Studies and the Energy and National Security Program at CSIS are pleased to host Anand Kumar, Secretary at the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to unpack the role of center-state relations in achieving the target of 175 GW of renewable energy by 2022. He will also highlight opportunities for how U.S. stakeholders can engage India and its states to help them meet their targets.
Introductory Remarks
Richard Rossow
Senior Advisor and Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies, CSIS
Keynote Address
Anand Kumar
Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India
Discussion with:
Sarah Ladislaw
Senior Vice President; Director and Senior Fellow, Energy and National Security Program, CSIS
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
Please join us for a timely discussion with scholars, experts, and opinion leaders on the potential impact of the February 27 and 28, 2019 Vietnam Summit between the United States and North Korea, the possibilities for denuclearization, and regional implications of summit diplomacy for Northeast Asia.
9:30 AM | REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN
10:00 AM | WELCOMING REMARKS
Mr. H. Andrew Schwartz, Chief Communications Officer, CSIS
10:00 AM | SESSION I: Prospects for the Trump-Kim Vietnam Summit
Mr. Nick Schifrin, Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
Dr. Victor Cha, Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS; D.S. Song-KF Professor of Government, Georgetown University; Former National Security Council (2004-2007)
Mr. Richard Johnson, Senior Director for Fuel Cycle and Verification, Nuclear Threat Initiative; Former National Security Council (2013-2015)
Ambassador Mark Lippert, Senior Adviser, CSIS Korea Chair; Vice President, Boeing International; Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Ms. Laura Rosenberger, Director, Alliance for Securing Democracy; Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States; Former National Security Council (2012-2015)
Dr. Sue Mi Terry, Senior Fellow, CSIS Korea Chair; Former Senior Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency; Former National Security Council (2008-2009)
11:00 AM | SESSION II: North Korean Human Rights and Humanitarian Issues Going Forward
Mr. Lindsay Lloyd, Director, Human Freedom Initiative, George W. Bush Institute
Ms. Roberta Cohen, Co-Chair Emeritus, The Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
,Ambassador Robert King Senior Adviser, CSIS Korea Chair; Former Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights Issues, U.S. Department of State
Dr. Jung Pak, Senior Fellow and the SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies, Brookings Institution; Former National Intelligence Council (2014-2016); Former Senior Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency
Dr. Victor Cha, CSIS and Georgetown University
12:00 PM | ADJOURNMENT
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
The Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies at CSIS is pleased to invite you to a discussion on ‘India's Inter-State Water Wars: Causes, Consequences, and Cures,’ a topic covered in a new book of Subnational Hydropolitics: Conflict, Cooperation, and Institution-Building in Shared River Basins by Dr. Scott Moore, who serves as Senior Fellow at the Penn Water Center, Director of China Programs in the Office of the Provost, and Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and The Water Center at Penn.
From the San Francisco Bay area to Sao Paulo to Riyadh, water shortages increasingly cloud economic forecasts. But nowhere is the risk greater than in South Asia, where India, the largest economy and most important regional power, faces crippling shortages and a lack of consensus on what to do about them. In turn, water problems threaten to drag down India’s economic growth and slow its rise to regional power. In this talk, Scott Moore will draw on his recent book, Subnational Hydropolitics: Conflict, Cooperation, and Institution-Building in Shared River Basins, to explore some of the causes of India’s many inter-state water disputes, and what they say about the state of India’s federal system. He'll also discuss some promising ways to convert India’s pervasive sub-national water wars into cooperation.
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Join us as we discuss the upcoming 2019 APEC summit in Chile and APEC's place in defining the ecosystem for emerging core technologies. As the fourth industrial revolution takes off with automation, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, the Internet of Things, and 5G, the need for multilateral coordination is all the more important.
Opening statements will be made by Monica Hardy Whaley, President of the National Center of APEC, followed by a keynote address by Ambassador Matt Matthews.
Afterward we will host a panel discussion with Ambassador Ashok Mirpuri of Singapore, Wendy Culter of the Asia Society, David Weller of Google, and Monica Hardy Whaley of NCAPEC, moderated by Bill Reinsch, Scholl Chair in International Business.
Agenda:
Keynote by Ambassador Matthews: 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Panel Discussion: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
This event is made possible through the generous support of the National Center for APEC.
Join CSIS experts for their annual preview of political, security, and economic developments across Asia.
8:00-8:30 - Registration 8:30-8:40 - Welcoming Remarks
Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS ; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
8:40-9:40 - Geopolitics, Leadership, and Alignment
Christopher K. Johnson
Senior Adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS
Richard M. Rossow
Senior Adviser and Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies, CSIS
Amy Searight
Senior Adviser and Director, Southeast Asia Program, CSIS
Sue Mi Terry
Senior Fellow, Korea Chair, CSIS
Moderator
Michael J. Green
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS ; Director of Asian Studies, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
9:40-10:40 - Security Threats
Patrick Buchan
Fellow, Alliances and American Leadership Project, CSIS
Victor D. Cha
Senior Adviser and Korea Chair, CSIS
Gregory Poling
Director, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and Fellow, Southeast Asia Program, CSIS
Nicholas Szechenyi
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair, CSIS
Moderator
Bonnie S. Glaser
Senior Adviser for Asia and Director, China Power Project, CSIS
10:40-10:50 - Break
10:50-11:50 - Trade, Growth, and Innovation
Scott Kennedy
Senior Adviser, Freeman Chair in China Studies and Director, Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy, CSIS
William A. Reinsch
Senior Adviser and Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS
Stephanie Segal
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Simon Chair in Political Economy, CSIS
Kartikeya Singh Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies, CSIS
Moderator
Matthew P. Goodman
Senior Adviser for Asian Economics and William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy, CSIS
11:50-12:00 - Closing remarks
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Over the past four decades, China has overcome significant political and economic challenges through reform and opening, but its successes have brought new, increasingly complex challenges. William Overholt, Senior Fellow at Harvard University’s Asia Center, has studied China's rise and concludes that China can no longer rely on existing methods of development and reform. Instead, he says China must undertake a re-invention of its politics and economics to solve pressing challenges like inequality, corruption, environmental degradation, and globalization. In his new book China's Crisis of Success, Dr. Overholt presents these findings and argues that Xi Jinping’s political strategy is the riskiest of any contemporary national leader, and that this strategy could result in growth, stagnation, or a serious crisis.
The Freeman Chair in China Studies invites you to join us on January 15 as Dr. Overholt presents the findings of his new book. The presentation will be followed by brief comments from Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser of the Freeman Chair in China Studies and Director of the Project on Chinese Business and Political Economy, and then a moderated discussion with the audience.
Copies of Dr. Overholt's book will be available for sale at the event.
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
The U.S.-Japan alliance has been a force for peace and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region for nearly 60 years. Article II of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security mandates that the two allies “seek to eliminate conflict in their international economic policies and…encourage economic collaboration between them.” Despite persistent bilateral economic tensions, U.S. and Japanese strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific region are substantially aligned. Both Washington and Tokyo seek to ensure regional security and stability, expand trade and other economic opportunities, and support universal democratic norms. By working together to advance their preferred rules and norms, Washington and Tokyo can ensure better economic outcomes for themselves and others.
To explore opportunities for greater economic cooperation between the United States and Japan in third countries, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington and the Asia Pacific Initiative (API) in Tokyo embarked on a joint research project using a case-study approach to examine four countries (Myanmar, Vietnam, India, and South Korea) and two institutional arrangements (regional trade architecture and the G7) where the United States and Japan have aligned interests. We found that shared interests and goals of the United States and Japan transcend today’s bilateral trade tensions, and despite China’s growing influence and assertive behavior there nevertheless remains a strong demand in the region for U.S. and Japanese leadership. Washington and Tokyo should therefore work to better coordinate their economic engagement in the region.
This event is made possible by the generous support of the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP).
1:00 -1:20 pm | Welcome and Report Rollout
Matthew P. Goodman Senior Vice President, Simon Chair in Political Economy, and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics; CSIS
1:20-2:45 pm | Panel Discussion: Article II and Joint U.S. – Japan Governance
Satu Limaye
Director; East-West Center and Director; Asia Matters for America Initiative
Erin Murphy
Founder and Principal; Inle Advisory Group
Shin Oya
Senior Consulting Fellow; API and Chief Representative for Strategic Research; JBIC
Matthew P. Goodman
Senior Vice President, Simon Chair in Political Economy, and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics; CSIS
Moderated by:
Jacob Schlesinger
Senior Correspondent; The Wall Street Journal
2:45-2:55 pm | Coffee Break
3:00-3:30 pm | Congressional Keynote Speech
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
20 District of Texas, United States House of Representatives
Introduced by:
Matthew P. Goodman
Senior Vice President, Simon Chair in Political Economy, and Senior Adviser for Asian Economics; CSIS