Asia
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 Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies, the Southeast Asia Program, the China Power Project, the Australia Chair, 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 Security and Climate Change Program, and Global Health Policy Center, among others.
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Mongolia: A Case for Flexibility in U.S. Economic Engagement
CSIS expert Erin Murphy proposes that U.S. financing agencies should pursue a more flexible approach to investment in strategic middle powers such as Mongolia.
Commentary by Erin L. Murphy — March 15, 2024
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China’s Food Security: Key Challenges and Emerging Policy Responses
Brief by Kevin Dong, Mallie Prytherch, Lily McElwee, Patricia Kim, Jude Blanchette, and Ryan Hass — March 15, 2024
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“China’s Food Security: Key Challenges and Emerging Policy Responses”: Audio Brief with Lily McElwee
Podcast Episode by Lily McElwee — March 15, 2024
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Dilemmas of Deterrence: The United States’ Smart New Strategy Has Six Daunting Trade-offs
Brief by Hal Brands and Zack Cooper — March 12, 2024
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The Impossible State Live Podcast: Diplomacy or Crisis with DPRK in 2024?
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Strategic Japan 2024: Japan and the Global South
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The Impossible State Live Podcast: Biden Administration's North Korea Policy
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What's going on in South Korea? The Capital Cable #89
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The JoongAng - CSIS Forum 2024: The Polycrisis in 2024
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China’s Economy: Has THE Crisis Started?
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Hong Kong's New Security Law: Assessing Article 23
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Is North Korea Going to War? The Capital Cable #88
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Asia 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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Economics Program
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Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies
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Southeast Asia Program
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China Power Project
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Australia Chair
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Chinese Business and Economics
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International Security Program
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Energy Security and Climate Change Program
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Global Health Policy Center
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Global Security Forum 2024: Gathering Strength in a Gathering Storm
Event — April 24, 2024
U.S.-China Scholarly Recoupling: The Path Forward
Event — March 28, 2024
Assessing the State of the Private Sector in China: A Big Data China Event
Event — March 22, 2024
South Korea’s Trade Policy: Uncertainty, Risks and Competition - The Capital Cable #90
Event — March 21, 2024
The Impossible State Live Podcast: Diplomacy or Crisis with DPRK in 2024?
Event — March 18, 2024
China’s Food Security: Key Challenges and Emerging Policy Responses
Brief by Kevin Dong, Mallie Prytherch, Lily McElwee, Patricia Kim, Jude Blanchette, and Ryan Hass — March 15, 2024
“China’s Food Security: Key Challenges and Emerging Policy Responses”: Audio Brief with Lily McElwee
Podcast Episode by Lily McElwee — March 15, 2024
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Mongolia: A Case for Flexibility in U.S. Economic Engagement
Commentary by Erin L. Murphy — March 15, 2024
The Latest on Southeast Asia: March 14, 2024
Blog Post by Angus Lam and Japhet Quitzon — March 14, 2024
Strategic Japan 2024: Japan and the Global South
Event — March 13, 2024