This week Bonnie Glaser, Director of the CSIS China Power Project, joins to analyze the U.S. Navy’s recent freedom of navigation operation in the South China Sea and to assess China’s reaction. Then Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies Ernie…
This week we review Asia’s annual informal meeting on security issues, the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. CSIS Senior Adviser for Asia Bonnie Glaser attended the dialogue and sat down with Colm afterwards to share her take on the themes of…
Who is he? Khalid Abu Bakar is the Inspector-General of Malaysia’s police force, a post he has held since 2013 after two years as deputy inspector-general. Khalid has held numerous positions in the police since 1976, including as director of…
By Zhu Yihong Environmental issues in China are intertwined with the struggle within the energy sector, the back-and forth between the public and the authorities, and broad institutional reform. The recent case of Chai Jing and her film, “Under the…
By Zachary Abuza Media freedom across Southeast Asia continues to decline according to Reporters Without Borders’ (RWB) 2015 report. Despite the region’s economic vibrancy, Southeast Asian states languish in the lower half of the 180-country survey. Half the countries in…
In this week’s episode we discuss the jailing of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on sodomy charges and the international response with CSIS Sumitro Chair Senior Fellow Murray Hiebert. Then CSIS Freeman Chair Deputy Director Scott Kennedy joins to analyze…
By Zachary Abuza There are currently at least 22 bloggers or journalists behind bars in Vietnam. Freedom House and Reporters Without Borders recently gave Vietnam the lowest rankings in Southeast Asia in terms of internet and media freedom. The Committee…
By Robert Poulson-Houser The following short multimedia presentation prepared by the CSIS Wadhwani Chair for U.S.-India Policy Studies highlights media reactions from around the world to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States. The presentation is best viewed…
Who is he? U Ye Htut was most recently spokesman of the president’s office and deputy minister of information of Myanmar. Formerly a lieutenant colonel in the army, Ye Htut has served in military commands along the Thai-Myanmar border and…
By Vineeth Murthy The following multimedia presentation prepared by the CSIS Wadhwani Chair for U.S.-India Policy Studies highlights media reactions from around the world on Narendra Modi’s decisive election victory to become India’s next Prime Minister. The presentation is best…
