On September 3, North Korea conducted its sixth nuclear test. North Korean state media announced that the test was of a hydrogen bomb that could fit on the top of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The bomb’s explosive yield is…
By Tuneer Mukherjee — The recent decommissioning of the aircraft carrier INS Viraat leaves an enormous gap in the Indian Navy’s power projection capabilities. India’s sole remaining aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will now serve at the vanguard, as evidenced this…
By Keith Luse — The February killing of Kim Jong-nam in Malaysia brought attention to relations between North Korea and Malaysia, revealing a deep web of interaction. Before this, if Americans thought about North Korea’s ties to Southeast Asia at…
By Christopher K. Johnson, Matthew P. Goodman, & Jonathan E. Hillman — Background China’s biggest diplomatic event of the year is on May 14–15, when President Xi Jinping will welcome leaders from 28 countries and delegates from 110 countries at…
Ties between Washington and Manila have been on a downward trajectory since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in June 2016. In this joint podcast with the CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, we assess how these two allies will get on…
By Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit — President Rodrigo Duterte is on his way to Peru for his first trip to an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit. Just before leaving Manila, Duterte said that he would spend his time in Peru…
Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh sign deals with Russian investors; Andhra Pradesh issues its first UDAY bonds; Maharashtra is converting state-owned land to freehold and selling it; solar projects shelved in Rajasthan; a hospitalized Jayalitha relinquishes her portfolios; and more. Center–State…
In this episode, we explore the transnational security threats in Central Asia. CSIS Transnational Threats Project Director Thomas Sanderson joins to discuss the challenges terrorism, militancy (3:59), trafficking, and organized crime (8:40) present for the communities and governments of Central…
By Scott Kennedy — China hosted the 11th G20 leadership summit on September 4–5, 2016, in the city of Hangzhou, about 110 miles southwest of Shanghai. The meeting brought together the regular G20 members, plus the heads of seven international…
By Jonathan Hillman — For the first time in a long time, perhaps ever, Kyrgyzstan was trending on Twitter this week, and for all the wrong reasons. On August 30, a suicide bomber drove into the Chinese embassy in Bishkek,…
