Gregory B. Poling
Gregory B. Poling directs the Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he is also a senior fellow. He is a leading expert on the South China Sea disputes and conducts research on U.S. alliances and partnerships, democratization and governance in Southeast Asia, and maritime security across the Indo-Pacific. He is the author of the recently published On Dangerous Ground: America’s Century in the South China Sea, along with various works on U.S. relations with Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Southeast Asia at large. His writings have been featured in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Wall Street Journal, and the Naval War College Review, among others. Mr. Poling received an MA in international affairs from American University and a BA in history and philosophy from St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
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Indonesia and Vietnam discuss South China sea and energy issues as Indonesian president visits
Gregory B. Poling in The Washington Post — January 12, 2024
Indonesia and Vietnam discuss South China sea and energy issues as Indonesian president visits
Gregory B. Poling in AP — January 12, 2024
Hanoi Embraces Future With China to Reassure Beijing, Experts Say
Gregory B. Poling in Voice of America — December 15, 2023
Meanwhile in Myanmar: A Major Inflection Point in the Civil War
Gregory B. Poling in Global Dispatches — December 11, 2023
US monitoring reports of Chinese warships at Cambodian base
Gregory B. Poling in Reuters — December 6, 2023
The Most Dangerous Conflict No One Is Talking About
Gregory B. Poling in The Atlantic — December 2, 2023
China Calls America's Bluff in the South China Sea
Gregory B. Poling in Newsweek — November 22, 2023
Philippines plans 'to take control once again' of disputed shoal held by Chinese coast guard
Gregory B. Poling in Washington Examiner — September 26, 2023
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Press Briefing: Japanese State Visit and Trilateral Leaders’ Summit
Event — April 2, 2024
ASEAN-Australia Special Summit with Kathryn Paik
Podcast Episode by Gregory B. Poling, Kathryn Paik, Japhet Quitzon, and Lauren Mai — March 21, 2024
Entangled: SEA and the Geopolitics of Undersea Cables with Elina Noor
Podcast Episode by Gregory B. Poling, Japhet Quitzon, and Lauren Mai — March 7, 2024
Indonesian Election Outcomes with Yohanes Sulaiman
Podcast Episode by Gregory B. Poling, Japhet Quitzon, and Lauren Mai — February 22, 2024
The Latest on Southeast Asia: February 15, 2024
Blog Post by Gregory B. Poling and Japhet Quitzon — February 15, 2024
Sustaining the U.S.-Philippines-Japan Triad
Brief by Gregory B. Poling and Japhet Quitzon — February 12, 2024
Southeast Asia’s Digital Economy with Sapna Chadha
Podcast Episode by Gregory B. Poling, Japhet Quitzon, and Lauren Mai — February 8, 2024
2024 Global Forecast: Vying for Influence in the Global South
Digital Report by Michelle Strucke, J. Stephen Morrison, Noam Unger, Caitlin Welsh, Richard M. Rossow, Gregory B. Poling, Ryan C. Berg, Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Craig Cohen, and Alex Kisling — February 7, 2024
The Latest on Southeast Asia: February 1, 2024
Blog Post by Gregory B. Poling and Japhet Quitzon — February 1, 2024
Sustaining the U.S.-Philippines-Japan Triad with Japhet Quitzon
Podcast Episode by Gregory B. Poling and Japhet Quitzon — January 25, 2024