Region Related Multimedia Feeds

Audio: CSIS Press Briefing: Vice President of China, Xi Jinping, to visit the White House

kate — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:49:39 -0500

On February 6, 2012 The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) hosted a press briefing to discuss the issues surrounding the Obama Administration’s hosting of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on February 14.

Video: 50 Years of Peace Corps

ecurran — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:54:01 -0500

Aaron S. Williams, Director of the Peace Corps, speaks with CSIS' Johanna Mendelson Forman about the future of the Peace Corps.

Audio: Peace Corps 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of Service

kate — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:12:10 -0500

Over the last fifty years, the Peace Corps has played an important and evolving role in U.S. foreign policy and development objectives. Peace Corps volunteers undertake the vital work of grassroots development with projects ranging from information technology to small business development, education to health and HIV/AIDS awareness.

Video: Peace Corps 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of Service

ecurran — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:11:00 -0500

Video: Murray Hiebert interviews Vice Admiral Manson K. Brown

ecurran — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:44:22 -0500

CSIS' Murray Hiebert speaks with Vice Admiral Manson K. Brown, Commander, Pacific Area and Commander, Coast Guard Defense West, United States Coast Guard, about the Coast Guard's evolving role in the Asia-Pacific and the U.S. commitment to freedom of navigation.

Audio: The Launch of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Speaker Series with Michael Froman

ecurran — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:40:52 -0500

CSIS hosted a discussion with Deputy National Security Adviser Michael Froman to launch a new CSIS speaker series entitled "Trans-Pacific Partnership: Recovery through Growth in Asia and the Next Generation of Regional Trade Agreements." This speaker series seeks to explore issues of trade as well as the overall role and influence of the United States in the Asia-Pacific region.

Video: Trans-Pacific Partnership Speaker Series: Panel Discussion

kate — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:05:19 -0500

CSIS hosted a discussion with Deputy National Security Adviser Michael Froman, followed by a panel discussion, to launch a new CSIS speaker series entitled "Trans-Pacific Partnership: Recovery through Growth in Asia and the Next Generation of Regional Trade Agreements." This speaker series seeks to explore issues of trade as well as the overall role and influence of the United States

Video: Trans-Pacific Partnership Speaker Series: Keynote Speaker Michael Froman

kate — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:57:58 -0500

North Korea in Transition

ecurran — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:05:26 -0500

Watch CSIS Korea Chair Victor Cha discuss the future of North Korea after Kim Jong Il's death in our latest episode of Small Screen Sessions.

Audio: The World in a "Balance Sheet Recession"

kate — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:21:01 -0500

Richard Koo, Chief Economist for the Nomura Research Institute, discussed what Post-2008 U.S., Europe, and China can learn from Japan 1990–2005.

Obama in Asia: Increasing U.S. Engagement

kate — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:43:19 -0500

Ernest Bower, director of the CSIS Southeast Asia Program, talks about why U.S. engagement in Asia is critical for both the national economy and national security.

Video: The Current Asia-Pacific Security Situation and Taiwan

kate — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:30:17 -0500

Mr. Yang discussed Taiwan's security environment, including the military threat from the Mainland, and provided an analysis of the cross-strait situation from Taiwan's perspective. He also addressed Taiwan's defense requirements, new defense policies and the upcoming 2012 Quadrennial Defense Review.

Audio: The Current Asia-Pacific Security Situation and Taiwan

kate — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:08:07 -0500

Mr. Yang will discussed Taiwan's security environment, including the military threat from the Mainland, and provided an analysis of the cross-strait situation from Taiwan's perspective. He also addressed Taiwan's defense requirements, new defense policies and the upcoming 2012 Quadrennial Defense Review.

Audio: U.S.-ASEAN Strategy Commission Report Rollout

ecurran — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:20:44 -0400

The report provides recommendations for a long-term partnership between the United States and ASEAN and offers suggestions to the U.S. administration and Congress on advancing American interests in one of the most important parts of the world in the 21st century.

Audio: Partnership for Recovery and a Stronger Future: Standing with Japan after 3-11

ecurran — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:09:10 -0400

On April 11, 2011, CSIS, in partnership with Keidanren, formed a task force of prominent Americans to examine ways the United States and Japan can partner on recovery and reconstruction from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Audio: Electoral Politics and the 2012 Korean Elections

kate — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:54:44 -0400

This Korea Platform roundtable is the first in a series of roundtable discussions on prospects for political change in the ROK in 2012. This meeting looked at the meaning of the Seoul mayoral election for the elections in 2012 featuring discussion by featured L. Gordon Flake from the Mansfield Foundation, Scott A.

Video: CSIS Press Briefing: President Obama’s Trips to G20 and APEC

ecurran — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:50:20 -0400

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) hosted a press briefing to discuss the issues surrounding President Obama's trip to the G20 and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in November.

Audio: CSIS Press Briefing: President Obama’s Trips to G20 and APEC

ecurran — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:31:11 -0400

Briefers include:

Heather A. Conley, senior fellow and director of the CSIS Europe Program and former deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau for European and Eurasian Affairs

Ernie Bower, senior adviser and director of the CSIS Southeast Asia Program and former president of the US-ASEAN Business Council

Audio: Assessing the U.S.-Taiwan Security Partnership

kate — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:39:29 -0400

Is it time for the United States to rethink its Taiwan policy and walk away from Taiwan? Prominent Americans in influential publications insist that it is. The argument is not unprecedented. In a long and often discordant history of dealings between Washington and Taipei, there have been repeated calls for severing this uncomfortable and dangerous relationship.

Video: Murray Hiebert Interviews Kim Beazley, Australian Ambassador to the U.S.

kate — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:31:00 -0400

Murray Hiebert, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Southeast Asia Program, interviews Kim Beazley, Australian Ambassasor to the U.S., on topics surrounding the recently held Australia-United States Ministerial (AUSMIN).

Video: Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak State Visit

kate — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:08:31 -0400

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) hosted a press briefing to discuss the issues likely to be on the agenda for Republic of Korea President Lee’s upcoming trip to Washington.

Audio: Republic of Korea President Lee Myung-bak State Visit

kate — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:49:14 -0400

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) hosted a press briefing to discuss the issues likely to be on the agenda for Republic of Korea President Lee’s upcoming trip to Washington.

Audio: Political and Social Foundations for Reform: Anti-Corruption Strategies for the Philippines

kate — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:04:27 -0400

Corruption in the Philippines diverts, delays, and distorts economic development, undermines the quality and credibility of democracy, and reduces the quality of life. That is so not just because of its extent but also because it comes in particularly disruptive and intractable forms.

Video: Murray Hiebert Interviews Sri Mulyani Indrawati, World Bank Managing Director

ecurran — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:26:14 -0400

Murray Hieber Interviews Sri Mulyani Indrawati, World Bank Managing Director.

Korean President Lee’s State Visit

kate — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:17:17 -0400

CSIS Korea Chair Victor Cha sets the stage for President Lee Myung-bak’s state visit, discussing the prospects for the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and the state of the U.S.-ROK alliance with H. Andrew Schwartz, CSIS senior vice president for external relations.

Video: World Bank Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati on the Governance—Growth Nexus: Key to Competitiveness in Asia

kate — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:53:10 -0400

Developing countries must play a stronger role in shaping the global economy, Dr. Sri Mulyani Indrawati said at a Banyan Tree Forum hosted by Murray Hiebert, deputy director of the CSIS Southeast Asia Program. Dr.

Audio: World Bank Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati on the Governance—Growth Nexus: Key to Competitiveness in Asia

ecurran — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:02:32 -0400

We are honored to invite you to join us for timely remarks by Sri Mulyani Indrawati. She is one of the most dynamic and insightful leaders in international finance and development. Ibu Sri Mulyani will discuss the impact of governance on economic growth in Southeast Asia and in other developing regions of the world.

Audio: Victor Cha on Fundamental Realism: Korean Assessments of U.S. Power

ecurran — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:36:33 -0400

Despite the global recession, Koreans will continue to have positive views of U.S. leadership, the resiliency of American hard and soft power, and an appreciation of the critical role the United States plays in the region, given the rise of China. Koreans will hold a nuanced understanding of some of the domestic constraints on U.S.

Audio: Issues & Insights Radio: "Australia: Moving Away from the U.S. & Seeking loser Ties with China--The 'Powershift' debate"

kate — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:57:20 -0400

"Issues and Insights" presented by Pacific Forum CSIS, with contributing host David Day, and guest Dr. Danielle Chubb, a Vasey Fellow at Pacific Forum, discussing "Australia: Moving Away from the U.S. & Seeking loser Ties with China--The 'Powershift' debate" and its implications for the Region.

Video: Ernest Bower Interviews Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore's Minister for the Environment and Water Resources

ecurran — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:40:37 -0400

Ernest Bower Interviews Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore's Minister for the Environment and Water Resources.

Audio: Investing in Alliances: Philippine Reforms Mean Business

ecurran — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:34:00 -0400

Secretary Purisima will discuss new developments in the Philippine economy as a result of President Aquino’s reform program, and highlight new areas for cooperation with the United States. The government is ramping up its own spending to counteract global recessionary forces.

Video: Investing in Alliances: Philippine Reforms Mean Business

ecurran — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:29:00 -0400

Video: Ernest Bower Interviews David Carden, Ambassador, U.S. Mission to ASEAN

ecurran — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:11:35 -0400

Ernest Bower Interviews David Carden, Ambassador, U.S. Mission to ASEAN

China's People's Liberation Army

ian — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:09:31 -0400

Asia in Review host Bill Sharp in a discussion with Dr. Ma Chengkun of Taiwan's National Defense University on China's People's Liberation Army

Audio: Military Strategy Forum: Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA), Ranking Member, House Armed Services Committee

kate — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:15:02 -0400

The Military Strategy Forum, a series developed by CSIS and sponsored by Rolls-Royce North America, welcomes senior defense leaders to present their vision and insights on the direction of U.S. defense policy and military strategy.

Audio: Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, on U.S. Strategy in the Pacific

ecurran — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:05:00 -0400

Video: Kurt M. Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, on U.S. Strategy in the Pacific

ecurran — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:29:00 -0400

Kurt Campbell became the Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs in June 2009. Previously, he was the CEO and Co-Founder of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) and concurrently served as the director of the Aspen Strategy Group and chairman of the Editorial Board of the Washington Quarterly.

Video: Think Tech Hawaii - Ralph Cossa and Brad Glosserman on diamonds of the Pacific Forum

ian — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:18:22 -0400

Asia in Review host David Day in a discussion with Ralph Cossa and Brad Glosserman on diamonds of the Pacific Forum, CSIS

Chinese Perceptions of U.S. Power

ecurran — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:10:01 -0400

Bonnie S. Glaser, Senior Fellow of the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies, speaks with H. Andrew Schwartz, Senior Vice President for External Relations, about chinese views of U.S. power and U.S. intentions in Asia.

Video: What is at Stake in the South China Sea

ecurran — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:39:16 -0400

Peter Dutton, Director of China Maritime Studies Institute in the Center for Naval Warfare Studies of the Naval War College, speaks with Ernest Bower, Director of the CSIS Southeast Asia Program, about the conflicting claims over the South China Sea and what that means for international relations.

Video: Foreign Assessments of U.S. Power

kate — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:08:52 -0400

Watch Craig Cohen, CSIS vice president for research and programs, talk about Capacity and Resolve, a new CSIS report that analyzes perceptions of American power and leadership in 10 pivotal countries.

Audio: Issues & Insights Radio: "The world in 2020, What could it look like?" with Brad Glosserman

sherry — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 11:51:46 -0400

"Issues and Insights" presented by Pacific Forum CSIS, with contributing host David Day and guest Brad Glosserman, discussing the world in 2020; what could it look like?

Video: U.S.-China Economic Engagement in Africa

ecurran — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:05:00 -0400

With remarks by:

Annie S.C. Wu
Standing member of China Economic and Social Council (CESC), Vice chairman of China-Africa Business Council, President of World Trade Center Hong Kong

He Wenping
Director of Research Office, Institute of West Asia and Africa, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)

Audio: U.S.-China Economic Engagement in Africa

ecurran — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:59:00 -0400

Video: Roundtable Discussion on the Health Implications of Japan's "Triple Disaster"

ecurran — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:56:00 -0400

Nearly four months ago, the March 11th Great East Japan Earthquake rocked Japan, destroying lives and infrastructure, and triggering a devastating tsunami and nuclear reactor crisis.Opening remarks will be provided by the Japanese ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki, and Michael Green, CSIS Senior Adviser and Japan Chair. J.

Audio: Roundtable Discussion on the Health Implications of Japan's "Triple Disaster"

ecurran — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:31:00 -0400

Video: Murray Hiebert Interviews Gita Wirjawan, Chairman, Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), The Republic of Indonesia

kate — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:53:01 -0400

Murray Hiebert speaks with Gita Wirjawan about his insights into Indonesia’s economic priorities and plans, and his vision for the future role of Indonesia in ASEAN, Asia and globally.

Audio: Interview with Rick "Ozzie" Nelson and Tom Sanderson on Al Qaeda Research Trip to Southeast Asia

sherry — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:04:47 -0400

Rick “Ozzie” Nelson and Tom Sanderson, codirectors of the Al Qaeda and Associated Movements Futures Project, discuss their recent trip to Southeast Asia and their observations on the future of Al Qaeda in the region

Video: Banyan Tree Leadership Forum: Gita Wirjawan, Chairman, Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), The Republic of Indonesia

ecurran — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:33:00 -0400

CSIS is pleased to invite you to join the Banyan Tree Leadership Forum for an important presentation by Gita Wirjawan. He will talk about Indonesia, its economy and its top priorities. Mr. Wirjawan will provide insights on how investors can maximize their opportunities in Indonesia.

Audio: Banyan Tree Leadership Forum: Gita Wirjawan, Chairman, Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), The Republic of Indonesia

ecurran — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:20:00 -0400