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Video: Senator John McCain (R-AZ): "Defining American Interests in Asia"

ian — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:21:49 -0400

CSIS hosts a Trans-Pacific Partnership Speaker Series event "Defining American Interests in Asia" with Senator John McCain (R-AZ).

Video: Sino-Indian Relations: Partners, Rivals, or Both?

kate — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:37:18 -0400

The China-India relationship has become increasingly complex with both converging and diverging interests. China and India have forged a strategic partnership and are working to further promote their political ties. Cooperation can be seen in a number of areas including trade and economic relations, and approaches to global climate change.

Audio: Sino-Indian Relations: Partners, Rivals, or Both?

mwade — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:16:59 -0400

Audio: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Pillsbury, DOD Consultant

kate — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:11:06 -0400

A discussion on how he conducted research for his unpublished book, The Secret Successes of USAID, which looks at recently declassified documents on USAID economic policy roles in Asian countries.

Video: Bo Xilai

kate — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:16:13 -0400

Watch CSIS Freeman Chair Chris Johnson explain the impact of Bo Xilai's ouster on the Chinese leadership in this episode of Small Screen Sessions.

Audio: China after the National People’s Congress

sherry — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:15:57 -0400

Featuring

Ambassador Frank Lavin
Chairman of Export Now and Chairman of the Public Affairs Practice for Edelman Asia Pacific; former Under Secretary for International Trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce and former U.S. Ambassador to Singapore

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Video: PONI Debates the Issues: U.S.-China Mutual Vulnerability

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:46:59 -0400

The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) is pleased to invite you to a debate on whether the United States should accept vulnerability to Chinese strategic attack. The 2010 Nuclear Posture Review Report says that the United States should pursue "strategic stability" with China, which has led to renewed debate about the definition of stability and the appropriate U.S.

Audio: PONI Debates the Issues: U.S.-China Mutual Vulnerability

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:42:47 -0400

Video: Solving the South China Sea

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:45:47 -0400

Watch Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of C.V. Starr & Co. and CSIS Trustee, explore geopolitical tensions in the South China Sea with Ernest Bower, director of the CSIS Southeast Asia Program.

Audio: Navigating the Geopolitics of the South China Sea

kate — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:08:00 -0400

The South China Sea is of vital importance for the Asia-Pacific region, a fact further emphasized by the U.S. foreign policy rebalance toward Asia. This panel explored the geopolitical, economic, and legal issues arising from territorial and maritime disputes in the sea.

Video: Navigating the Geopolitics of the South China Sea

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:19:00 -0400

The Global Security Forum 2012 is a forum on the top challenges facing U.S. and global security. The South China Sea is of vital importance for the Asia-Pacific region, a fact further emphasized by the U.S. foreign policy rebalance toward Asia. This panel will explore the geopolitical, economic, and legal issues arising from territorial and maritime disputes in the sea.

Audio: South China Sea in High Resolution

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:42:32 -0400

The South China Sea in High Resolution presentation will address the myriad issues -- ranging from geopolitical to economic to legal -- arising from the disputes in the sea. The South China Sea is a topic of vital importance for the Asia-Pacific. American foreign policy rebalance towards Asia has further emphasized the significance of this region.

Video: Book Launch: China Hand: An Autobiography

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:32:30 -0400

This event included a panel discussion of this fascinating memoir moderated by:

David Sanger
Chief Washington Correspondent, The New York Times

Featuring:

Steve Clemons
Editor-at-large, The Atlantic;
Publisher, The Washington Note

Audio: Book Launch: China Hand: An Autobiography

kate — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:34:56 -0500

Published posthumously by John Paton Davies, Jr. On Sunday, February 26, 2012, the Washington Post wrote:

Video: Linsanity's Impact on US-China Relations

kate — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:40:19 -0500

CSIS Korea Chair Victor Cha discusses New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin’s sudden stardom and what it says about U.S.-China relations with H. Andrew Schwartz, CSIS senior vice president for External Relations.

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

kate — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:56 -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.

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: Murray Hiebert interviews Vice Admiral Manson K. Brown

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

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.

Video: Taiwan’s January 2012 Presidential and Legislative Elections (Panel Three)

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:20:54 -0500

Panel 3:

Video: Taiwan’s January 2012 Presidential and Legislative Elections (Lunch Keynote)

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:19:32 -0500

The Taiwan Election and What It Means &nbs

Video: Taiwan’s January 2012 Presidential and Legislative Elections (Panel Two)

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:17:01 -0500

Lessons from the Past, and Policy Issues for the New Administration &nbsp

Video: Taiwan’s January 2012 Presidential and Legislative Elections (Panel One)

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:11:25 -0500

Richard Bush
Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
The Brookings Institution

Bonnie Glaser
Senior Fellow, Freeman Chair in China Studies and Senior Associate, Pacific Forum
Center for Strategic and International Studies

Audio: Taiwan’s January 2012 Presidential and Legislative Elections - Lunch Keynote and Panel 3

kate — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:09:52 -0500

On January 17, the Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS and the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS) at Brookings hosted a public seminar analyzing the results of Taiwan's January 14 presidential and legislative elections.

Audio: Taiwan’s January 2012 Presidential and Legislative Elections - Panel 2

kate — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:56:57 -0500

Audio: Taiwan’s January 2012 Presidential and Legislative Elections - Panel 1

kate — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:22:50 -0500

Video: North Korea in Transition

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.

Video: Emerging Practices in Global Health Cooperation, Part 1

jnagel — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:18:42 -0500

Please join the CSIS Global Health Policy Center for a half-day seminar focused on the activities, practices, and strategies that characterize the global health outreach of Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa, or the BRICS.

Video: Emerging Practices in Global Health Cooperation, Part 2

jnagel — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:13:55 -0500

Video: Emerging Practices in Global Health Cooperation, Part 3

jnagel — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:04:17 -0500

Audio: Emerging Practices in Global Health Cooperation, Part 3

jnagel — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:57:53 -0500

Audio: Emerging Practices in Global Health Cooperation, Part 1

jnagel — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:19:47 -0500

Audio: China in Africa: A Balanced View

kate — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:39:59 -0500

A lot has been said about China’s interest in Africa and most of it has been negative. Dr. Zhang sees two conflicting attitudes: On one hand, there are some who view China as “evil” no matter what and therefore its involvement in Africa must be sinister and self-serving.

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

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:19:00 -0400

Video: 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

Chinese Perceptions of U.S. Power

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

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.

Audio: Interview with Brian Atwood about Opportunities for Development Assistance

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:52:01 -0400

Daniel Runde speaks with Mr. Brian Atwood, chair of OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC), on new opportunities for development assistance in an era of budgetary restraints. Mr. Atwood discusses the work of the DAC, the emergence of middle income countries, and the specific examples of China and Turkey.

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.

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

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

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

Video: Maritime Security in the South China Sea with John McCain

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:44:52 -0400

We have recruited a world-class group of experts to kick off the dialogue around four key themes:
i. Assessment of interests and positions of parties in the South China Sea;
ii. Update on recent developments in the South China Sea;
iii. Assessment of the effectiveness of current maritime security frameworks and mechanisms in the South China Sea; and,

Audio: Maritime Security in the South China Sea (Afternoon Panel)

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:43:00 -0400

We have recruited a world-class group of experts to kick of the dialogue around four key themes:
i. Assessment of interests and positions of parties in the South China Sea;
ii. Update on recent developments in the South China Sea;
iii. Assessment of the effectiveness of current maritime security frameworks and mechanisms in the South China Sea; and,

Video: Maritime Security in the South China Sea (Introductory Remarks)

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:02:59 -0400

Audio: Maritime Security in the South China Sea with John McCain

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:55:01 -0400

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) urged Senate action on the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea at a two-day conference on maritime security in the South China Sea hosted by Ernie Bower, director of the CSIS Southeast Asia Program. During his keynote address, Sen.

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Audio: Maritime Security in the South China Sea (Morning Panel)

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:27:13 -0400

We have recruited a world-class group of experts to kick of the dialogue around four key themes:
i. Assessment of interests and positions of parties in the South China Sea;
ii. Update on recent developments in the South China Sea;
iii. Assessment of the effectiveness of current maritime security frameworks and mechanisms in the South China Sea; and,

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Audio: Maritime Security in the South China Sea (Introductory Remarks)

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:23:11 -0400

We have recruited a world-class group of experts to kick of the dialogue around four key themes:
i. Assessment of interests and positions of parties in the South China Sea;
ii. Update on recent developments in the South China Sea;
iii. Assessment of the effectiveness of current maritime security frameworks and mechanisms in the South China Sea; and,

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