Dr. Amy Searight, Senior Adviser and Director of the CSIS Southeast Asia Program, discusses the president’s Asia trip, the Trans-Pacific Partnership without U.S. involvement, U.S. leadership in Southeast Asia, and the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar.

In this episode we discuss altering the U.S. policy approach to the South China Sea. Where does the South China Sea rank in the pecking order of U.S. policy interests? How much risk should America be willing to take over these disputed waters? These are just some of the key...

Indonesia is a key emerging power in the Asia-Pacific. How Indonesia addresses its energy and geopolitical challenges will be closely observed by its neighbors. Helping us understand where Indonesia’s priorities and interests lie, Jane Nakano,(Senior Fellow with the CSIS...

In this second episode, Andrew Shearer sits down with Michael J. Green, senior vice president for Asia and Japan Chair, and Amy Searight, senior adviser and director, Southeast Asia Program, to talk about U.S. alliances in Asia. Topics include the history of American grand...