Security Dynamics in Southern Asia – Views from Rising Analysts
Read the full event transcript. Our Visiting Fellows present their work that critically examines: the importance of the Indian Ocean to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy; the need for a Washington focus on infrastructure development in South Asia’s smaller countries; a U.S.-Pakistan relationship based in non-security collaboration; and a path forward for Afghan refugees that relies […]
Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Trafficking and Cyber-enabled Crime
In 2020, the Lower Mekong Initiative was upgraded and expanded to the Mekong-U.S. Partnership (MUSP). The MUSP Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue series is a flagship initiative of the Partnership and includes seven virtual and in-person dialogues from 2021 to 2023 focusing on key policy and sustainability challenges facing Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. This […]
RAI Session: Inclusive Design Practices for Developing AI
Designing, developing, and deploying AI systems responsibly often requires implementing inclusive design practices that bring impacted stakeholders and/or subject matter experts to the table to ensure their needs and concerns are incorporated into each phase. Although this concept of inclusivity shows up in AI principles around the world, it is rare to find it being […]
Taiwan’s Economic Security: How is Chip Nationalism Affecting Taiwan?
In the wake of the global chip shortage arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, countries are painfully aware of the supply chain (in)security and rush for semiconductor self-sufficiency. Taiwan sits at the epicenter of this global chip crisis, and it is worth exploring whether chip nationalism embraced by major countries undermines Taiwan’s economic security. Given that […]
RAI Session: Importing AI
Although AI systems are often presented as neutral, they are heavily influenced by their creators’ economic priorities, as well as social and cultural values. When AI systems are conceived, designed, and developed by developers in advanced economies and deployed in developing ones, there is considerable risk that these systems either will not work well for […]
Unraveling China’s Strategic Re-engagement in Myanmar
Join us for a discussion on China’s approach to engaging Myanmar in the third year since the military coup. While the international community ponders how to approach the Myanmar crisis, China appears to be revamping its engagement with the Burmese military government in recent months. Nonresident Fellow Amara Thiha joins East Asia Program Co-Director Yun Sun […]
Where’s the Water: Mekong Wet Season 2023
The Mekong appears to be on the brink of yet another extreme low flow wet season as there are clear signs of drought throughout the basin. With El Niño soon to take hold, how will the rest of the 2023 wet season play out? And how will this impact the livelihoods of millions who depend on […]
China in South Asia: Examining Beijing’s Strategic Role in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Read the full event transcript here. The U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan marked a significant shift in the economic, political, and security make up of South and Central Asia. With Afghanistan and Pakistan not considered strategic priorities in Washington’s pivot to the Indo-Pacific, analysts question whether China would fill the gap left by American leadership […]