The East Asia program studies trends and highlights developments in the region’s security and diplomacy-related initiatives and the United States' strategic interests in the region. The program analyzes the dynamics of cross-strait relations, including the bilateral relations among the United States, the PRC, and Taiwan.
The East Asia program assesses developments and trends in the region through the exchange of ideas and people between the U.S. and the Asia-Pacific region. The program frequently convenes experts and policymakers from the region to discuss vital security issues. Through candid discussions both in the U.S. and in the region, academics and officials can exchange views on current challenges and develop innovative and pragmatic policy solutions.
China has made the pragmatic decision to accept the coup, but that position is not without consequences.
July 25, 2021
The United States should optimize the tools it possesses to improve the current policy of strategic ambiguity towards Taiwan.
July 22, 2021
The Mekong faces a range of ecological threats from upstream dams, climate change, and poor local planning. Can the mighty river’s resources be saved?
July 22, 2021
Just as during the decades-long civil war and recent elections, Myanmar’s ethnic minorities will be pivotal in the post-coup status quo
June 3, 2021
Regional comparison of Myanmar’s civil-military relations illuminates the key obstacles and intricacies brought front and center in the wake of February’s coup d’état
April 21, 2021
Since the beginning of the "freefall" of U.S.-China relations during the global COVID-19 pandemic last year, tension over the Taiwan Strait has been escalating, as attested by the constant military posturing, political signaling and coercive policies of the mainland.
April 14, 2021
The shadow of the country’s dominant intelligence apparatus looms large over all aspects of Burmese politics and, notably, this year’s dramatic coup d’état
April 7, 2021
Two factors will haunt China’s calculations as it navigates Myanmar’s new politics
February 4, 2021
