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Project

Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue

A series of track 1.5 conferences focused on strengthening the Mekong-U.S. Partnership (2021-2025).

About the Project

The Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogues are a series of multi-day conferences taking place from 2021-2025 to explore solutions to key policy and sustainability challenges facing the Lower Mekong. The conferences will explore the following themes including: Connectivity, energy and infrastructure, non-traditional security, transboundary water governance, and nature-based solutions. Tying the conference experiences together are cross-cutting values of inclusivity, resilience (including climate), and collaboration. The Partnership Policy Dialogues are generously supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of State and implemented by the Stimson Center and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Project Team

Brian Eyler

Senior Fellow and Director, Southeast Asia and Energy, Water, & Sustainability Programs

Courtney Weatherby

Fellow and Deputy Director, Southeast Asia and Energy, Water, & Sustainability Programs

Research & Writing

Commentary

To Counter Online Scams and Fraud, Address Consumer Vulnerabilities

Exploring ways to reduce consumer vulnerability to online scam operations.
Courtney Weatherby .  Yawai Thant
September 29, 2025

Commentary

The Scam Epidemic Won’t Wait. Neither Should We.

Exploring different actions that governments, the private sector, and civil society should take to counter online scam operations in a whole-of-society approach
Mario Masaya
September 29, 2025

Report

Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Food and Agriculture Trade and Investment

This conference summary report highlights gaps and opportunities for collaboration on challenges related to food and agriculture trade and investment.
Brian Eyler .  Courtney Weatherby . Regan Kwan
September 26, 2025

Report

Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Digital Economy

This conference summary report highlights gaps and opportunities for collaboration on challenges related to digital transformation.
Brian Eyler .  Courtney Weatherby
September 23, 2025

Report

Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Countering Scam Operations

This conference summary report highlights opportunities for collaboration through the Mekong-U.S. Partnership related to countering online scam operations.
Brian Eyler .  Courtney Weatherby . Allison Pytlak
April 2, 2025

Commentary

Agrivoltaics in Vietnam

Agrivoltaics, or co-development of solar power and agriculture, provide an innovative solution to meet Vietnam’s rapidly rising electricity demand.
Courtney Weatherby .  Alana Ballagh
May 20, 2024

Report

Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Fisheries, Agriculture, and Food Security Summary Report

This conference summary report highlights opportunities for collaboration through the Mekong-U.S. Partnership related to fisheries, agriculture, and food security.
Brian Eyler .  Courtney Weatherby
May 8, 2024

Report

Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Transboundary Water Governance Summary Report

This conference summary report highlights opportunities for collaboration through the Mekong – U.S. Partnership related to transboundary water governance
Brian Eyler .  Courtney Weatherby
September 28, 2023

Report

Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Trafficking and Cyber-Enabled Crime Summary Report

This dialogue summary report highlights opportunities for collaboration through the Mekong – U.S. Partnership related to non-traditional security issues of trafficking and cyber-enabled crime
Brian Eyler .  Courtney Weatherby
August 30, 2023

Report

Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Nature-based Solutions

This conference summary report highlights opportunities for collaboration through the Mekong-U.S. Partnership on nature-based solutions.
Brian Eyler .  Courtney Weatherby . Jake Brunner . Raphael Glemet   and  Kathryn Bimson
March 8, 2023

Report

Mekong – US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue Summary Report on Human Resources and Capacity Building

This conference summary report highlights opportunities for collaboration through the Mekong – U.S. Partnership on human resources and capacity building needs
Brian Eyler .  Courtney Weatherby
October 27, 2022

Report

Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue Summary Report on Connectivity

This conference summary report highlights opportunities for collaboration through the Mekong –U.S. Partnership on connectivity issues
Brian Eyler .  Courtney Weatherby . Jake Brunner   and  Raphael Glemet
June 13, 2022

Report

Mekong – US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue Summary Report on Energy and Infrastructure

This dialogue summary report highlights opportunities for collaboration through the Mekong – U.S. Partnership on energy and infrastructure issues
Brian Eyler .  Courtney Weatherby
December 15, 2021

Remarks

Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink’s Keynote Address for the Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Infrastructure and Energy

Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink’s opening remarks on the Mekong – U.S. Partnership, the signature U.S. initiative in mainland Southeast Asia.
October 27, 2021

Report

1st Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue

An overview and recommendations drawn from the first Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue series
Brian Eyler .  Courtney Weatherby . Jake Brunner   and  Raphael Glemet
September 15, 2021

Press Release

Stimson Center and IUCN Conclude Productive Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogues

April 7, 2021

Press Release

Stimson Center to Host Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogues with IUCN

Keynote by Ambassador Atul Keshap, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Brian Eyler
March 15, 2021

Recent Publications

Report

Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Food and Agriculture Trade and Investment

Brian Eyler | Courtney Weatherby | Regan Kwan
Report

Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Digital Economy

Brian Eyler | Courtney Weatherby
Report

Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Countering Scam Operations

Brian Eyler | Courtney Weatherby | Allison Pytlak
Report

Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Fisheries, Agriculture, and Food Security Summary Report

Brian Eyler | Courtney Weatherby
Report

Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Transboundary Water Governance Summary Report

Brian Eyler | Courtney Weatherby
Report

Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Trafficking and Cyber-Enabled Crime Summary Report

Brian Eyler | Courtney Weatherby
Report

Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue on Nature-based Solutions

Brian Eyler | Courtney Weatherby | et al.
Report

Mekong – US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue Summary Report on Human Resources and Capacity Building

Brian Eyler | Courtney Weatherby
Report

Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue Summary Report on Connectivity

Brian Eyler | Courtney Weatherby | et al.
Report

Mekong – US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue Summary Report on Energy and Infrastructure

Brian Eyler | Courtney Weatherby
Report

1st Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue

Brian Eyler | Courtney Weatherby | et al.

Sub-Projects

There are no subprojects associated with this project.

Events

Upcoming Event

A Decade of Reflection: US-Lao Relations and the Legacies of War After 2016

2016 was a landmark year for the relationship between the United States of America and Lao P.D.R., with the creation of the US-Laos Comprehensive Partnership and an historic visit by the sitting U.S….

  • May 27, 2026
  • 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM (US Eastern)
  • Online or In-Person

Past Event

Food and Agriculture Trade and Investment: A Mekong-US Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue Summary Report

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 eleven virtual…

  • September 29, 2025
  • 9:00 - 10:15 AM (US Eastern)
  • Online Only

Past Event

Growing the Digital Economy: A Mekong-U.S. Partnership Policy Dialogue Summary Report

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 eleven virtual…

  • September 23, 2025
  • 9:00 - 10:15 AM (US Eastern)
  • Online Only

Cancelled

Countering Online Scams: A Mekong-U.S. Partnership Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue Summary Report

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 eleven virtual…

  • January 29, 2025
  • 8:30 - 9:45 AM (US Eastern)
  • Online Only
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Project Objectives

Demonstrate the importance of US-Mekong engagement on critical issues and provide space to discuss and promote the work of regional initiatives.

Provide an interactive and publicly accessible approach for policy dialogue that demonstrates values such as respect for sovereignty and international law, transparency, and sustainable development.

Support and enhance multi-track dialogue among the current and next generation of government officials, policy specialists, subject-matter experts, civil society stakeholders, with special emphasis on youth, women, and indigenous cohorts by providing opportunities for building institutional partnerships, data-sharing, and the co-design of innovative policy solutions to key transboundary priorities and challenges.

Build capacity for the dissemination and incorporation of data-driven and transparent tools and resources and best practices in solving key transboundary priorities and challenges.

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