Asia & the Pacific

An attendent cleans the carpet next to U.S. and Chinese national flags before a news conference for the 6th round of U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, July 10, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1EA7A1AO901

Where progress with China is most likely—and where it isn’t

Monday, March 18, 2019

A large Indonesian flag is carried over the crowd at a rally calling for national unity and tolerance in central Jakarta, Indonesia December 4, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside - RC127395AEE0

Indonesia, an unlikely democracy

Jonathan Stromseth, Thomas Pepinsky, and Fred Dews

Friday, March 15, 2019

Cover of book China's Maritime Gray Zone Operations

China’s Maritime Gray Zone Operations

Contributions by Adam P. Liff

2019

Jonathan D. Pollack will moderate a discussion with Ambassador Frank Wisner on potential nuclear conflicts in Asia and shifting U.S. nuclear policy on April 1.

Jonathan D. Pollack

Los Angeles World Affairs Council

Supporters hold up signs during the Palang Pracharat Party campaign rally in Bangkok, Thailand, February 24, 2019. Picture taken February 24, 2019. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun - RC163BF7AD00

Thailand’s elections of the decade

Scott Christensen

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

After the Trump-Kim summit 2.0: What’s next for US policy on North Korea?

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM EST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump walk in the garden of the Metropole hotel during the second North Korea-U.S. summit in Hanoi, Vietnam February 28, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC1856057A00

Key takeaways from the second summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un

Jung H. Pak, Ryan Hass, and Jonathan Stromseth

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

An officer adjusts China's national flag before the ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit in Singapore, November 15, 2018. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha - RC1C8843E420

Challenges to democracy in East Asia: Democracy and Disorder Podcast Series

Torrey Taussig, Mireya Solís, and Jonathan Stromseth

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands before their one-on-one chat during the second U.S.-North Korea summit at the Metropole Hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC16A5993080

The good, the bad, and the ugly at the US-North Korea summit in Hanoi

Monday, March 4, 2019

Staff members set up Chinese and U.S. flags for a meeting between Chinese Transport Minister Li Xiaopeng and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao at the Ministry of Transport of China in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Pool - RC155E3642C0

The China debate is here to stay

Richard C. Bush and Ryan Hass

Monday, March 4, 2019