Chuyên mục: ASIA

CSIS: Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – Dec 3, 2015

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Southeast Asian Nations Watch Paris for Deal to Cut Greenhouse Gases

By Murray Hiebert (@MurrayHiebert1), Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Chair for Southeast Asia Studies (@SoutheastAsiaDC), CSIS

December 3, 2015

Much of the focus at the Paris climate summit that began on November 30 will be on the delegations from the United States, China, and India, and the pledges of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters to limit emissions, protect forests, and launch rigorous renewable energy projects. Countries in Southeast Asia, several of which are among the most vulnerable to the impact of climate change, are watching closely to see if the nearly 200 participating countries put forward action plans robust enough to pull the world away from its trajectory toward perilous levels of global warming. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS: Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – Dec 3, 2015” →

CSIS: Southeast Asia SIT-REP – Dec 10, 2015

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CSIS Southeast Asia SIT-REP

The SIT-REP gives you links to all of CSIS Southeast Asia’s (@SoutheastAsiaDC) best updates and programs in a five minute read. This issue includes a congressional testimony on democratic transitions in Southeast Asia, analysis of the prospect of joint Sino-Vietnamese development in the South China Sea, the threats posed by the Islamic State to Indonesia and Malaysia, and much more. Links will take you to the full publications, multimedia, or to registration for upcoming programs when available. To jump to a section, select one of the following:

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Productivity lessons for Asia’s tiger cubs

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24 November 2015
Authors: Lawrence J. Lau, CUHK and Jungsoo Park, Sogang UniversityEastasiaforum – The high and persistent growth of the four Newly Industrialised Economies — also known as the East Asian Tigers: Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan — from 1970 to 1990 prompted much debate about the drivers of growth in these economies. There have been numerous studies looking into this issue, but they have not yet been able to reach a common conclusion. Understanding the drivers of growth in the Tiger economies can help us grasp the future prospects for growth in the emerging Asian economies, and for Asia more generally — and the supporting policy responses needed.

Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong is famous for its fast owing commerce. Trade and openness helped the small island nation and other Asian ‘Tigers’ to develop rapidly by assimilating foreign technology. (Photo: AAP)
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Ambitious climate goals, weak foundations

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Speed read

  • Most ASEAN and Pacific SIDS have submitted national plans for a UN global pact
  • But concerns have been raised about the reliability of the data used for the plans
  • Still, the country pledges are described to combine ‘complex’ needs of the areas
Scidev.net – [MANILA] With a little over a week left until the UN climate conference starts in Paris on 30 November, most countries have already submitted their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs).

The INDCs are public pledges detailing how each country plans to cope with climate change, starting in 2020, as part of a new international climate agreement that will be adopted at the UN conference. Tiếp tục đọc “Ambitious climate goals, weak foundations” →

Tại sao hội nhập ASEAN lại qua con đường kinh tế

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Các nước ASEAN tập trung vào hội nhập về kinh tế bởi sự hội nhập về chính trị là điều “không tưởng” ở khu vực này do có những khác biệt lớn về các ý niệm cơ bản như quyền lực, bộ máy lãnh đạo, vai trò của nhân dân.

Trong khi chỉ với chưa đầy 20 tháng nữa là tròn nửa thế kỉ thành lập và phát triển, ASEAN sẽ chính thức trở thành một cộng đồng vào ngày 31/12 tới. Sự hội nhập này về cơ bản đang và sẽ tiếp tục được triển khai trong lĩnh vực kinh tế. ASEAN có tham vọng và chủ động trong việc tạo ra một thị trường và cơ sở sản xuất chung. Tiếp tục đọc “Tại sao hội nhập ASEAN lại qua con đường kinh tế” →

CSIS Southeast Asia SIT-REP, Nov. 5 2015

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The SIT-REP gives you links to all of CSIS Southeast Asia’s (@SoutheastAsiaDC) best updates and programs in a five minute read. This issue includes a special feature on Myanmar’s upcoming elections on November 8, a preview of President Barack Obama’s visit to the Philippines later this month, analyses of recent South China Sea developments, and key issues in Indonesian president Joko Widodo’s visit to the United States in late October. Links will take you to the full publications, multimedia, or to registration for upcoming programs when available. To jump to a section, select one of the following:

Special Feature: Myanmar’s Elections

Myanmar’s national elections are a critical milestone for U.S. policy toward Myanmar. Get the best inside scoop with our analysis and programs. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS Southeast Asia SIT-REP, Nov. 5 2015” →

Mega-regional infrastructure initiatives – Asia’s new noodle bowl?

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Published on Monday, 26 October 2015

ADB has financed part of the Almaty-Bishkek highway.
ADB has financed part of the Almaty-Bishkek highway.

One of the striking lessons from Asia’s success over the past few decades is that it makes economic sense to invest in regional infrastructure to link two or more countries to support outward-oriented development strategies.

Cross-border projects such as the Almaty-Bishkek regional road in Central Asia, the India-Bangladesh Electrical Grid Interconnection project, and the Tonga-Fiji Submarine Cable have enhanced Asia’s economic development by stimulating flows of goods, services, investment, people and technology. They have also fostered regional peace and cooperation. Negative effects such as environmental degradation, displaced people, crime and trafficking from such projects have been largely mitigated through safeguards and public policies. Tiếp tục đọc “Mega-regional infrastructure initiatives – Asia’s new noodle bowl?” →

The Hillary Clinton Doctrine

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What Does Hillary Clinton Believe In?

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks about gun violence and stricter gun control during a townhall meeting in New Hampshire on Oct. 5, 2015. (Melina Mara/Washington Post via Getty Images)

For four years she was Obama’s loyal secretary of state. Her critics call her an interventionist, her admirers tough-minded. What kind of president would she be?

By James Traub

On Jan. 13, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave what turned out to be a remarkably prescient speech in Doha, Qatar. “The region’s foundations are sinking into the sand,” she warned. If you do not manage to “build a future that your young people will believe in,” she told the Arab heads of state in the audience, the status quo they had long defended would collapse. The very next day, Tunisia’s dictator was forced to flee the country. Almost two weeks later, hundreds of thousands of Egyptians thronged Cairo’s Tahrir Square demanding that then-President Hosni Mubarak step down. Over the following week, Clinton and her colleagues in the Barack Obama administration engaged in an intense debate over how to respond to this astonishing turn of events. Should they side with the young people in the streets demanding an immediate end to the deadening hand of autocratic rule, or with the rulers whom Clinton had admonished, but who nevertheless represented a stable order underpinned by American power and diplomacy?

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Asia, US Defense Ministers Fail to Reach South China Sea Agreement

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U.S. Defense Secretary to Join Aircraft Carrier on South China Sea Patrol

Asean summit founders after China insists on no mention of territorial dispute

ByTrefor Moss And Gordon Lubold WSJ

Updated Nov. 4, 2015 10:23 a.m. ET

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter will visit a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier on patrol in the South China Sea on Thursday in a show of strength to reinforce Washington’s resistance to Chinese assertiveness in the disputed region.

The growing U.S.-China rivalry in the South China Sea overshadowed a high-level Asian defense summit in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday as the Malaysian hosts confirmed there would be no agreement to cap talks, which ultimately foundered on the question of how to mediate territorial disputes. Tiếp tục đọc “Asia, US Defense Ministers Fail to Reach South China Sea Agreement” →

CSIS: Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – Oct 29, 2015

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Seizing the Moment: Preparing for Obama’s Trip to Manila

By Ernest Z. Bower (@BowerCSIS), Senior Adviser and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies (@SoutheastAsiaDC), and Conor Cronin, Research Associate, CSIS

October 29, 2015

For the first time in anyone’s memory, foreign policy and national security are poised to figure as major issues in the Philippine presidential election, scheduled for May 2016. Recent polls show Filipinos are worried about China and its aggressive stance in the South China Sea. They also fear that economic dependence on China could be leveraged to force concessions on the Philippines’ sovereignty. These are not unreasonable views, given that Chinese vessels now occupy Scarborough Shoal, just 140 miles from the Philippines’ northern Luzon Island, and that China’s nine-dash line nearly intersects with the Philippines’ Palawan Province. Filipinos are demanding that their leadership establish a credible defense posture for the country. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS: Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – Oct 29, 2015” →

CSIS: Southeast Asia SIT-REP, Oct. 22, 2015

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CSIS Southeast Asia SIT-REP

The SIT-REP gives you links to all of CSIS Southeast Asia’s (@SoutheastAsiaDC) best updates and programs in a five minute read. This issue includes analyses of Vietnam’s upcoming Communist Party congress, politicial issues in Myanmar’s November elections, the uncertain fate awaiting the draft Bangsamoro Basic Law in the Philippines, and a discussion with Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop, and much more. Links will take you to the full publications, multimedia, or to registration for upcoming programs when available. To jump to a section, select one of the following:

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Deep insight into developments that move the dial

“Vietnam Eyes Greater International Integration—and That’s Good News For The United States,” by Phuong Nguyen (@PNguyen_DC)
For the first time since Vietnam opened up to the world in the late 1980s, the country’s trajectory could shape the future geopolitics of Southeast Asia in significant ways. What that trajectory ought to look like has been a topic of intense discussions among Vietnamese leaders in recent months, as Vietnam gears up for the twelfth Communist Party Congress, expected to take place in early 2016… Read more >>

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Thanh niên Châu Á – Thái Bình Dương chung tay phòng, chống tham nhũng

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TT – Ngày 4 – 10 năm 2015, Tổ chức Minh bạch Quốc tế Campuchia (Transparency International Cambodia – TIC), cùng với tổ chức Hướng tới Minh bạch (Towards Transparency – TT) và các thành viên khác của TI trong khu vực Châu Á – Thái Bình Dương đã tổ chức Hội trại Thanh niên Quốc tế về Trao quyền cho giới trẻ vì sự minh bạch và liêm chính. Đây là cơ hội quý giá để 33 thanh niên Châu Á trang bị cho mình những kiến thức hữu ích, kĩ năng quan trọng và các công cụ mang tính ứng dụng cao để thực hiện các hoạt động phòng, chống tham nhũng.

5 đại diện từ phía Việt Nam, cùng 28 thanh niên Châu Á khác đến từ Campuchia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan và Phillipines đã được truyền cảm hứng với rất nhiều bài học thú vị, được giảng dạy bởi các chuyên gia đến từ Văn phòng Cao ủy Nhân quyền Liên Hợp Quốc (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights – United Nation Human Rights) và các nước thành viên của TI. Tiếp tục đọc “Thanh niên Châu Á – Thái Bình Dương chung tay phòng, chống tham nhũng” →

ASEAN can survive great-power rivalry in Asia

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4 October 2015
Author: Amitav Acharya, American University
Eastasiaforum – Pundits and policymakers increasingly see changing great-power politics in Asia as a challenge to ASEAN. China’s growing military assertiveness in the South China Sea, the US ‘rebalancing’ strategy, Japan’s moves to reinterpret its constitution, and India’s growing military presence and assertive diplomacy all press upon ASEAN’s choices in the region.A satellite image, issued by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think tank, showing an airstrip under construction at Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands. (Photo: AFP)Some argue that ASEAN is both toothless and clueless in responding to these changes. Seen as ‘talk shops’, ASEAN’s regional institutions — the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), ASEAN+3, ASEAN+6 and the East Asian Summit (EAS) — might have been sufficient when great-power relations were less volatile right after the Cold War, but they have outlived their usefulness. ‘ASEAN centrality’, and even its very survival, is being written off. Tiếp tục đọc “ASEAN can survive great-power rivalry in Asia” →

CSIS: Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – Oct 1, 2015

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Washington Debut: A Strategic Jokowi?

By Ernest Z. Bower (@BowerCSIS), Senior Adviser and Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies (@SoutheastAsiaDC), CSIS

October 1, 2015

Indonesian president Joko (Jokowi) Widodo will make his debut in Washington as president of the world’s fourth-largest country from October 26 to 28. Following recent trips to the United States by President Xi Jingping of China and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, the scene is set for Jokowi to seize the occasion to tell the world what Indonesia’s role will be and demonstrate his strategic thrust as a leader. Tiếp tục đọc “CSIS: Southeast Asia from Scott Circle – Oct 1, 2015” →

CSIS Southeast Asia Sit-Rep Sept 24, 2015

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CSIS Southeast Asia SIT-REP

The SIT-REP gives you links to all of CSIS Southeast Asia’s (@SoutheastAsiaDC) best updates and programs in a five minute read. This issue includes analysis of Malcolm Turnbull’s ouster of Tony Abbott as Australian prime minister, a look at lessons from Singapore’s recent general election, the third annual Asian Architecture Conference @ CSIS, and much more. Links will take you to the full publications, multimedia, or to registration for upcoming programs when available. To jump to a section, select one of the following:

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