How will the U.S. alliance network in the Indo-Pacific evolve next year? To what extent will tariff policy and tech competition shape regional economic dynamics? Will the regional balance of power tilt in favor of authoritarian states?
Join CSIS experts to explore these and other questions during the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department (GFP)'s annual preview of political, economic, and security developments across the region.
Audience members will be encouraged to participate in a live poll during the event. Please use the QR code below OR menti.com (code: 58178464) to participate via the Mentimeter platform.
This event is made possible through general support to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Victor Cha
President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair, CSIS
Victor Cha
President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair, CSIS
Charles Edel
Senior Adviser and Australia Chair, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, CSIS (Virtual)
Kristi Govella
Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, CSIS; Associate Professor, University of Oxford
Richard Rossow
Senior Adviser and Chair on India and Asia Emerging Economics, Economic Security and Technology Department, CSIS
Gregory B. Poling
Senior Fellow and Director, Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, CSIS
Moderated by:
Nicholas Szechenyi
Vice President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Senior Fellow, Japan Chair, CSIS
Navin Girishankar
President, Economic Security and Technology Department, CSIS
Philip Luck
Director, Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business, Economic Security and Technology Department, CSIS
Adam Farrar
Senior Associate (Non-Resident), Korea Chair, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, CSIS
Ilaria Mazzocco
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and
Economics, Economic Security and Technology Department, CSIS
Moderated by:
Will Todman
Chief of Staff, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department; Senior Fellow, Middle East Program; and Host of the State of Play Podcast
Thomas J. Christensen
Pritzker Chair, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, CSIS; Professor of Public and International Affairs and Director of the China and the World Program, Columbia University
Henrietta Levin
Senior Fellow, Freeman Chair in China Studies, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, CSIS
Bonny Lin
Director, China Power Project and Senior Adviser, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, CSIS
Sydney Seiler
Senior Adviser, (Non-Resident), Korea Chair, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, CSIS, and former National Intelligence Officer for North Korea, National Intelligence Council
Maria Snegovaya
Senior Fellow, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, CSIS
Moderated by:
Kathryn Paik
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Australia Chair, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department, CSIS
