About the Program

The Asia Program in Washington studies disruptive security, governance, and technological risks that threaten peace, growth, and opportunity in the Asia-Pacific region, including a focus on China, Japan, and the Korean peninsula.

Program experts

Evan A. Feigenbaum

Vice President for Studies, Acting Director, Carnegie China

Darshana M. Baruah

Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program

Darcie Draudt-Véjares

Fellow, Asia Program

François Godement

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Asia Program

Robert Greene

Nonresident Scholar, Asia Program and Technology and International Affairs Program

Sheena Chestnut Greitens

Nonresident Scholar, Asia Program

Charles Hooper

Nonresident Scholar, Asia Program

Yukon Huang

Senior Fellow, Asia Program

Isaac B. Kardon

Senior Fellow, Asia Program

Kenji Kushida

Senior Fellow, Asia Program

Sana Jaffrey

Nonresident Scholar, Asia Program

Oriana Skylar Mastro's headshot

Oriana Skylar Mastro

Nonresident Scholar, Asia Program

Chung Min Lee

Senior Fellow, Asia Program

Evan S. Medeiros

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Asia Program

Jennifer B. Murtazashvili

Nonresident Scholar, Asia Program

Michael R. Nelson

Senior Fellow, Asia Program

Trinh Nguyen

Nonresident Scholar, Asia Program

Elina Noor

Senior Fellow, Asia Program

Douglas H. Paal

Distinguished Fellow, Asia Program

George Perkovich

Japan Chair for a World Without Nuclear Weapons, Vice President for Studies

Michael Pettis

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Carnegie China

Matt Sheehan

Fellow, Asia Program

Ashley J. Tellis

Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs

Temur Umarov

Temur Umarov

Fellow, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center

Milan Vaishnav

Director and Senior Fellow, South Asia Program

Gita Wirjawan

Nonresident Scholar, Asia Program

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The Future of Korean Power: Is More With Less Possible?
October 30, 2024

Korean Power (K-Power)—a new comprehensive approach to tackling South Korea’s challenges through economic, technological, military, and cultural power—has been on the rise over the past 20 years, dominated by advanced manufacturing, high-tech exports, and increasingly sophisticated military power.

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Malaysia and BRICS — Building the Right Foundation?

As Malaysia joins BRICS, a diverse and at times divided group, questions remain about what the country stands to gain—and what it risks.

· October 25, 2024
Consider This
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Understanding China’s Strategic Path to Great Power Status
October 23, 2024

Thirty years ago, the idea that China could challenge the United States economically, globally, and militarily seemed unfathomable. Yet today, China is considered a great power. How did China manage to build power in an international system that was largely dominated by the United States? What factors determined the strategies Beijing pursued to achieve this feat?

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China’s Agents of Chaos

China wants to supplant the United States as the world’s dominant power, and although partnering with Iran, North Korea, and Russia helps Beijing in that effort, the trio can also undermine its aims.

· October 22, 2024
Foreign Affairs
Indonesia's new President Prabowo Subianto (R) and his predecessor Joko Widodo (L) speak during the presidential inauguration ceremony at the Parliament building in Jakarta on October 20, 2024
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Prabowo’s Indonesia: Inheriting Democracy at Dusk

Prabowo Subianto, long viewed as an authoritarian threat, inherits a democracy that is less accountable and less competitive than at any other time since the country's political transition.

· October 22, 2024
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China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan a ‘New Level of Aggression’, Says Analyst

A conversation about the October 14 Chinese military drill that deployed fighter jets and warships to encircle Taiwan, further agitating cross-strait tensions.

· October 15, 2024
CNA
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The Taiwan Challenge, With Oriana Mastro and David Sacks

A discussion about U.S. policy toward Taiwan in light of talk that China might seek to compel the island’s reunification with the mainland.

· October 15, 2024
The President's Inbox (CFR)
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The Economist Whose Contrarian Streak Has Gotten Attention in Biden and Trump Camps

An interview with Michael Pettis, a former investment banker turned music impresario who is quietly reshaping how Washington thinks about international trade.

· October 11, 2024
The Wall Street Journal
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North Korea: The Overlooked Challenge for the Next US. President

The North Korea challenge represents some of the world’s biggest military, technological, and economic struggles today. Yet it receives very little attention from the candidates.

· October 10, 2024
The Diplomat