Archive for the 'ASEAN' Category

ASEAN 101: Economics and Trade: Key Trade Negotiations in the Southeast Asia Region

On June 4, 2013, the US-Asia Institute, the US-ASEAN Business Council, and the National Foreign Trade Council co-hosted a Capitol Hill Breakfast Forum on ASEAN: Economics and Trade: Key Trade Negotiations in the Southeast Asia Region. This is the 3rd panel in a four-part series focused on the importance of ASEAN to the United States, specifically highlighting the impact of trade
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ASEAN 101: The Role of Southeast Asia in the US Recovery: US Investments in ASEAN (Part II)

On May 13, 2013, the US-Asia Institute and the US-ASEAN Business Council co-hosted a Breakfast Capitol Hill Forum on ASEAN: The Role of Southeast Asia in the US Recovery and US Investments in ASEAN. This is the 2nd panel in a four-part series focused on the importance of ASEAN to the United States, specifically highlighting the impact of trade and
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A Capital Hill Forum on ASEAN

There are numerous issues surrounding Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, which consists of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam. How do issues in this region affect United States? To raise awareness, the US-Asia Institute, together with the US-ASEAN Business Council is organizing a four part series to highlight key aspects of the US-ASEAN
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The Asia-Pacific Moving Forward: Unrest, Uncertainty, and the Pivot

Thank you for joining us for an off-the-record briefing which addressed recent tensions in the Asia Pacific, including the territorial conflicts of the South China Sea and the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands, how these are affected by the US pivot towards the Asia Pacific, and what are some potential outcomes moving forward.  Speakers: Moderator: Ben Dolven, Congressional Research Service Japan Expert: Dr.
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