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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 20h

"If there is any hope that the current civil war will lead to the reestablishment of a unified Myanmar, creative solutions will have to be found to resolve the conflicting claims in Shan State," writes CSIS's Michael Martin.

Read the full commentary: www.csis.org/analysis/dil...

The Dilemma of Shan State for Myanmar’s Revolution

If there is any hope that the current civil war will lead to the reestablishment of a unified Myanmar, creative solutions will have to be found to resolve the conflicting claims in Shan State.

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 1d

Horrific reporting from the AP on the Myanmar families watching their kids starve to death from Trump and Musk’s aid cuts apnews.com/article/myan...

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 1d

"A clear pattern is emerging in Southeast Asian responses to U.S. economic pressure, with most states seeking to mitigate both the short- and long-term risks of partnering with the United States," notes @gregpoling.bsky.social.

Read more from @seasia.csis.org: www.csis.org/analysis/sou...

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · Jul 29

What a graph

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · Jul 23

Remember, social media posts aren’t trade agreements.

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · Jul 2

worth pointing out, again, that a 20% tariff on Vietnamese imports alone (our sixth-largest trading partner!) would have been considered the worst trade war in modern American history pre-Trump. Instead it is now treated as a "deal". How far we've fallen.

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Friso Dubbelboer @frisodubbelboer.bsky.social · Jun 17

"Increased patrolling east of the shoal (..) suggests that China is using the nine-dash line rather than the territorial sea or another maritime zone from Scarborough as its imagined jurisdictional boundary” www.stripes.com/theaters/asi...

Scarborough Shoal a growing flashpoint between China and Philippines, think tank says

Scarborough Shoal has reemerged as the focal point of tensions between Manila and Beijing in the South China Sea, according to a report released Monday by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.

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Gregory Poling @gregpoling.bsky.social · Jun 17

Tune in at 10am ET for the 15th(!!) @csis.org South China Sea Conference www.csis.org/events/fifte...

Fifteenth Annual South China Sea Conference | CSIS Events

The CSIS Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative are pleased to present the Fifteenth Annual South China Sea Conference.

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House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats @houseforeign.bsky.social · May 23

Logo is back up at the US Institute of Peace where it belongs — small but important court victory against DOGE’s illegal actions.

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Noan Sereiboth @noansereiboth.bsky.social · May 6

Closer examination of those visits suggests that China maintains exclusive access to some facilities, including the base’s largest pier. And recent photos of progress at a nearby air defense site only raise more questions about the true extent of Beijing’s military presence in the area.

A Tale of Two Reams: Questions Remain at Cambodia’s Growing Naval Base | Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

After the official opening of Cambodian-Chinese joint facilities at Ream Naval Base in early April, the base quickly hosted visits from both Japan and Vietnam. But closer examination of those visits, ...

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Gregory Poling @gregpoling.bsky.social · May 2

RFA services going dark as USAGM ignores a court order to disburse its Congressionally appropriated funding. www.rfa.org/english/abou...

RFA announces mass layoffs, shutdown of major language services

Uyghur, Tibetan, Burmese will halt content production, programming on May 9

www.rfa.org

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National Security Archive @nsarchive.bsky.social · May 1

The Archive is troubled to learn that President Trump yesterday fired all nine members of the State Department's Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation, a statutory body that has operated without presidential interference for over 20 years. history.state.gov/about/hac/in...

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Gregory Poling @gregpoling.bsky.social · Apr 29

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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · Apr 7

1. We contacted the 100 largest American companies and asked a simple question:

Do you support the tariffs announced by President Trump on April 2?

These are tariffs that have already destroyed trillions of shareholder value

NOT ONE COMPANY WOULD ANSWER THE QUESTION

Trump tariffs, corporations cower

During the Biden administration, corporate executives regularly expressed their displeasure with policies they opposed.

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Gregory Poling @gregpoling.bsky.social · Apr 4

Thailand, India legitimize Min Aung Hlaing with these engagements at BIMSTEC. His junta controls a third of Myanmar; this isn't pragmatic engagement, it's picking the losing side in a civil war.

Nikkei Asia (Official) @asia.nikkei.com · Apr 4

Modi meets Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing, Bangladesh's Yunus
https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International-relations/Modi-meets-Myanmar-s-Min-Aung-Hlaing-Bangladesh-s-Yunus

Modi meets Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing, Bangladesh's Yunus

As part of Quad, Indian leader calls for extension of Myanmar ceasefire

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Greg Miller @gregpmiller.bsky.social · Apr 4

Decades of national security expertise wiped away in Washington yesterday at the urging of a far-right conspiracist who was once banned from Uber for anti-Muslim rants and claimed 9/11 was an 'inside job.' wapo.st/3R3zRAu

Trump ousts members of National Security Council staff

The NSC shake-up followed a White House visit by Laura Loomer, a far-right activist who urged Trump to purge staff with hawkish foreign policy views.

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Gregory Poling @gregpoling.bsky.social · Apr 3

Pretty sure @wilsoncenter.org is mostly privately funded. This is absurd.

Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · Apr 3

Another insanity in a sea of madness.
The gutting of the Wilson Center.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/u...

Musk’s Task Force Begins Shutting Down Foreign Policy Research Center

Mark Green, a Republican who once worked under President Trump, stepped down as head of the Wilson Center after employees of Elon Musk’s team visited the think tank.

www.nytimes.com

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · Apr 2

Welcome to CSIS, @kristigovella.bsky.social!

Read our full announcement about Dr. Govella’s appointment as CSIS Senior Adviser and Japan Chair below👇

Kristi Govella @kristigovella.bsky.social · Apr 2

I’m excited to share that, in addition to my position as Associate Professor at the University of Oxford, I have been named Senior Adviser and Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (@csis.org) in Washington, DC. Read more: www.csis.org/news/csis-na...

CSIS Names Kristi Govella as Senior Adviser and Japan Chair

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) today announced Dr. Kristi Govella has been named senior adviser and Japan Chair.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · Apr 1

We're seeing in real time the terrible consequences of Musk & Trump's dismantling of USAID.

A devastating earthquake has killed thousands — and many more will die without vital U.S. aid.

The AID officials in charge had just gotten their termination letters. America in retreat.

Trump’s USAID cuts cripple American response to Myanmar earthquake

Three days after the quake, there are no U.S. teams on the ground in Myanmar, a stark illustration of how Trump has upended America’s role in disaster response.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Brian Barrett @brbarrett.bsky.social · Apr 1

Here's how it works:

1. DOGE fires everybody at USIP.
2. A DOGE guy from GSA gets installed USIP's acting president.
3. That guy agrees to transfer USIP's $500 million headquarters back to GSA—for free.

www.wired.com/story/doge-t...

DOGE Is Trying to Gift Itself a $500 Million Building, Court Filings Show

The documents reveal a DOGE affiliate is attempting to transfer the headquarters of an independent think tank, the United States Institute of Peace, to the government at no cost.

www.wired.com

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · Mar 22

"Vietnam has considerably expanded its Spratly Island outposts over the last ten months, completing a record year of island building in 2024 and moving on to dredge in new areas."

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Scaling Up: Vietnam’s Islands (and Harbors) Continue to Grow | Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

Vietnam has considerably expanded its Spratly Island outposts over the last ten months, completing a record year of island building in 2024 and moving on to dredge in new areas even as some features…

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Gregory Poling @gregpoling.bsky.social · Mar 21

Vietnam has now dredged 3,319 acres of coral reef and created 2,236 acres of new land in the Spratlys. Since 2021 it has built 8 new harbors and an 8,000-ft airstrip. Latest from AMTI: amti.csis.org/scaling-up-v...

Scaling Up: Vietnam’s Islands (and Harbors) Continue to Grow | Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative

Vietnam has considerably expanded its Spratly Island outposts over the last ten months, completing a record year of island building in 2024 and moving on to dredge in new areas even as some features a...

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Gregory Poling @gregpoling.bsky.social · Mar 21

What a tragedy. If this and the dismantling of other elements of US soft power like VOA, USIP, and USAID stand, the US will have done more damage to its influence in SEA in the last 6 months than China has in 6 years.

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Gregory Poling @gregpoling.bsky.social · Mar 20

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Gregory Poling @gregpoling.bsky.social · Mar 20

Consensus from the first panel of the day on the self-harm US is committing by dismantling USAID, VOA and RFA. Kudos Prashanth Parameswaran, Lynn Kuok, and Graeme Smith

Gregory Poling @gregpoling.bsky.social · Mar 20

I'll be testifying before the US-China Commission in 10 minutes on China's influence in SEA and the Pacific alongside Cleo Paskal and Jason Tower. Watch live or check it out later at www.uscc.gov/hearings/cro...

Crossroads of Competition: China in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands

March 20, 2025

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