The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG-65), the guided-missile destroyers USS Sampson (DDG-102) and USS Pinckney (DDG-91), and the guided-missile frigate USS Rentz (FFG-46) operate in formation in the South China Sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.

The South China Sea: Realities and Responses in Southeast Asia

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People gather as smoke rises from a burnt out buildings in Honiara's Chinatown on November 26, 2021 after two days of rioting which saw thousands ignore a government lockdown order, torching several buildings around the Chinatown district including commercial properties and a bank branch.

ASPI Note: Understanding the Protests in the Solomon Islands

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Stacking the Deck: China’s Influence in International Technology Standards Setting

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China's special climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua speaks during a joint China and US statement on a declaration enhancing climate action in the 2020s on November 10, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland.

ASPI Note: Understanding the U.S.-China Climate Declaration

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ASPI Note: Understanding the Biden-Xi Summit

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Building the Chinese Carbon Market and Its Regional Connections

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Southeast Asia and COVID-19

Reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic and its political, economic, and strategic implications for Southeast Asia.

The South China Sea: Realities and Responses in Southeast Asia

ASPI Note: Understanding the Protests in the Solomon Islands

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ASPI Note: Understanding the U.S.-China Climate Declaration

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Building the Chinese Carbon Market and Its Regional Connections

Southeast Asia and COVID-19

Reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic and its political, economic, and strategic implications for Southeast Asia.
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The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG-65), the guided-missile destroyers USS Sampson (DDG-102) and USS Pinckney (DDG-91), and the guided-missile frigate USS Rentz (FFG-46) operate in formation in the South China Sea. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
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The South China Sea: Realities and Responses in Southeast Asia

A compilation of essays that analyze the current state of the South China Sea dispute from five Southeast Asia-based contributors.
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Responding to Trade Coercion: A Growing Threat to the Global Trading System

The Asia Society Policy Institute and the Perth USAsia Centre published a joint report on trade coercion offering ten policy options for governments to consider.
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Stacking the Deck: China’s Influence in International Technology Standards Setting

Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) Vice President Danny Russel and Assistant Director Blake Berger examine China’s influence in digital rule-setting and the implications for global technology competition.
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Catalyzing India’s Climate Ambition

ASPI Senior Fellow Patrick Suckling sets out how the wider international community should sensitively, constructively, and intelligently work with India to catalyze greater climate ambition in the lead-up to COP26 and beyond.
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Understanding American Voter Attitudes Toward U.S.-China Climate Cooperation

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ASPI Notes for the Biden Administration

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The New Geopolitics of China’s Climate Leadership

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Between War and Peace: A Roadmap for U.S. Policy Toward Iran

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With a problem-solving mandate, the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) tackles major policy challenges confronting the Asia-Pacific in security, prosperity, sustainability, and the development of common norms and values for the region. Learn more

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