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Author: Amy Searight


Dr. Amy Searight serves as senior adviser and director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Dr. Searight has wealth of experience on Asia policy—spanning defense, diplomacy, development, and economics — in both government and academia. Most recently, she served in the Department of Defense (DOD) as deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia, from 2014 to 2016.

Podcast: Changing the U.S. Policy Approach to the South China Sea

By Amy Searight | August 3, 2017 | Categories: AMTI Update
In this podcast we discuss altering the U.S. policy approach to the South China Sea. Where does the South China Sea rank in the pecking order of U.S. policy interests? How much risk should America be willing to take over these disputed waters?

South China Sea Guidelines for the New Administration

By Amy Searight and Geoffrey Hartman | January 27, 2017 | Categories: South China Sea, United States
A critical and early Chinese test of U.S. resolve is likely to come in the South China Sea, where Washington has struggled to respond effectively to assertive Chinese behavior.

Judgment Day: The South China Sea Tribunal Issues Its Ruling

By Gregory Poling, Michael Green, Murray Hiebert, Chris Johnson, Amy Searight and Bonnie Glaser | July 11, 2016 | Categories: AMTI Update, Arbitration, China, International Law, Philippines
The Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of the Philippines, citing multiple Chinese violations of international law.
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