ASIA PROGRAM

Crisis Group's Asia program is coordinated from the New York office. For more information, including the text of Crisis Group reports and briefings, please see the related project pages:

Central Asia

From offices in Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan and Dushanbe in Tajikistan, Crisis Group covers the five Central Asian states - Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan - focusing on the region's main security challenges: border and resource disputes, drugs, corruption and economic problems, extremism and heavy-handed repression of opponents.

North East Asia

From its office in Seoul, Crisis Group reports on the regional dynamics affecting the fragile North East Asia security situation. It examines the prospects of multilateral efforts to avert conflict on the Korean Peninsula and looks ahead to propose policies and strategies for regional integration and economic development. Crisis Group Seoul also studies the risk of military confrontation over the Taiwan Strait and recommends policy by which a peaceful relationship might be maintained.

South Asia

Crisis Group addresses security and stability issues and political transition in Afghanistan from its office in Kabul, prospects for stability in Pakistan from its regional office in Islamabad as well as the situation in Kashmir and factors that foster extremism across the region. From offices in Kathmandu and Colombo, Crisis Group also analyses the conflict in Nepal as it navigates a difficult transition away from royal rule and the root causes of the long-standing conflict between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan government.

South East Asia

Crisis Group's Jakarta-based team reports and recommends policy on Indonesia's political developments, the development of regional autonomy, separatist struggles in Aceh and Papua, communal violence and the role of radical Islam with a particular focus on Jemaah Islamiyah. Crisis Group's work in Myanmar has focused on the military government, the opposition, ethnic minorities and the role the international community could play in encouraging a transition to democracy. The Jakarta office also reports on the conflicts in the southern Philippines, southern Thailand and Timor-Leste.

Recent reports & briefings

Indonesia: The Hotel Bombings, Asia Briefing N°94, 24 July 2009
Sri Lanka’s Judiciary: Politicised Courts, Compromised Rights, Asia Report N°172, 30 June 2009
Afghanistan's Election Challenges, Asia Report N°171, 24 June 2009
Recruiting Militants in Southern Thailand, Asia Report N°170, 22 June 2009
North Korea’s Nuclear and Missile Programs, Asia Report N°168, 18 June 2009
North Korea’s Chemical and Biological Weapons Programs, Asia Report N°167, 18 June 2009
North Korea: Getting Back to Talks, Asia Report N°169, 18 June 2009
Pakistan’s IDP Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities, Asia Briefing N°93, 3 June 2009
Indonesia: Radicalisation of the “Palembang Group”, Asia Briefing N°92, 20 May 2009
China's Growing Role in UN Peacekeeping, Asia Report N°166, 17 April 2009
Development Assistance and Conflict in Sri Lanka: Lessons from the Eastern Province, Asia Report N°165, 16 April 2009
North Korea's Missile Launch: The Risks of Overreaction, Asia Briefing N°91, 31 March 2009
Indonesia: Deep Distrust in Aceh as Elections Approach, Asia Briefing N°90, 23 March 2009
Afghanistan: New U.S. Administration, New Directions, Asia Briefing N°89, 13 March 2009
Pakistan: The Militant Jihadi Challenge, Asia Report N°164, 13 March 2009
Nepal's Faltering Peace Process, Asia Report N°163, 19 February 2009
The Philippines: Running in Place in Mindanao, Asia Briefing N°88, 16 February 2009
Tajikistan: On the Road to Failure, Asia Report N°162, 12 February 2009
Timor-Leste: No Time for Complacency, Asia Briefing N°87, 9 February 2009
Local Election Disputes in Indonesia: The Case of North Maluku, Asia Briefing N°86, 22 January 2009

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