Press Briefing: An Insider's Look at President Obama's Asia Trip

PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS FOR MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA ONLY. CREDENTIALS WILL BE REQUIRED.

Watch the briefing live at www.cnas.org/live.

Just days in advance of President Obama's trip to Asia, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will hold a press briefing on what to expect from the trip to India, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia. Leading experts on the Asia-Pacific, Dr. Patrick Cronin and Abraham Denmark have traveled extensively to the region over the last several months and will offer candid perspectives on the President's objectives and the importance of this trip. Specific topics to be addressed include: reassuring the U.S.-Japan alliance, reinvigorating U.S.-India relations, cementing the U.S.-Indonesia comprehensive partnership and the significance of these relationships amidst China's rise.

The speakers will discuss CNAS's recent publications on the Asia-Pacific region, including: 

• Natural Allies: A Blueprint for the Future of U.S.-India Relations by Richard Armitage, R. Nicholas Burns and Richard Fontaine 
• Renewal: Revitalizing the U.S.-Japan Alliance by Patrick Cronin, Daniel Kliman and Abraham Denmark
• Crafting a Strategic Vision: A New Era of U.S.-Indonesian Relations by Abraham Denmark

EVENT SPEAKERS

Professor R. Nicholas Burns (via conference call)
Former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs                                                                                                                                            
Dr. Patrick Cronin
Senior Advisor and Senior Director
CNAS Asia-Pacific Security Program
 
Abraham Denmark
Fellow and Director
CNAS Asia-Pacific Security Program                                                                                                                                                                                   
Richard Fontaine (via conference call)
Senior Fellow
Center for a New American Security

The press briefing will also be streamed live at www.cnas.org/live beginning at 2:00 p.m. EST. An audio recording of the proceedings will be available online at www.cnas.org/multimedia by 6:00 p.m. EST following the briefing.

To find out more information about the CNAS's Asia-Pacific Security project, please click here.

Credentials will be required. For questions or concerns, please contact Ashley Hoffman; ahoffman@cnas.org; 202.457.9414