Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The CSIS Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative are pleased to present the Sixteenth Annual CSIS South China Sea Conference. This full-day conference will feature keynote addresses and in-depth panel discussions on recent developments in disputed waters and the importance of the 10-year anniversary of the landmark South China Sea arbitration. Panels will address the state of play, legal developments and dispute management, evolving alliance networks, and the role of global stakeholders.
Panel 1: State of Play in the South China Sea
9:30 am
Harrison Prétat, Deputy Director and Fellow, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, CSIS
Natalie Sambhi, Founder and Executive Director, Verve Research
Henrietta Levin, Senior Fellow, Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS
Tu Lai, Research Fellow, East Sea Institute, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
Moderator: Gregory B. Poling, Senior Fellow & Director, Southeast Asia Program & Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, CSIS
This event is made possible by support from the FESS Foundation, the Embassy of Australia, the Embassy of Japan, the Embassy of New Zealand, and the Embassy of the Philippines.
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The CSIS Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative are pleased to present the Sixteenth Annual CSIS South China Sea Conference. This full-day conference will feature keynote addresses and in-depth panel discussions on recent developments in disputed waters and the importance of the 10-year anniversary of the landmark South China Sea arbitration. Panels will address the state of play, legal developments and dispute management, evolving alliance networks, and the role of global stakeholders.
Panel 1: State of Play in the South China Sea
9:30 am
Harrison Prétat, Deputy Director and Fellow, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, CSIS
Natalie Sambhi, Founder and Executive Director, Verve Research
Henrietta Levin, Senior Fellow, Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS
Tu Lai, Research Fellow, East Sea Institute, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
Moderator: Gregory B. Poling, Senior Fellow & Director, Southeast Asia Program & Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, CSIS
This event is made possible by support from the FESS Foundation, the Embassy of Australia, the Embassy of Japan, the Embassy of New Zealand, and the Embassy of the Philippines.
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