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<P><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">CSIS has launched a new "Southeast Asia Initiative". See </FONT><A HREF="http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_progj/task,view/id,1152/"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_progj/task,view/id,1152/</FONT></U></A><FONT SIZE=4 FACE="Arial"> . It is unclear who is financing this program. But its first periodic newsletter features an essay on Thai-US relations written by Bangkok's current ambassador to Washington.</FONT></P>
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