Erin Murphy is a senior fellow for the Asia Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She has spent her career in several public and private sector roles, including as an analyst on Asian political and foreign policy issues at the Central Intelligence Agency, director for the Indo-Pacific at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, founder and principal of her boutique advisory firm focused on Myanmar, and an English teacher with the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program in Saga, Japan. Murphy received her master’s degree in Japan studies and international economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and her bachelor’s degree in international relations and Spanish from Tufts University. She was also a 2017–2018 Hitachi international affairs fellow in Japan with the Council on Foreign Relations. Murphy is also the author of Burmese Haze: US Policy and Myanmar's Opening-and Closing (Association for Asian Studies, 2022).
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'Unprecedented' weapons seizures in Myanmar boost anti-junta resistance morale
Erin L. Murphy in France 24 — December 20, 2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping Goes On 'Charm Offensive' At APEC Leaders' Summit
Erin L. Murphy in TaiwanPlus — November 18, 2023
Indo-Pacific Bidenomics: The Emergence of a New Economic Order
Erin L. Murphy in The Diplomat — November 1, 2023
US Boosts Funds for Infrastructure Program for Developing Nations Above $30 Billion
Erin L. Murphy in Voice of America — October 17, 2023
US Boosts Funds for Infrastructure Program for Developing Nations Above $30 Billion
Erin L. Murphy in Voice of America — October 17, 2023
Bloomberg Markets: The Close 09/20/2023
Erin L. Murphy in Bloomberg — September 20, 2023
It’s going to take a while for China to dig out of its trust deficit with other countries, says CSIS
Erin L. Murphy in CNBC — September 11, 2023
Biden Seeks Stronger Vietnam Ties in Bid to Counter China
Erin L. Murphy in Wall Street Journal — September 10, 2023
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Driving Economic Growth: The Role of Development Finance Institutions
Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends
Mongolia: A Case for Flexibility in U.S. Economic Engagement
Commentary by Erin L. Murphy — March 15, 2024
U.S.-Vietnam Conference 2024
Event — January 23, 2024
Considerations for IPEF in the New Year
Event — January 17, 2024
“The United States and Taiwan’s Role in Digital Trade in the Indo-Pacific”: Audio Brief with Erin L. Murphy
Podcast Episode by Erin L. Murphy — January 12, 2024
The United States and Taiwan’s Role in Digital Trade in the Indo-Pacific
Commentary by Erin L. Murphy — January 3, 2024
IPEF: Three Pillars Succeed, One Falters
Commentary by Erin L. Murphy — November 21, 2023
Book Talk: An Unlikely Prisoner: How an eternal optimist found hope in Myanmar’s most notorious jail
Event — November 16, 2023