The East-West Center in Washington enhances US engagement and dialogue with the Asia-Pacific region through access to the programs and expertise of the Center and policy relevant research, publications and outreach activities, including those of the US Asia-Pacific Council.
Asia Matters for America is an interactive, online hub to explore the importance of Asia to the United States. AsiaMattersforAmerica.org | ASEAN | Japan | Korea | Australia
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Recent Publications & Events
UK-Japan Defense Cooperation: Britain Pivots and Japan Branches Out
Philip Shetler-Jones, Security Consultant based in Brussels, explains that “the old Cold War allies of the United States are adapting to a more multipolar world order. Japan’s decision to branch out and trade arms beyond its alliance partner is one aspect of this, as is the UK’s apparent determination to show that it too can be an actor in the emerging Asian balance of power.” Read more...
Rising Tensions Over China's Monopoly on Rare Earths?
Jane Nakano, Fellow with the Energy and National Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, explains that “the current rare earth contention should serve as a reminder of the fundamental importance of supply diversification, and the enduring value that research and development plays in meeting many of the energy and resource related challenges society faces today.” Read more...
Reluctant India, Rising China and Alliance Politics in the Asia-Pacific
Yogesh Joshi, Ph.D Candidate in International Politics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, explains that “Balance of power politics through military alliances neither fit India’s style of foreign policy nor do they help India realize her goals vis-à-vis China.” Read more...
Burma/Myanmar's By-Elections: Will Personalities Trump Institutions
Tin Maung Maung Than, Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, explains that “At this point in time it may be best for Myanmar to let personalities trump institutions, but it is imperative to immediately launch a serious effort to build up viable institutions that will steadily diminish the need for strong personalities to lead the nation.” Read more...
False Hopes for Chinese Economic "Integration"
John Lee, Michael Hintze Fellow for Energy Security at the Centre for International Security Studies, University of Sydney, discusses why "China cannot exist as a 'responsible stakeholder' in the international liberal economic order until and unless the regime releases its grip on the levers of economic power." Read more...
The East-West Center is proud to participate in the 38 North Network, a new and distinctive website, established at the U.S.-Korea Institute at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, which provides a new forum for informed commentary and discussion on DPRK- (North Korea) related issues.