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
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Features
July 22 Event: China and India's Energy Policy Directions: Implcations for the Global Oil and Gas Markets and Iran Sanctions
This event, co-hosted with the Center for Security and International Studies (CSIS), featured Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki, senior fellow, East-West Center; senior associate, CSIS; and chairman, FACTS Global Energy. Dr. Fesharaki discussed China and India’s short-term and long-term energy demand forecasts and identified the scope of both countries’ relations with Iran in the energy field. Read more...
To view a video-recording of this presentation, please visit the CSIS website.
June 23–South Korea continues to experience great economic success, is involved in major international and regional institutions and is now poised to take on a greater leadership role. President Lee Myung-bak is eager to promote a new South Korean foreign policy which features a multi-layered global approach and addresses security and non-security issues. Dr. Seongho Sheen, visiting fellow, East-West Center in Washington, discussed the possibility of increasing South Korean influence through the comprehensive “New Asia Initiative.” Read more...
June 21—The world’s largest trading power, China, has developed its own form of capitalist political economy, “Sino-Capitalism,” which is already global in reach and may challenge the Anglo-American capitalist system. In this program, Dr. Christopher A. McNally explained that the U.S. economy is currently heavily intertwined with the Chinese economy and must manage the economic relationship carefully as China continues to develop its role in the global economy and the global economy continues to be dependent on the health and stability of the Chinese economy. Read more...
June 18–Despite Cambodia's history, involving the Khmer Rouge, and its status as a developing nation, China has maintained close relations with the Cambodian government. Based on the messages of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, Dr. Sophie Richardson explained that close relations are likely to continue. Dr. Richardson and discussant Dr. Brantly Womack discussed the dynamic of China's asymmetric relations with Cambodia and examined how China's Five Principles could affect human rights initiatives in Asia. Read more...
June 17 Event: Pakistan's Afghanistan Policy
June 17–As a neighboring country with deep ties to Afghanistan, Pakistan is capable of making an impact on the security situation in the South Asian region, but cannot be expected to single-handedly remove the Taliban and restore order to Afghanistan. This goal must be reached through dialogue with all Afghan factions of government. During this seminar, Ambassador Riaz M. Khan, former foreign secretary of Pakistan, explained how the complexity of Pakistan and Afghanistan’s post-WWII history influences Pakistan’s current foreign policy and discussed the role he sees for Pakistan in helping to stabilize Afghanistan. Read more...
June 17 APB: Noynoy Aquino: A Philippine Nixon?
The election of Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III as president of the Philippines provides the Aquino family one more opportunity to fulfill its promise to the Filipino people. Noynoy's martyred father and late mother instilled hope in the common Filipino that the elite's rapacious hold over government policies and the nation's wealth could be broken. Marcos' assassination of Ninoy and Cory's inability to overcome her family and class background proved a national disappointment. Now Noynoy has a chance to restore the family name, breaking with the past to give the hard-working Filipino population better governance and justice so desperately needed to pull the country out of its perennially corrupt economy and reputation. Read more...
June 15 Event: U.S.-India Economic Relations: The Road Ahead
June 15—This event, co-hosted with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University (SAIS), featured Representative James McDermott (D-WA), Ambassador Arun K. Singh, deputy chief of mission of the Indian embassy, Dr. Amit Mitra, secretary general of FICCI and Dr. Anne O. Krueger, professor of international economics, SAIS. The speakers discussed the nature of economic interaction taking place between the United States and India and the enormous potential for further collaboration and growth. Read more...
June 10: ASEAN Matters for America Initiative Recognized by the ASEAN Secretariat During Launch
Calling the project, “simple, readable, yet impressive,” Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN, launched the ASEAN Matters for America project with Dr. Satu Limaye, Director of the East-West Center in Washington, on Thursday, June 10, 2010, at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta. The project is also featured prominently on the Secretariat’s website. Dr. Surin was pleased that the United States is showing reinvigorated interest in engagement with ASEAN. He also noted ASEAN’s importance to the United States at the local level. Read more...
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EWC in Washington Activities Include:
- The United States Asia Pacific Council, comprising American citizens who have made outstanding contributions to US-Asia Pacific relations. The Council serves as a vehicle for enhanced US engagement with the region through multilateral organizations, conferences, and policy related initiatives.
- Publications that analyze key contemporary issues and problems of regional significance to clarify debates in the scholarly and policy communities and advance new research and policy directions.
- Collaborative research on key domestic and international political and security issues and problems in and affecting the Asia Pacific with a view to reducing tension and conflict, and promoting peaceful change.
- Events including Congressional Study Groups to inform and stimulate discussion of key issues in US-Asia relations in the nation's capital and Forums for the presentation of viewpoints on significant issues in US-Asia Pacific relations
- Visiting Fellows from Asia Pacific countries and the United States who conduct research and publish on relevant issues and provide perspectives on key issues in US-Asia Pacific relations.
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