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.

June 25 APB: Is a Strategic Alignment Possible for South Korea and China?

Pundits have argued that as Sino-ROK relations increase, the alliance between the United States and South Korea might eventually be undermined, compelling South Korea to choose between the United States and China as its long-term strategic partner. Hyon Joo Yoo discusses whether it is possible that increased cooperation between China and the ROK is conducive to strategic collaboration that will overshadow the ROK's relationship with the United States. Read more...

June 23 Event: U.S.-Malaysian Relations and Current Developments in Malaysia

June 23– The Honorable James R. Keith, United States Ambassador to Malaysia, discussed U.S.-Malaysian relations and current developments in Malaysia during a public forum at the East-West Center in Washington sponsored by the East-West Center in Washington, the Malaysia-America Society of Washington D.C., and the Asia Society Washington. The Ambassador discussed topics such as economic cooperation between the United States and Malaysia, opportunities for bilateral diplomatic cooperation, and the role of the new administrations in both countries in furthering the U.S.-Malaysian relationship. Read more...

June 23 Event: U.S.-India Relations: The Road Ahead

June 23– Ties between India and the United States have burgeoned in the past decade. The two countries now interact through increased trade and investment activities and engage in more active discussions on regional and international security strategies. What challenges and opportunities will India and the United States face in the future? In an East-West Center in Washington and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) Asia Pacific Political Economy Seminar, The Honorable Meera Shankar, Indian Ambassador to the United States, discussed common diplomatic and security issues as well as the challenges that lie ahead for bilateral and regional relations. Mr. Harsh Pati Singhania, President, and Dr. Amit Mitra, Secretary General, of FICCI detailed the developing economic ties between India and the United States and the opportunities for further cooperation. Read more...

June 18: Emerging Environmental Leaders from the Asia Pacific Region Visit the East-West Center in Washington to Study the U.S. Environmental Movement

June 18– A group of twenty young scholars from Malaysia, Singapore, Fiji, and Papua New Guinea met with Satu Limaye of the East-West Center in Washington as part of a six week environmental leadership program designed to empower emerging leaders with the knowledge, skills, and relationships to successfully develop solutions to global environmental issues. This program is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administered by the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Read more...

June 18 APB: The Presidential Election: Safeguarding Mongolia's Democratic Future

The inauguration on June 18, 2009 of Tsakhia Elbegdorj as Mongolia's next president is an important, if not essential, factor in maintaining the country's two-party democracy. By all accounts, the Democratic Party (DP) leader ran a masterful campaign to defeat incumbent Nambaryn Enkhbayar of the former communist Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP). The peaceful presidential election outcome is all the more significant in light of the July 2008 violence following the highly charged parliamentary elections when five persons were killed and over 200 were injured as a result of opposition protests against election irregularities. After this violence—the only such incident in Mongolia's independence history—shocked the nation, Enkhbayar and his party quickly conceded victory to the Democratic challenger in a move to avoid popular disruptions. Read more...

June 3 APB: China's Stimulus Package: A Catalyst for Recovery?

China’s massive fiscal stimulus package has generated high expectations in official Washington as well as on Wall Street and in corporate boardrooms. Some observers paint a rosy picture of a surge in growth that will transform this vast economy into a new “locomotive” of the global marketplace. Others are less sure. Dieter Ernst discusses whether the stimulus package will be sufficient to catalyze China’s economy and that of its neighbors into sustainable recovery.  Read more...

May 28 Event: EWCW Hosts Recipients of the U.S.-South Pacific & U.S.-Timor-Leste Scholarship Programs

May 28– The East-West Center in Washington hosted a reception for the student recipients of the U.S.-South Pacific (USSP) and the U.S.-Timor-Leste (USTL) Scholarship Programs, which are funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and administered by the East-West Center (EWC) in Honolulu, Hawaii. Read more...