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• Obama Administration Has Faced Surprises in Asia Pacific
• Internationally, Public Universities Struggle in Wake of Recession
• It’s Time for China to Upgrade Standards System
• Victor Cha: North Korea ‘A Real Dilemma’
• 60 Years After Korean War, Peninsula Still Divided and Tense
• A Smart Response to China’s ‘Indigenous Innovation’ Policies
• Despite Controversial Resignation, Editor Hu Shuli ‘Positive’ About Future of Journalism in China
• Surin: ASEAN Can Play Leadership Role in Asia
• Obama’s Foreign Policy: Has America Changed Direction?
• City Leaders Reflect on Global Roles
• UN Report: Asia's Urban Divide Widens as World Population Continues to Gravitate to Mega-Cities
• Why Science Alone Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis
• Defusing Tensions Over China’s Exchange Rate Policy
• Sri Lanka's Election Strife Worsens Post-War Woes
• Entrepreneurs, Jobs and Asia
• China, India, and the Copenhagen Climate Impasse
• Media Missing Story on U.S-China Initiatives, Former White House Official Maintains
• Clinton: 'America's future linked to future of Asia Pacific region'
• 'Megatrends' Will Shape Asia Pacific Region's Long-Term Future
• Obama’s participation raises hopes for successful climate summit
• A Roadmap to Binding Carbon Caps for China
• Victor Cha: Sanctions Regime Has Hurt North Korea and Influenced Recent 'Charm Offensive'
• Taiwan Strait Thaw Likely Not Permanent
• Obama Visit to Asia Offers Dynamic Opportunity
• Repression and Punishment in North Korea: Refugee Surveys Shed Light on Prison Camp Conditions
• Pacific Islands Seek Greater ‘Ownership’ of Development Decision-Making
• Challenges Ahead for Tokyo’s New Government
• What Does Japan’s Political Change Mean for the U.S.?
• Making Sense of China’s Stance on N. Korea
• Assessing China’s Economic Recovery and Changing Roles in the Region
• Former Negotiator: UN Sanctions Will Bring North Korea Back to Talks
• Justice Miscarried: Bad Omen for Burma’s New Constitution?
• Mapping a New Geography of Knowledge
• Amid Signs of Recovery, Asia Debates Rebalancing Economies
• Bill Clinton in North Korea: Winners and Losers
• Jakarta Bombings: The Human Dimension
• Timely Policy Study Examines China-Turkey Tensions Over Uyghur Issue
• Taiwan President: We Want to be ‘Peacemaker’ in Region
• U.S. Has Limited Options on Iran
• Economic Shifts Critical for North Korea Sanctions
• U.S. Ambassador: Elections, Fair Constitution Key to Restoring Fiji’s Democracy
• U.S. Needs New Approach to Burma, Former Embassy Chief Says
• Indian Voters Opt for Continuity Over Change
• Rubber Plantations May Have Devastating Environmental Effects in the Uplands of Mainland Southeast Asia, Scientists Warn
• Pakistan, Afghanistan and the U.S.: Shared Concerns and Concerted Responses
• Fiji’s Conundrum
• Indonesia’s Young Democracy Thriving, But Challenges Remain
• Public Health Systems Have Come a Long Way in Pandemic Readiness
• House Foreign Affairs Chairman: U.S. Foreign Aid System in Need of Reform
• Roots of Tension in Thailand
• Asia’s Challenges in the Global Crisis -- A Catalyst for Change?
• North Korea Undeterred by Toothless Trade Restrictions
• North Korea – Beyond the Launch
• Revisiting Micronesia
• A Thai Village’s Ecological Success Story Offers Important Lessons
• A new role for civil society organizations
• Forging Cooperation in Crisis
• Trial Monitors Issue First Report on Khmer Rouge Tribunal
• Clinton in Indonesia: A Good Place to Start
• China-U.S. Economic Relations: From Symbiosis to Rupture?
• Street-level air pollution in Asian cities likely worse than thought, and getting worse
• Experts Mull Framework for North Pacific Regional Cooperation on Energy Security
• Lou Cannon: Poor News Coverage Rather Than Race Is Big Factor in Presidential Election
• How (and Why) the U.S. Should Help Build an ASEAN Economic Community
• Both U.S. Candidates Likely to Hold Steady Course on Asia
• Candidates Bring U.S. Pacific Policy ‘Full Circle,’ Says Former Australian Defense Minister
• Gauging the U.S. Presidential Candidates’ Positions on Asia Pacific Issues
• Facing the Issues of Asia’s Urban Slums
• Counting the Medals: The Olympics Are Still Not Flat
• Six Steps Toward Increased Energy Security in the Asia Pacific Region
• Pakistan Stability Critical After Musharraf
• China’s difficult ‘coming out party’
• U.S. Military Presence in Asia Appreciated, Says Pacific Commander
• New Challenges in an Era of ‘Long Peace’ in Asia
• Nepal Prospects Hinge on Maoists’ Transition From Rebels to Rulers
• Asia’s Security Threats, Real and Perceived
• EWC Speakers Spur Hawai‘i Students to Action on Climate Change
• Lessons of the Burma and China Disasters
• Assessing the Far-Reaching Impacts of the New “Golden Triangle” Highway
• Negroponte: Asia Should Strengthen Leadership Role
• Gas Prices Will Rise
• Emerging concerns about ‘innovation offshoring’
• Tibet Unrest Signals Deeper Problems
• “Climate Mainstreaming” – The New Must for Planning
• New Administration Heralds South Korea’s Return to Stability and Growth
• Will the Olympics transform China’s media landscape?
• World Must Wake Up to Pandemic Disease Threat, Expert Urges
• The Evolving Role of Asia in Global Climate Change
• Surin: Charter is Key for ASEAN Revitalization
• Candidates scrambling on Pakistan policy
• China Likely to Meet Air Quality Requirements for the Beijing Olympics
• The state of U.S.-ASEAN relations
• Battling a Preference for Boys
• Fiji: “A good coup?”
• The ‘Asian Century’ in Sports?
• Renewing the Pacific Partnership
• MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT: East-West Center Bangkok Media Conference: “Changing Dynamics in the Asia Pacific: Power Politics, Economic Might, and Media Challenges”
• Burma at the Crossroads
• Shinsedae: Conservative Attitudes of a ‘New Generation’ in South Korea and the Impact on the Korean Presidential Election
• Assessing Change in Asia
• Senior Seminar Charts Changing Power in Asia Pacific, Calls for Greater U.S. Attention
• IT Industry Drives China’s Unique Industrial Capitalism
• The Case for TPA
• Post-Potsdam: Open Season for FTAs
• U.S.-China Crisis Brewing?
• Hokule`a Takes International Students Under Her Sails
• Asia Security: Unknowns Dominate Outlook
• Managing an Unbalanced but Unavoidable Relationship
• Unholy Mix of Religion, Conspiracy Theories, and Politics Keep Southern Thailand Hot
• Former U.S. Trade Rep Discusses Managing Challenges in Asia Trade
• Chumong: The Man, the Myth, the TV Star
• Pacific Islands Leaders Wrap Up Successful Washington Meet
• Commuters' Exposure to Air Pollution More than Previously Believed
• Korea-U.S. FTA / Il SaKong Interview
• Declining Birth Rates Raising Concerns in Asia
• Stunned Solomons Sort Through Tsunami Wreckage
• Realities May Make for Bumpy Road as China Drives Biofuels to Market
• Peace Is Possible in Papua If …
• EWC Tsunami Fund Closing, Aid Work Continues
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