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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Upcoming Events
February 8 Upcoming Event: U.S. Support for Human Rights Efforts in Southeast Asia
February 8 (12:30 pm - 2:00 pm) - Professor David Cohen, East-West Center and U.C. Berkeley; Mr. Henry Jardine, U.S. Department of State; Dr. Daniel O’Connor, U.S. Department of State; and Mr. James Wallar, Nathan Associates, Inc., will discuss U.S. support for ASEAN human rights initiatives both with ASEAN and with civil society organizations in the region. For more information, click here. Please RSVP to RSVPDC@EastWestCenter.org.
February 10 Upcoming Event: China and India: Friends, Foes, or Frenemies?
February 10 (2:00 pm - 3:30 pm) - Professor Swaran Singh of Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi will examine the ever-changing relations between China and India and will discuss whether the future of the relationship will be colored by controversy or by cooperation. For more information, click here. Please RSVP to RSVPDC@EastWestCenter.org.
Features
January 26 APB: U.S.-Burma Relations: “Pragmatic Engagement” Greets “Discipline-Flourishing Democracy”
On November 3, 2009, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell became the highest ranking American official to travel to Myanmar since the 1995 visit of then-U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Madeleine Albright. To reinforce this message of outreach, President Obama later engaged Prime Minister Thein Sein on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit meeting in Singapore. The initiative to pragmatically engage the ruling junta in Naypyidaw has been in most part received well. Sourabh Gupta discusses Burma's motivations for re-engagement with the United States. Read more...
January 21– Integrating former insurgents into national militaries does not necessarily lead to the reduction of communal barriers between ethnic minorities and the majority population of a country. In an East-West Center in Washington Asia Pacific Security Seminar, Dr. Rosalie Arcala Hall, associate professor of political science at the University of the Philippines Visayas and Fulbright visiting scholar in the Department of Political Science at Loyola University, and discussant Mr. G. Eugene Martin, former executive director of the Philippine Facilitation Project at the U.S. Institute of Peace and former U.S. Foreign Service Office, discussed the integration of former insurgents into the militaries of the Philippines and East Timor, examining the role that such military integrations play in promoting peace and reducing ethnic boundaries among the population. Read more...
January 14: East-West Center in Washington Welcomes Visiting Fellow Seongho Sheen
January 14, 2010 —The East-West Center in Washington is pleased to welcome Dr. Seongho Sheen as a Visiting Fellow for a seven-month residency beginning in January 2010. Dr. Sheen, currently an Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of International Studies at Seoul National University in South Korea, will conduct research on “The ROK’s Views on Multilateralism and a Northeast Asian Security Architecture.” Read more...
December 17 Event: An Interim Assessment of Evolving U.S.-Burma/Myanmar Relations
December 17– Though a U.S. policy review has led to new engagement between the United States and Burma, there are still many issues to tackle if relations between the two countries are to improve. In an East-West Center in Washington Asia Pacific Security Seminar co-hosted by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA, Dr. David I. Steinberg, distinguished professor of Asian Studies in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, introduced his new book, Burma/Myanmar: What Everyone Needs to Know, and discussed the current state of U.S.-Burma relations and the prospects for the future. Read more...
December 16– Japan has become increasingly interested in trilateral cooperation in Asia due to disappointment in the progress of multilateral institutions in the region. In an East-West Center in Washington Asia Pacific Security Seminar, Dr. Kuniko Ashizawa, visiting fellow at the East-West Center in Washington, and Ambassador Rust Deming, adjunct professor at The Johns Hopkins University SAIS, discussed Japan’s participation in the Trilateral Security Dialogue (TSD) with Australia and the United States, explaining Japan’s motivations in pursuing trilateral cooperation in Asia and the prospects for the future of TSD. 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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