EWC researchers Andrew Mason and Sang-Hyop Lee write that since the economic impacts of population aging vary widely from country to country, policymakers must adopt strategies best suited to their nation's birthrate circumstances. ...more...

The East-West Center has been ranked #4 in a University of Pennsylvania institute’s 2018 list of best government-affiliated think tanks worldwide. EWC’s ranking is even more notable since the only institutions ranked higher are connected with large organizations like the World Bank, ADB and US Congressional Research Service. ...more...

In early December, EWC hosted an Indo-Pacific Regional Security Dialogue bringing together 22 international scholars and journalists to discuss shared security concerns. Participants hailed from Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Thailand, and the US.

At a conference during the recent East Asia Summit in Singapore, EWC and partners launched the newly updated Asia Matters for America website and publications highlighting business, diplomatic, security, and cultural engagement between the US and Indo-Pacific. ...more...

Close to 30 graduates of the US South Pacific Scholarship Program shared how the program changed their lives and helped their communities at a special alumni conference in Fiji in early December commemorating the start of the program’s 25th year. ...more...

Indonesia’s Ambassador to the US Budi Bowoleksono joined EWC President Richard R. Vuylsteke and other officials in a traditional music and dance ceremony on Nov. 30 to break ground for a future Indonesian garden on the Burns Hall grounds. ...more...