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With the Taliban back in power Afghanistan, the international community must step up to protect women's rights in the country, according to panelists at a recent EWC webinar. ...more...

The Broadband Hui, a statewide coalition of organizations and individuals in Hawaiʻi, has been working to find innovative solutions to ease technological inequities that have worsened in the pandemic. ...more...

A recent East-West Wire examines the United States' chaotic departure from Afghanistan and countries' cautious stances towards the new Taliban government. ...more...

China’s recent stepped-up air aggression is more about psychological pressure, posturing, and domestic politics, Dr. Denny Roy tells Hawai‘i Public Radio. And with Xi Jinping facing reappointment to a new term as leader next year, it's to his advantage to act threatening but not to risk an actual attack. Click to listen.

A new report published by the Indonesian Institute for Independent Judiciary (LeIP) and the East-West Center (EWC) has affirmed the widely held public perception that Indonesia’s regional Anti-Corruption Courts are not living up to the standard previously set by a well-regarded single national court before the system was expanded to more than 30 regional capitals in 2009. ...more...

EWC and partners launched a five-year, US$20 million project funded by USAID to help strengthen democratic institutions and promote sound, just, and responsive governance in the Pacific Islands.  ...more...