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Speakers call for greater emphasis on traditional knowledge
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Panelists in a recent East-West Center online forum spoke about the need to apply knowledge amassed by Indigenous people over thousands of years to addressing climate change...
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In a recent webinar, journalists who cover long-simmering enmities between neighboring countries discussed facing political pressure, entrenched attitudes of ethnic and religious animosity, lack of access to sources,...
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Scholars urge a “revolution in human nature” while we still have a chance
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If current approaches continue, humanity may reach an “ethical singularity,” when the window of opportunity to make ethically informed “course changes” in the...
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A new report explores why millions of stateless people across Southeast Asia lack legal citizenship or identity
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While some of Southeast Asia’s many stateless individuals are refugees or migrants, most are minorities in the countries of...
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Leaders identify pandemic recovery, climate change, sustainable development as top priorities
HONOLULU (June 13, 2021) – The leaders of 11 nations and territories across the Pacific have issued a group communiqué following a two-day online...
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Exploring the far-reaching impacts of ‘out of control’ dam construction along Southeast Asia’s lifeline
A Cambodian man sits where his home used to be, before it was bulldozed to make way for the Sesan 2 dam in the Mekong basin. Photo: Jason...
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HONOLULU (May 26, 2021) -- For Pacific writers Julian Aguon and Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner, art and activism are inseparable. But while creative expression can be an act of resistance in itself, both authors also see it as a powerful means of...
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Experts Weigh In on Emerging International Policy Issues Facing the Arctic Region
An Inuit man gives his sled dogs a rest while looking over newly melted sea ice exposing the Arctic ocean. Photo: Justin Lewis/Getty Images
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Attacks against Asian Americans have been on the rise during the pandemic and may increase further as the country reopens.
With close attention to the issue in the Biden administration and Congress, US Rep. Ted Lieu said the community...
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By Jason Hung
Quick take: The Philippines, like many other developing countries, has few choices other than China for access to COVID-19 vaccines as wealthier nations scoop up supplies of more advanced Western vaccines. But this may come with...
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By Denny Roy EWC Senior Fellow
Many commentaries discuss a resurgent ideological struggle between China and the United States. Ideology plays a role in the current downturn in US-China relations, but it is easy to oversimplify or...
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By Marcus Noland
WASHINGTON, DC (Dec. 9, 2020) -- After four years of “America First,” the incoming Biden administration faces a formidable task in reviving US economic diplomacy to address national and global challenges. But fortunately for...
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FSM President warns that Micronesian countries may leave Pacific Islands Forum if passed over again for Secretary-General appointment
Speaking at the inaugural EWC Insights featuring Pacific Leaders event on 13 October, the President of the...
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By James H. Spencer, David Marasco, and Michelle Eichinger
HONOLULU (25 September 2020)—Most newly emerging infectious diseases in human populations originate from livestock or wild animals. When infected animals encounter susceptible human...
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By Marcus Noland
WASHINGTON, DC (Sept. 25, 2020) -- On September 24, the South Korean government announced that a government official had been killed by North Korean forces near the maritime border between the two countries, his body burned and...
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By Laura Brewington HONOLULU (18 September 2020)—Resilient and healthy ecosystems help prevent wildfires, flooding, and other natural disasters. As the COVID-19 crisis illustrates, the unsafe exploitation of the natural environment can also...
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By Wendy B. Miles
(HONOLULU) 11 September 2020—Indonesia’s massive peatland fires have exposed millions of people in Southeast Asia to toxic haze and have made the nation one of the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases. In response to these...
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By Siautu Alefaio
HONOLULU (4 September 2020)—Of all the earth’s regions, the Pacific is one of the most prone to natural disasters. Climate-related disasters such as floods, droughts, and tropical cyclones make the headlines, along with other...
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By Jefferson Fox, Phanwin Yokying, Naya Sharma Paudel, and Ram Chhetri
HONOLULU (28 August 2020)—In rural Nepal, 10 years of conflict between government forces and Maoist fighters, followed by a series of devastating earthquakes, forced many young...
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By David Derauf, F. DeWolfe Miller and Tim Brown HONOLULU (21 August 2020)—We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is...
