By Kaspar Hurni and Jefferson Fox
HONOLULU (Sept. 26, 2017) -- Over the past 50 years, the mountainous region of mainland Southeast Asia has witnessed a dramatic expansion of commercialized agriculture. The emphasis has been on tree-based cash crops...
From a keynote address delivered by Dr. Seok-Hyun Hong, Chairman of JoongAng Holdings and Korea Peace Foundation, at the 2018 East-West Center international alumni conference in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 23, 2018.
Looking back over the last year,...
Excerpted from an address by Dr. Il SaKong, Chairman of the Institute for Global Economics and former Korean Finance Minister, at the East-West Center international alumni conference in Seoul on Aug. 23, 2018.
The most urgent challenge for Korea...
Researchers estimate that total nearshore catch contributes $10-$16 million annually to Isles' economy.
HONOLULU (March 23, 2018) -- Following years of population decline, three-fourths of Hawai‘i’s reef fish species are now considered seriously...
Experts Debate What’s New, What’s Not, and What’s Next in the Region
SINGAPORE (June 28, 2018) -- From the Himalayas to the Korean DMZ to the South China Sea, the balance of power in Asia appears to be shifting. But beneath the rhetoric, have the...
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The East-West Wire is a news, commentary, and analysis service provided by the East-West Center in Honolulu. Any part or all of the Wire content may be used by media with attribution to the East-West Center or the person quoted. To receive the East-...
By Denny RoyNote: this commentary first appeared in The Honolulu Star-Advertiser on May 6, 2018.
In late 2017, a US preventive military strike on North Korean territory, which risked escalating into a new Korean War, looked likely. Washington had...
By Dieter Ernst
Scientists and engineers have been developing artificial intelligence, or AI, applications for more than 60 years. These are computer programs that mimic human cognitive functions such as learning or problem solving, often by...
By Jefferson FoxMarch 12, 2018
With globalization, young people are drawn away from rural communities in search of better economic opportunities. One immediate result is a shortage of labor in the agricultural sector. On the other hand, remittances...
So far, performance of the two populist leaders suggests that local experience does not necessarily equal national success.
By Ehito Kimura and Erik Martinez KuhontaFeb. 12, 2018
In the past few years, two large democracies in Southeast Asia,...
HONOLULU (Dec. 5, 2017) -- While the so-called Islamic State may have lost the vast majority of its occupied territory in recent months, don’t expect the extremist group to disappear anytime soon, a panel of distinguished international journalists...
HONOLULU (Nov. 28, 2017)—While North Korea’s nuclear tests and missile launches provoke threats between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, private charitable organizations in the United States provide a small stream of...
by Charles E. MorrisonSenior Fellow, East-West Center
Note: This commentary originally appeared in The Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Nov. 2, 2017.
As President Trump departs for Asia, he will undoubtedly have briefing books filled with facts on the...
By Boy Luethje
Today’s discussions about the future of manufacturing are awash with visions of revolutionary change. Digital technologies are expected to create a “fourth industrial revolution”—a world of seamlessly interconnected “smart factories”...
HONOLULU (Oct. 3, 2017) -- Population aging is a global phenomenon, fueled by lower birth rates and longer life expectancy. In many countries, there is widespread concern about the costs of providing support to expanding elderly populations. But how...
HONOLULU (Sept. 15, 2017) -- The United States Pacific Command, or PACOM, controls the strongest military force in the Asia Pacific region, making it perhaps the region’s most important organization. Based in Hawai‘i, PACOM describes its mission as...
By Amanda Ellis
At the recent G20 summit in Hamburg, leaders announced the launch of “We-Fi ”—the Women Entrepreneurs Financing Initiative—to much acclaim. The new billion-dollar financing facility, which has direct monetary support from almost...
HONOLULU (18 July, 2017) – Participants in the inaugural “Women Fast Forward” Asia Pacific consultation dialogue at the East-West Center in Honolulu have released a communiqué of policy recommendations to help the G20 address several of the most...
By Denny RoySenior Fellow, East-West Center
(Note: This commentary first appeared in The Honolulu Star-Advertiser on March 12, 2017)
Making foreign policy is often a matter of choosing the least bad from a list of bad options. No case...
