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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 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 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 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...
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By Alison D. Nugent, Ryan J. Longman, Clay Trauernicht, Mathew P. Lucas, Henry F. Diaz, and Thomas W. Giambelluca
HONOLULU (7 August 2020)—Hurricane Lane, which struck the Hawaiian islands on 22–25 August 2018, presented a textbook example of the...
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By Satu Limaye
HONOLULU (29 July 2020)—In recent years, relations with Southeast Asia have emerged as an important pillar of US engagement with the Indo-Pacific region. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is central to US foreign...
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By Nancy Davis Lewis and Jonathan D. Mayer
HONOLULU (10 July 2020)—For the past 30 years, the health community has warned governments and the public about the inevitable emergence of a new pathogen that would have a global impact on public health....
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By Jefferson M. Fox, Arunee Promkhambut, and Phanwin Yokying
HONOLULU (3 July 2020)—In Southeast Asia, rice farmers are dealing with one of the worst droughts in recent history, and now they also face substantial challenges created by the COVID-19...
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By Dieter Ernst HONOLULU (16 June 2020)—In July 2017, China’s State Council released the Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Development Plan (AIDP). The plan is a road map for using artificial intelligence (AI) to upgrade China’s...
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By Marcus Noland
HONOLULU (8 June 2020)—North Korea’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is oddly reminiscent of the catastrophic famine that overtook the country in the 1990s. Then as now, the onset and severity of the famine caught the North Korean...
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By Christopher A. McNally HONOLULU (1 June 2020)—The impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic makes forecasting our economic future even more difficult than under normal circumstances. It is clear, however, that the pandemic will wreak...
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By Sang-Hyop Lee, Cheol-Kon Park, and Andrew Mason
HONOLULU (26 May 2020)—South Korea has one of the fastest-aging populations in the world. Over the next 30 years, the share of Korea’s population age 65 and older is projected to grow from 15 to 40...
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By Jagannath Panda
HONOLULU (22 May 2020)—The coronavirus pandemic has brought several international issues into sharper focus. One serious concern is the loss of confidence in the decision-making processes of global institutions, particularly in...
