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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...
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By Andrew Mason, Sang-Hyop Lee, and Donghyun Park
HONOLULU (8 May 2020)—Elderly populations in Asia are expanding more quickly than other age groups. Low fertility rates result in fewer children and eventually fewer working-age adults, while elderly...
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By Rebecca Strating
HONOLULU (24 April 2020)—Many argue that China’s increasingly aggressive posture in the South China Sea is an attempt to unilaterally alter the US-led regional order, which includes an emphasis on freedom of navigation. In...
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By Lora SaalmanHONOLULU (14 April 2020)—Artificial intelligence (AI) is an increasingly important component of weapons systems, with both positive and negative implications for nuclear deterrence. Integration of AI into military platforms has the...
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By Boy Lüthje
HONOLULU (6 April 2020)—The development of electric and self-driving vehicles is bringing on a massive restructuring of the global automotive industry. Emerging forms of new and shared mobility undermine the very model of private car...
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By James H. Spencer, Sumeet Saksena, and Jefferson Fox
HONOLULU (1 April 2020)—The current COVID-19 pandemic, which started in Wuhan, China, underscores what the public health community has warned about for more than two decades—the risk of viral...
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By East-West Center
HONOLULU (March 27, 2020)—Population aging is affecting countries all across Asia. This ongoing demographic transition will leave many of the region’s economies increasingly dependent on an aging, and eventually a shrinking,...
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By Jonathan Pryke
HONOLULU (March 2, 2020)—In an atmosphere of heightened geostrategic competition, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has raised questions about the risk of debt problems in less-developed countries. Such risks are especially...
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By Marcus Noland
HONOLULU (November 19, 2019)—Rising diplomatic tensions between South Korea and Japan are putting American security interests at risk. Yet the United States government appears detached, unable to facilitate a rapprochement between...
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By Abby G. Frazier and Laura Brewington
HONOLULU (November 11, 2019)—Of all the earth’s environments, alpine regions are arguably the most vulnerable to climate change. This is especially true for alpine areas on islands. Island ecosystems are also...
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By Anu Anwar
HONOLULU (November 1, 2019)—Originally announced by Chairman Xi Jinping in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) aims to bolster China’s connectivity with the world. While the name Belt and Road Initiative implies two routes—a...
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By East-West Center
HONOLULU (October 4, 2019)—President Donald Trump first laid out a vision for a “free and open Indo-Pacific” at the November 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Vietnam. From the start, statements describing...
