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2016
In the early and mid-2000s, US policymakers anticipated India becoming one of America's top global partners. Have New Delhi's policies on key strategic issues actually aligned strongly with US objectives, as would be typical of close partners... |
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2016
The 2015-2016 presidential election campaign has had major effects on recent debates regarding U.S. Asia policy. Going into the campaign, the debates focused heavily on the efficacy of the Obama Administration's signature "Asia Rebalance" and... |
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September 29, 2016
Benjamin Ho, Associate Research Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore, explains that “Only if Beijing is able to persuade that China’s national interests do not run contrary to those of ASEAN can an enduring... |
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2016
This volume examines the changes taking place within graduate education within the Asian Pacific Region. A collection of essays by distinguished scholars from eight Asia Pacific nations links profound changes occurring with the economies and... |
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2016
Evaluation to advance science policy: lessons from Pacific RISA and CLIMAS 215, by Daniel B. Ferguson, Melissa L. Finucane, Victoria W. Keener and Gigi Owen, in Climate in Context: Science and Society Partnering for Adaptation.
Society is... |
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September 20, 2016
Abubakar Eby Hara, Asia Studies Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center in Washington, explains that “Indonesia demonstrates that in battling terrorism democracy and serious efforts to gain legitimacy from the people before taking action are... |
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September 15, 2016
Swee Lean Collin Koh, Research Fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies in Singapore, explains that “The increasing activities of irregular maritime forces in the South China Sea…mean that an expanded CUES, though possible,... |
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September 13, 2016
Taro Ohno, Associate Professor at Shinshu University in Japan, explains that “Japan will continue to face daunting fiscal challenges in the years ahead, and thus finding the most effective and equitable fiscal policy should be a top priority... |
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September 22, 2016
Benjamin Nathan, former researcher at the East-West Center in Washington, explains that “The same factors that limit the usefulness of Indonesian Islam as a counterweight to extremist groups in the Middle East apply with equal strength to... |
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September 2016
Nearly 15 years after entry into force, the UN Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court has 124 state parties, meaning that nearly two-thirds of states have joined this initiative to end impunity for the worst atrocities. Despite this... |
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2016
This volume examines ten economically advanced countries in Europe and Asia that have experienced different levels of fertility decline. It offers readers a cross-country perspective on the causes and consequences of low birth rates and the... |
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September 8, 2016
Charmaine Deogracias, Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center in Washington, explains that “Duterte’s leftist leanings and determination to pursue peace talks with the communists will definitely affect the military’s capability upgrade and his... |
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July 2016 revised
Demographic dividends are economic benefits that arise from changes in population age structure and from other demographic forces, enhancing opportunities for economic development. As falling fertility results in fewer dependent children... |
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August 2016
NTA's new data sheet provides estimates of 23 variables for 59 countries in Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, South and Southeast Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and Europe. Estimates cover per capita consumption by... |
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2014
"Studies of TPP illustrate ... strengths and weaknesses. The most influential, by Peter Petri, Michael Plummer and Fan Zhai, for the East-West Centre, a research institute, forecasts that the deal would raise the GDP of the 12 signatories by... |
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September 27, 2016
Manjeet S. Pardesi, Asia Studies Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center in Washington, explains that “Contrary to international relations theories, the signing of the LEMOA demonstrates that India is seeking regional primacy, not hegemony,... |
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February 2016
Using outreach-friendly television broadcasting of the Khmer Rouge (KR) trials in Cambodia in conjunction with community-based dialogue meetings, the Voices for Reconciliation: Promoting Nationwide Dialogue on the Khmer Rouge Past through the... |
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2016
Freshwater resource managers in American Sāmoa are facing climate change issues. A projected increase in frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events, rising sea level, and rising air temperature are among these climate-related dynamics... |
