East-West Center expertise and research findings are published by the East-West Center and by presses and collaborating organizations throughout the region and the world. Publications address a range of critical issues in the Asia Pacific region.
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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...
Efraim Inbar, Founding Director of Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, explains that “The two nations share a common threat: the radical offshoots of Islam in the greater Middle East.”
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SUMMARY | In advanced economies around the world, population growth is slowing down and populations are growing older. Economic growth is also slowing, at least in...
SUMMARY | The Counting Women's Work (CWW) initiative is measuring the full economic contribution of women, including paid work in the marketplace and unpaid care and housework at home. This issue of the NTA Bulletin describes...
Jonathan Ward, Founder of the Atlas Organization, explains that “The Chinese economy depends on access to this region. Energy imports from the Middle East, resources from Africa, and trade with Europe must transit the Indian Ocean in order to...
To better understand impacts of climate change across diverse sectors in Hawaii, resource managers and scientists collaborate with climate modelers who create projections of future climate conditions, such as changes in patterns of rainfall...
Nidhi Prasad, Researcher at Aoyama Gakuin University in Japan, explains that “India and Japan refuse to be caught in binary choices and are gradually creating room within which other Asian countries can maneuver.”
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In recent decades, Japan has become a rapidly aging, low-birthrate society. Late marriage and no marriage have also become commonplace. With the prolonged recession, stable employment declined, wages dropped, and the reputation of the...
Monika Chansoria, Resident Visiting Fellow at The Japan Institute of International Affairs, explains that “Japan’s role in developing infrastructure in India’s northeastern region will be one of the key yardsticks to measure the “confluence”...
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INTRODUCTION | After more than 40 years of very low birth rates, Japan now has one of the oldest populations in the world. Sustained low birth rates mean that there are few...
INTRODUCTION | In 1970, Chinese women were having an average of nearly six children each. Only nine years later, this figure had dropped to an average of 2.7 children per woman. This steep fertility decline was achieved before the...
Bipul Chatterjee and Saurabh Kumar, Executive Director and Policy Analyst, respectively, at CUTS International, explain that “China may accrue significant benefits if it reduces tariffs through free trade zones, particularly on products...
Christian Wagner, Senior Fellow at the German Institute for International Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin, explain that “In South Asia, India seems to be a regional power by default. But a closer look reveals that China is gaining an upper...
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In every country, standardization is a reflection of that nation's level of industrialization. Creating consistent, widely adopted standards helps industries manufacture products in ways that are...
The United States and the South China Sea: Front Line of Hegemonic Tension? by Denny Roy, in The South China Sea Dispute: Navigating Diplomatic and Strategic Tensions.
Increasing tensions in the South China Sea have propelled the dispute to the top...
The Arctic in World Affairs: A North Pacific Dialogue on the Arctic in the Wider World addresses six major themes: the U.S. Arctic Council chairmanship program; policy implications of climate change for the nations with Arctic interests;...
Huong Le Thu, visiting fellow at Strategic and Defence Studies Center, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, explains that “[Vietnamese Prime Minister] Phuc aimed to lay out benefits for Washington to...
