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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This report describes five case studies of successful local responses to climate change that are supported by scientific information. Based in three regions—the U.S. Pacific Islands, the South Central United States, and the Rocky Mountain West—the...
SUMMARY | Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, and Cloud Computing (ABC) have generated unprecedented opportunities and challenges for economic competitiveness, national security, and law and order, as well as the future...
SUMMARY | The current trade war between China and the United States has drawn global attention to competition in U.S.-China relations. Such competition should not, however, obscure areas of mutual interest where cooperation...
Tiola, Senior Analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore, explains that “despite the lack of obvious maneuvers, Jokowi has brought fairly significant impacts to Indonesia’s foreign policy, albeit with two strong...
Sujata Ashwarya, Asia Studies Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center in Washington, explains that “While the increasing supply and demand are the obvious drivers of this upward trend in trade, the contours of energy ties have been fleshed out...
Taobao is the leading Chinese online shopping and e-commerce website, founded by the Alibaba Group. In 2018, there were 3,202 "Taobao villages" in 24 provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions of China. Taobao merchants sell clothing and...
Rebecca Strating, Asia Studies Visiting Fellow, explains that “China has significant economic levers it could deploy against Australia, particularly in commodity trade, tourism, and the higher education sector.”
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N. Janardhan, Senior Research Fellow, Gulf-Asia Programme, Emirates Diplomatic Academy, explains that “While the U.S-led [Marshall Plan] was valued at $13 billion in 1950 (equivalent of $176 billion as of 2015), BRI is estimated to be worth...
SUMMARY | India-China relations witnessed a new wave of optimism for a progressive and engaging partnership following the Wuhan Summit, the informal 2018 meeting between Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping. Key to this has been...
Raymond Yamamoto, Assistant Professor at Aarhus University in Denmark, explains that “The fear of China gaining unrestricted control over other countries through BRI is unfounded when looking at Japan’s provisions of infrastructure through its...
Taking advantage of the opportunities and responding to the new challenges presented by the demographic transition require forward-looking policies that take account of population dynamics. Implementing policies to promote economic growth and...
Jakarta has faced chronic flooding for years, primarily because the land is sinking due to unsustainable groundwater extraction and excessive building and construction loads. A re-emerging development coalition that includes government officials,...
Thi Bich Tran, visiting fellow at the East-West Center in Washington explains that “President Trump's America First foreign policy has raised questions about the trajectory of the U.S.-Vietnamese comprehensive partnership.”
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Riaz Khokhar, visiting fellow at the East-West Center in Washington explains that “Until the Afghanistan issue is resolved, chances are slim that the United States will think of Pakistan in a broader Asian framework.”
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Vietnam’s successful tree-planting program seems to be slowing the transition from wood to cleaner, healthier cooking fuels such as liquified natural gas. Rural families apparently find it difficult to switch to a cleaner cooking fuel because...
The two primary objectives of India’s recent dealings with China have been to resist Beijing’s protectionist tendencies within the global order and to reform global financial institutions to favor emerging economies. Given these guiding principles,...
Darren Mangado, visiting fellow at the East-West Center in Washington explains that “For some, these activities come off as an imposition of the U.S. agenda, with terrorism and transnational crimes viewed as excuses for a more U.S....
The Russia’s Relations with the Indo-Pacific series comprises five Russian-author perspectives on the country’s attitudes and engagement with the region including case studies of relations with China, Japan, and India.
Understanding Russia’s...
Huy Pham Quang, Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center in Washington, explains that “Beijing under Xi Jinping’s administration may benefit the most from a divided ASEAN. In such an environment, the increased presence of the United States and...
The Trump administration's Indo-Pacific regional economic governance strategy addresses trade, investment, and infrastructure development. Its reception by regional states varies by issue area, with infrastructure and investment being positively...
China, Japan, and South Korea have regarded Central Asia as a new Asian frontier in their foreign policies since the collapse of the Soviet Union. With time, their policies evolved into regionbuilding initiatives exemplified by the Shanghai...
The largest U.S. military complex in an allied country occupies 15 percent of the 466-square-mile island of Okinawa. This is the only place in the world where continuing demonstrations occur against a U.S. base presence and where the presence of U.S...
SUMMARY | After 200 years of diplomatic relations, the time has come for the United States and Thailand to build upon this strong foundation and chart a new course for their alliance in the Indo-Pacific region. This re-...
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Japan Matters for America/America Matters for Japan covers the close relations between the US and Japan, including ties at the US state and Japanese prefectural level across variables such as...
The 2018 North Pacific Arctic Conference provided a venue to explore long-term developments in the Arctic region and give voice to new ideas and constructs for the region that connect to and affect global affairs. This volume, reporting on the work...
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This publication covers US relations with 40 countries in the Indo-Pacific and highlights the many trade, investment, government and cultural and educational ties that bind the US and the...
Cleo Paskal, Associate Fellow, Chatham House and Director at The Oceania Research Project (protorp.org) curates a special series of Asia Pacific Bulletins regarding key issues facing Oceania in 2018.
Strategic Overview of...
