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The Research Program executes policy-relevant, actionable research projects in four key areas: climate change and the environment; regional geopolitics; public health (HIV/AIDS and COVID-19); and economics and demographic change.

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In-person Burns Hall, 1601 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96848

China-US Economic Ties: A Focus on the Current TikTok Controversy

May 24, 2023

Voters line up for early voting in Bangkok

Thailand’s May 14 Election: Promise for Democracy or Danger of Another Coup?

May 12, 2023

People cross a road in front of an Apple store advertising 5G capable phones at a shopping district in Beijing, China

China’s 5G Mobile Technology in Asia: US Security Concerns and Regional Economic Priorities

May 5, 2023

EWC RESEARCH SEMINARS: ASIA-PACIFIC TRANSITIONS

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Virtual Burns Hall, 1601 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96848

Imperfect Partners: The United States and Southeast Asia

May 15, 2023

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Hybrid Burns Hall, 1601 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96848

Global Lessons in Disaster Management: Two Decades of Reflections from Aceh to Turkey

May 3, 2023

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Virtual Zoom Webinar

Social-Ecological Mapping of Fish Value Chains

Apr 19, 2023

Tim Brown, East-West Center infectious disease expert, joins ‘Spotlight Hawaii’

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Central Asia

Research Innovation & Collaboration Exchange (RICE)

EWC Insights promo image for Cynthia Fowler

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Hybrid Burns Hall, 1601 East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96848

Rhythms for Living: Sumbanese Islanders’ Changing Relationships with Wai (Freshwater) in Southeastern Indonesia

Mar 27, 2023

Doctor explaining x-ray report to a patient. Photo: RUNSTUDIO/Getty Images

Valuing Longer, Healthier Lives: Assessing the Productivity of Health Spending in South Korea

Mar 3, 2023

EWC Insights featuring John Kautoke, Dr. Morgan Wairiu, Dr. Transform Aqorau, Atina Schutz

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Virtual Zoom Webinar

Collaboration and Outreach of the 6PAC at the IMO

Mar 15, 2023

Analysis

Team Cambodia and Vietnam

Dec 6, 2022

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