Browsing East-West Center by Title

Now showing items 821-840 of 2001

Evidence mounts for sex-selective abortion in Asia

Westley, Sidney B. (Honolulu: East-West Center, 1995)

In Asian societies with a strong preference for sons, there is growing evidence that couples are using ultrasound and other modern methods to identify the sex of unborn fetuses, followed by selective abortion of females. ...
Evolution, not revolution : the US-NZ security partnership

Ayson, Robert; Capie, David (Washington, D.C.: East-West Center in Washington, 2011-03-31)

The most visible sign of the new warmth in the United States-New Zealand bilateral relationship was US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to New Zealand in November 2010, which culminated with the signing of the ...
The evolution of a "digital economy" : research issues and policy challenges

Ernst, Dieter (Honolulu: East-West Center, 2001)
The evolving role of Asia in global climate change

Siddiqi, Toufiq A. (Honolulu: East-West Center, 2008)
The Evolving Role of Asia in Global Climate Change

Siddiqi, Toufiq (2008-01-24)
EWC Director Facilitating Talks in Tongan Public Servants' Strike

(2005-09-02)
EWC President Lauds Asia’s Gains, Outlines Challenges

(2006-12-11)
EWC Researchers: 9/11 IMPACT ON ASIA: FROM SUBTLE TO SIGNIFICANT TO POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS

(2002-09-08)
EWC Speakers Spur Hawai‘i Students to Action on Climate Change

(2008-05-27)
EWC Tsunami Fund Closing, Aid Work Continues

(2006-12-29)
Executive accountability in Southeast Asia : the role of legislatures in new democracies and under electoral authoritarianism

Case, William (Honolulu, HI : East-West Center, 2011)

In an influential study, Fish and Kroenig argue that "overarching institutional designs" (i.e., presidential, parliamentary, and dual systems) tell us less about the prospects of a new democracy than does the particular ...
Executive summary : Symposium on Climate and Extreme Events in Asia Pacific: Enhancing Resilience and Improving Decision Making, March 19-21, 2003, 20th Pacific Science Congress, Bangkok, Thailand

Shea, Eileen L.; Subbiah, A. R. (Honolulu, HI: East-West Center, 2004)

Climate-related disasters can jeopardize social development goals—such as ameliorating poverty; providing adequate food, water, housing, sanitation, and health care; and protecting the environment—as well as economic ...
The experience of European integration and the potential for Northeast Asian integration

Schmitter, Philippe C.; Kim, Sunhyuk (Honolulu: East-West Center, 2005)
Experts Focus on Asian Concerns, Offer Advice, at EWC Policy Seminar

(2006-08-11)
Experts Mull Framework for North Pacific Regional Cooperation on Energy Security

(2008-12-18)
Experts Say East Asia Dangerous but Important

(2006-12-07)
EXPERTS TACKLE TOUGHEST, PERHAPS UNSOLVABLE ISSUES ON NORTH KOREA

(2003-08-24)
Explaining regional fertility variations in the Philippines

Westley, Sidney B.; Palmore, James A.; Retherford, Robert D. (Honolulu: East-West Center, 1996)

The recent National Demographic Survey (NDS) in the Philippines revealed wide variations in total fertility rates (TFR) for individual regions--from a low TFR of 2.8 in Manila to a high of 5.9 in Bicol. A detailed analysis ...
Exploring roles, strategies, and implications : historical and conceptual perspectives

Alagappa, Muthiah (Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2008)

This chapter outlines the transforming logic of nuclear weapons and explores at a conceptual level the roles of nuclear weapons, the strategies for their employment, and their implications for international security to ...
Exposure of infants to outdoor and indoor air pollution in low-income urban areas : a case study of Delhi

Saksena, Sumeet (Honolulu: East-West Center, 2002)

Indoor air pollution is potentially a very serious environmental and public health problem in India. In poor communities, with the continuing trend in biofuel combustion coupled with deteriorating housing conditions, the ...