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ItemTaiwan Matters for America/America Matters for Taiwan(Washington, DC : East-West Center, 2022)The inaugural edition of Taiwan Matters for America/America Matters for Taiwan, part of the Asia Matters for America initiative, maps the trade, investment, employment, business, diplomacy, security, education, tourism, and people-to-people connections between the United States and the Taiwan at the national, state, and local levels. This publication and the AsiaMattersforAmerica.org website are resources for understanding the robust and dynamic US-Indo-Pacific relationship.
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ItemAsia matters for America / America matters for Asia(Honolulu, HI : East-West Center, 2022)The 4th edition of Asia Matters for America/America Matters for Asia, part of the Asia Matters for America initiative, maps the trade, investment, employment, business, diplomacy, security, education, tourism, and people-to-people connections between the United States and the Indo-Pacific at the national, state, and local levels. This publication, the one-page connections summaries for states and Congressional districts, and the AsiaMattersforAmerica.org website are resources for understanding the robust and dynamic US-Indo-Pacific relationship.
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ItemAsia matters for America : public & elite opinion(Honolulu, HI : East-West Center, 2022)A recent survey by the East-West Center and conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago finds about half of Americans see a connection between their own state and what is happening with the economy or politics in Asia. Similarly, a parallel survey conducted among state and local elected and appointed officials, bureaucrats, and business leaders, hereafter referred to as elites, found that two-thirds believe the state of the economy and politics in Asia matters to their state at least somewhat.
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ItemThe Pacific islands matter for America / America matters for the Pacific islands(Washington, DC : East-West Center, 2022)This project maps the trade, investment, employment, business, diplomacy, security, education, tourism, and people-to-people connections between the United States and the Pacific Island countries including American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, the Freely Associated States of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau at the national, state, and local levels.
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ItemThe Philippines matters for America / America matters for the Philippines(Washington, DC : East-West Center, 2022)The Philippines Matters for America/America Matters for the Philippines publication maps the trade, investment, employment, business, diplomacy, security, education, tourism, and people-to-people connections between the United States and the Philippines at the national, state, and local levels. Part of the Asia Matters for America initiative, this publication and the AsiaMattersforAmerica.org website are resources for understanding the robust and dynamic US-Philippines relationship.
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ItemClimate change, health, and migration : profiles of resilience and vulnerability in the Marshall Islands(Honolulu, HI : East-West Center, 2022)This report summarizes a two-part analysis of survey data from 199 households in the RMI about their past migrations and expectations to migrate in the future. Using hierarchical clustering analysis and logistic regression, it identifies groups among those surveyed with significantly different profiles of vulnerability, health outcomes, and migration agency. We find that climate change and its impacts are not experienced evenly across the population, but have differing associated health and migration outcomes. Furthermore, migration within and beyond the RMI may be related to a changing climate but is also a complex composite of many factors. The report opens with a summary of the findings, and recommendations for policymakers.
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ItemEast-West Center foundational strategy, 2023-2027(Honolulu, HI : East-West Center, 2022)Summary: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to climate change impacts, geopolitical tensions, and many other pressing issues affecting Asia and the Pacific, the development of a plan seeking to chart out a new era of renewed impact for the Center became a top priority. Led by EWC President Suzanne Vares-Lum, a wide range of stakeholders--including EWC boards, staff, participants, partners, and alumni--collaborated to create this strategic framework. Planning activities included assessing regional needs; selecting priority areas where the Center can make a difference; focusing on EWC's distinctive strengths and competencies; and establishing key institutional goals and strategies. The results of these activities are captured in this document, which focuses on five pillars over five years (2023-2027): Developing and Equipping Leaders ; Convening Impactful Dialogues ; Partnering with the Pacific Islands ; Fostering Environmental Solutions ; Supporting Good Governance. Under this framework, EWC's programs will be prioritized, aligned, and implemented in line with these strategies to achieve the Center's mission and vision.
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ItemNew opportunities for the United States-Kingdom of Thailand alliance in the Indo-Pacific(Washington, DC : East-West Center, 2022)In March 2022, the East-West Center in Washington (EWCW), in collaboration with the Royal Thai Embassy, Washington, DC, convened a two-day seminar in which experts from Thailand and the United States discussed issues and opportunities for the US-Thailand alliance. The workshop included a diverse array of discussants hailing from government, military, academic, think tank, and private sector backgrounds. This report, which adheres to the "Chatham House Rule" under which observations referred to in the report are not attributed to any individual participant, is a summary of the group discussions and the key themes from the seminar. The recent signing of the United States-Thailand Communique on Strategic Alliance and Partnership and a memorandum of understanding (MOU) focused on promoting supply chain resilience on July 10, 2022, highlight the pertinence of this report and the associated seminar. The topics detailed in this report aligned with many of the pressing issues addressed in the Communique and MOU, including expanding law enforcement cooperation, deepening cybersecurity collaboration, supporting resilient transportation corridors, advancing military modernization, and catalyzing Thailand's bio-circular-green (BCG) economy.
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ItemScience, technology and the path forward for a new Arctic : papers from the 2021 North Pacific Arctic Conference(Busan, Republic of Korea : Korea Maritime Institute, 2021)This publication, "Science, Technology and the Path Forward for a New Arctic", is a compilation of papers that served as background to the North Pacific Arctic Conference's virtual sessions in 2021, which focused on the role of science and technology in the contemporary Arctic. The first decade of the NPAC had focused on the transformation of the Arctic into a region of increasing centrality due to climate change and new technologies. However, the second decade of NPAC would expand on this theme by examining the Arctic's role as a critical region of rapid geophysical change with potentially devastating impacts on the planet. The document includes papers on Arctic science, technology, policy, governance, and the blue economy. It also features short summaries of highlights from the conference sessions, introduced according to the "Chatham House Rule" promising confidentiality to promote exploration and frankness.
The five sessions covered in this document are as follows: The Policy Environment for Arctic Cooperation, North Pacific Perspectives on Arctic Science and International Cooperation, Integrating Science and Policy to Adapt to Climate Change Impacts, Will New Frontiers in Arctic Marine Technology Support a Blue Economy? and Technological Dimensions of Arctic Governance. -
ItemThe Arctic in world affairs : a North Pacific dialogue on will great power politics threaten Arctic sustainability? : 2020 North Pacific Arctic Conference proceedings(Busan, Republic of Korea : Korea Maritime Institute, 2020)The eight Arctic states (Canada, Denmark/Greenland, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, the Russian Federation, and the United States) wish to maintain a position of preeminence when it comes to dealing with matters of Arctic Ocean governance. However, major non-Arctic states, while recognizing the sovereign rights of the coastal states in their economic zones and on their continental shelves, have growing interests in the maritime Arctic relating to activities such as commercial shipping, oil and gas development, fishing and ship-based tourism. They are increasingly claiming to have a legitimate interest in being consulted when it comes to addressing matters relating to the governance of such activities. Many questions arise from these new formulations: What is the appropriate mechanism for introducing the concerns of the non-Arctic North Pacific countries in forums dealing with Arctic issues? Can they achieve a significant voice in the deliberations of the Arctic Council? Can they address these issues through other mechanisms?