East-West Center in the News

East-West Center in the News

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Obama's Ambitious Trade Agenda -- Journal of Commerce via ProQuest
Obama's Ambitious Trade Agenda -- Journal of Commerce via ProQuest

(2011-01-19)"If you intend this to be a building block, you have to avoid what often happens, where parties carve out exemptions for themselves," said Charles Morrison, president of the Honolulu-based East-West Center.

He said another challenge is that Obama lacks trade-promotion authority, also known as fast-track authority, which permits a president to negotiate trade agreements and submit them to Congress for direct approval.

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Obama's Ambitious Trade Agenda -- Journal of Commerce via ProQuest
Okinawa jets to train on Guam -- Pacific Daily News
Okinawa jets to train on Guam -- Pacific Daily News
(2011-01-22) Although Kitazawa made no announcement on a controversial plan to relocate Futenma Air Base during his visit to Okinawa, the F-15 training shift is likely intended to appease the Okinawa public, said Denny Roy, an expert on Asia-Pacific military affairs.
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Okinawa jets to train on Guam -- Pacific Daily News