

East-West Center in the News


(2012-11-13) "Influence from CMC members will be a major factor in determining whether there is peace or conflict in the region," explains Professor Denny Roy from the East-West Centre in Hawaii.
"This matters now more than ever because there are so many regional issues that are on a knife-edge between stability and hostilities - the South China Sea, the East China Sea, North-South Korea tensions, the future of Taiwan, and the possibility of incidents between US and Chinese naval and air forces."
… "Their main goal is military effectiveness as opposed to being concerned with politics and ideology," says Prof Roy.
… "Some analysts believe the lack of fighting experience might breed overconfidence, which could leave the PRC more likely to take risky and confrontational actions that force opponents to fight or back down," explains Professor Roy.


(2012-11-18) If Thailand joins the TPP, it would be one of its biggest beneficiaries. Estimates that colleagues and I have done at the East-West Center and the Peterson Institute for International Economics show that the TPP would generate global income gains of $451 billion per year in 2025, assuming that Japan, Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand eventually join the 11 countries now negotiating. That is more than what the Doha Round could deliver, even if completed.


(2012-11-19) -- Also appears in: States News Service, Targeted News Service


(2012-11-20) -- Also appears in: US Official News,States News Service, Targeted News Service, White House Documents and Publications




(2012-11-21) (Online access by subscription only. The Star-Advertiser is also available in the RIS Periodicals Room)

(2012-11-19) changed link to this news aritcle 11/23/2012









(2012-12-05) -- Also appears in: Fuseworks via Yahoo! New Zealand Sport


(2012-12-09) (Online access by subscription only. The Star-Advertiser is also available in the RIS Periodicals Room).

