Asia matters for America / America matters for Asia

For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/This publication covers US relations with 40 countries in Asia and highlights the many trade, investment, people-to-people, government and educational ties that bind the US and the Asia-Pacific region. The East-West Center gratefully acknowledges the support of the Henry Luce Foundation, the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS), the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, the United States Studies Center at the University of Sydney and the Asian Institute for Policy Studies Click here to see a full map of all congressional district exports to Asi

America’s 2016 election debate on Asia policy and Asian reactions

For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/The 2015-2016 presidential election campaign has had major effects on recent debates regarding U.S. Asia policy. Going into the campaign, the debates focused heavily on the efficacy of the Obama Administration's signature "Asia Rebalance" and as a corollary the perceived U.S. weaknesses in the face of growing challenges from China. As the campaign has progressed, the broad concern with the rebalance and China remains active but secondary. Two sets of issues now overshadow the earlier focus: international trade and the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) accord, and candidate Donald Trump's controversial proposals on allied burden-sharing, nuclear weapons proliferation and North Korea. Bipartisan criticism of the TPP poses serious obstacles to U.S. government approval of the pact. Candidate Trump's controversial proposals on alliances, nuclear proliferation and North Korea were singular, provoking widespread opposition including from senior Republicans in Congress and other candidates and therefore unlikely to be easily implemented even if he were elected. Uncertainty over U.S. approval of the TPP and surprise over Donald Trump's controversial proposals upset, to varying degrees, U.S. allies Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Australia, as well as Taiwan, India and other Asian partners. Commentators in Beijing welcomed circumstances that lowered China's profile in the U.S. election rhetoric; they saw clear advantages along with some possible disadvantages in recent uncertainty over the TPP and U.S. relations with Asian allies

America's "Pacific Principle" in an indivisible Pacific Islands region

For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/Satu Limaye, Vice President, East-West Center and Director of EWC in Washington, explains that "An emerging feature is the increasing indivisibility of the region; that is, the declining significance of the colonial-era, sub-regional delineations of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia. These trends provide a basis for framing America’s policy approach to the PIR.

Raging Waters

The book aims to provide a common platform for interested parties—policy makers without training in hydrology and scientists without a background in the study of international relations—to consider the water challenges faced by Bangladesh, India, and China along the entire Brahmaputra against the backdrop of their bilateral relations. We hope this book will inform policy communities in China, India, and Bangladesh—as well as water resource specialists and academics internationally—about the interconnected aspects of the political-military situation in the Brahmaputra River basin and the potential for national water, energy, and infrastructure policies that could exacerbate interstate tensions and subnational human security conditions in the region

Korea matters for America / America matters for Korea

For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/This publication, produced in partnership with The Asan Institute for Policy Studies, displays the broad-based connections of the U.S.-South Korea partnership. Click here to see a full map of all congressional district exports to Korea

India matters for America / America matters for India

For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/This publication covers US relations with India in areas such as trade and investment, security, education, and community connections, and is a collaboration between the East-West Center and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI). Part of the Asia Matters for America initiative, this publication and its corresponding website, AsiaMattersforAmerica.org/Inida, provide tools for a global audience to explore the growing connections in the US-India relationship in the 21st century

ASEAN matters for America / America matters for ASEAN

For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/This publication covers US relations with the 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and is a collaboration between the East-West Center, the US-ASEAN Business Council and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore (ISEAS).Click here to see a full map of all congressional district exports to ASEAN

Australia matters for America / America matters for Australia

For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/This publication covers the close ties that bind the United States and Australia and is a collaboration between the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, the Perth US-Asia Centre at the University of Western Australia, and the East-West Center. Click here to see a full map of all congressional district exports to Australia

ASEAN matters for America : America matters for ASEAN

A collaboration between the East-West Center, the US-ASEAN Business Council and the ISEAS Yusof Ishak InstituteFor more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/"This project maps the trade, investment,employment, business, diplomacy, security, education, tourism, and people-to-people connections between the United States and the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the national, state, and local levels. Part of the Asia Matters for America initiative, this publication, the one-page connections summaries for states, and the AsiaMattersforAmerica.org website are resources for understanding the robust and dynamic US-ASEAN relationship"--p. 1

ASEAN matters for America / America matters for ASEAN

For more about the East-West Center, see http://www.eastwestcenter.org/This project explores the important and multi-faceted relationship between the United States and the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states. Part of the Asia Matters for America initiative, this publication and its associated website provide tools to explore the strong connections in the US-ASEAN relationship