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Global Experts to Address Critical Issues at Annual EastWest Institute Security Conference

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Global Experts to Address Critical Issues at Annual EastWest Institute Security Conference

The EastWest Institute's seventh annual Worldwide Security Conference will bring together security experts from government, business, civil society and media to spur collective action on the world's most pressing security concerns.

EWI Named Among 2009's Top 30 U.S. Think Tanks

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EWI Named Among 2009's Top 30 U.S. Think Tanks

University of Pennsylvania's “Global Go To Think Tank Rankings” includes the EastWest Institute in its annual ranking of the top 30 U.S. think tanks, listing it as number 28.

EWI Pays Tribute to Jan "Honza" Motl

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EWI Pays Tribute to Jan "Honza" Motl

Jan “Honza” Motl, who was a key member of EWI’s Prague team in the 1990s and beyond, died of a heart attack on January 6, 2010 at the age of 61.

Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. Urges U.S. Senate to Ratify CTBT

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Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. Urges U.S. Senate to Ratify CTBT

At an EastWest Institute roundtable in New York, Ambassador Thomas Graham, Jr. called for a concerted effort to ensure U.S. ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

U.S. Policymakers Discuss Measures to Reduce Readiness of Nuclear Weapons

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U.S. Policymakers Discuss Measures to Reduce Readiness of Nuclear Weapons

Swiss Ambasador Urs Ziswiler and EWI bring together U.S. policymakers to discuss recommendations of EWI's Reframing Nuclear De-Alert report.

Leaders Push for Afghan National Reconciliation at EastWest Institute Consultation

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Leaders Push for Afghan National Reconciliation at EastWest Institute Consultation

At EWI’s second consultation on Afghanistan and Southwest Asia, speakers pleaded for a more determined process of national reconciliation and a more focused international aid effort in Afghanistan.

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Member of EWI’s Parliamentarians Network to Receive Clinton Global Citizen Award

Asha Hagi Elmi Amin, member of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government and a founding member of the EastWest Institute’s Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention and Human Security, will today receive the Clinton Global Citizen Award.

EWI Threat Assessment Contributes to Breakthrough in U.S.-Russia Ties

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EWI Threat Assessment Contributes to Breakthrough in U.S.-Russia Ties

The EastWest Institute’s U.S.-Russia Joint Threat Assessment on Iran has contributed to a significant breakthrough in U.S.-Russia relations with the abandonment of the proposed U.S. missile defense systems based in Poland and the Czech Republic.

W. Pal Sidhu urges support for Ban Ki-moon’s five-point plan for disarmament

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W. Pal Sidhu urges support for Ban Ki-moon’s five-point plan for disarmament

EWI Vice President W. Pal Sidhu participated in an international effort to reduce nuclear arsenals around the world.

EU Energy Commissioner Backs EWI's Energy Security Initiatives

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EU Energy Commissioner Backs EWI's Energy Security Initiatives

On Thursday, July 2, 2009, the European Union’s Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs praised EWI’s energy security initiatives and called for more intellectual contributions to bridge the East-West divide