Regional Security

EWI has often focused its attention on specific regions that have serious implications on worldwide security. For example, as the Russia-Georgia conflict erupted in August 2008, we immediately marshaled our ideas, networks, and resources to facilitate communication and help ensure that the conflict did not devolve into a larger standoff between NATO and Russia.

While we continue to monitor such situations around the world, our regional security efforts are currently focused on Afghanistan and Southwest Asia.

Quicken the Pace of Ties with Japan

Commentary

Quicken the Pace of Ties with Japan

Major positive changes have taken place in the quality and content of India-Japan relations in recent years, argues Kanwal Sibal, a former foreign secretary of India and a member of EWI’s Board of Directors.

Seeking Solutions for Afghanistan: A Report on the Abu Dhabi Process

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Seeking Solutions for Afghanistan: A Report on the Abu Dhabi Process

The EastWest Institute released a report on the Abu Dhabi Process laying out several recommendations for rebuilding regional cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan following Afghanistan’s National Consultative Peace Jirga.

Working Together with Africa

President's Report

Working Together with Africa

John Edwin Mroz, President and CEO of the EastWest Institute, discusses the need for greater international support for African led initiatives - by both governments and international community.

Seeking Solutions for Afghanistan: A Report on the Abu Dhabi Process

Publication

Seeking Solutions for Afghanistan: A Report on the Abu Dhabi Process

The EastWest Institute released a report on the Abu Dhabi Process laying out several recommendations for rebuilding regional cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan following Afghanistan’s National Consultative Peace Jirga.

Central Asian Security: Two Recommendations for International Action

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Central Asian Security: Two Recommendations for International Action

An EWI-convened experts’ group on Euro-Atlantic Security rolled out its first policy recommendations, including an OSCE Central Asian Security Initiative.

Improving Regional Cooperation on Water: Meeting Report of the Third Session of the Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention and Human Security

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Improving Regional Cooperation on Water: Meeting Report of the Third Session of the Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention and Human Security

This report outlines a set of principles for parliamentarians that are necessary to ensure cross border cooperation on water and to prevent water-related conflicts.

Quicken the Pace of Ties with Japan

Commentary

Quicken the Pace of Ties with Japan

Major positive changes have taken place in the quality and content of India-Japan relations in recent years, argues Kanwal Sibal, a former foreign secretary of India and a member of EWI’s Board of Directors.

Pakistan and the Afghanistan Intelligence Leak

Commentary

Pakistan and the Afghanistan Intelligence Leak

Writing for The News, Ikram Sehgal argues that the portrayal of Pakistan in the recently leaked "Afghan War Diary" is unfair and Pakistan needs a focused media strategy to counter such claims.

Afghan Village Force: Moving Forward

Commentary

Afghan Village Force: Moving Forward

EWI Senior Fellow Hekmat Karzai warns against the use of village security forces in Afghanistan unless they are part of a broader long-term stability program and are associated with an official entity.

Open Letter to the Participants of the Kabul Conference

Event Report

Open Letter to the Participants of the Kabul Conference

In an open letter to the participants of the Kabul Conference, EWI’s Parliamentarians Network for Conflict Prevention and Human Security sent the following appeal on the role of women in Afghanistan.

EWI Contribution to Ashgabat Seminar on Preventive Diplomacy

Event Report

EWI Contribution to Ashgabat Seminar on Preventive Diplomacy

The EastWest Institute participated in an international seminar, “Stability and Security in Central Asia: Interaction with International and Regional Organizations,” organized by the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia.

NATO-Russia Cooperation on European Missile Defense

Event Report

NATO-Russia Cooperation on European Missile Defense

An EWI seminar generated new ideas to build missile defense systems that can protect the U.S., Europe, Russia and the world from nuclear-armed terrorists or rogue states.