Information on "Trade" and "Asia Pacific Region"
July 2013
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9 Jul 2013
Strategic Implications of TPP: Answering the Critics
Author: Ellen Frost
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This bulletin examines the arguments of both advocates and opponents of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). More on «Strategic Implications of TPP: Answering the Critics»
June 2013
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10 Jun 2013
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries
Author: Brock R Williams
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report focuses on US economic interests in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. More on «Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Countries»
May 2013
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May 2013
Big Enough for all of us: Geo-Strategic Competition in the Pacific Islands
Author: Jenny Hayward-Jones
Publisher: Lowy Institute for International Policy
This paper argues that China’s profile among the Pacific Islands has grown. More on «Big Enough for all of us: Geo-Strategic Competition in the Pacific Islands»
April 2013
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8 Apr 2013
Japan’s Possible Entry Into the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Its Implications
Author: William H Cooper, Mark E Manyin
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides an overview of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and of US-Japan economic ties and trade relationship. More on «Japan’s Possible Entry Into the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Its Implications» -
Apr 2013
Whose Pacific Century? The 113th Congress and Asia
Author: Edward Gresser, Daniel Twining
Publisher: National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
This analysis examines the central issues facing the 113th Congress regarding the Asia-Pacific region. More on «Whose Pacific Century? The 113th Congress and Asia»
February 2013
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28 Feb 2013
Grading Europe in the Asia-Pacific: European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2013
Author: Jonas Parello-Plesner
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
According to this bulletin, Europe has not yet decided on one coherent policy on how to respond to the US 'pivot' to Asia. More on «Grading Europe in the Asia-Pacific: European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2013»
January 2013
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2013
ASEAN+6: Größte Freihandelszone der Welt in Planung
Author: Maren Hoepfner
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Mit einem Freihandelsabkommen zwischen der ASEAN und ihren sechs Partnern Australien, China, Indien, Japan, Neuseeland und Südkorea soll eine Grundlage für den verstärkten offenen Handel und für Investitionen in der Region Asien-Pazifik entstehen. More on «ASEAN+6: Größte Freihandelszone der Welt in Planung»
February 2012
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21 Feb 2012
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) Negotiations: Overview and Prospects
Author: Deborah Elms, C L Lim
Publisher: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a trade agreement currently under negotiation between nine countries in three continents, including Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the United States and Vietnam. More on «The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) Negotiations: Overview and Prospects»
January 2012
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2012
Pacific Island Nations: How Viable are their Economies?
Author: Francis X Hezel
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
Development economists frequently argue that with the right policies in place and necessary reforms implemented, any nation, whatever its limitations, can develop a successful economy. More on «Pacific Island Nations: How Viable are their Economies?»
October 2011
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24 Oct 2011
The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Asia-Pacific Integration: A Quantitative Assessment
Author: Peter A Petri, Michael G Plummer, Fan Zhai
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
Two emerging tracks of trade agreement in the Asia-Pacific could consolidate the "noodle bowl" of current smaller agreements and provide pathways to a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP). More on «The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Asia-Pacific Integration: A Quantitative Assessment»
