East-West Dialogue

G20 Asia Forum at East Asia Forum

ewdialogue — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:35:09 +0000

Looking for more information on the G20 meeting, Nov 11-12, 2010, in Seoul? Visit East Asia Forum’s G20 Asia Forum for current analysis and comment.

www.eastasiaforum.org/g20-asia-forum/

The East Asia Forum is run out of the East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) housed in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.

New issue on the G20 2010 Seoul Summit

ewdialogue — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:13:54 +0000

APRIL 2010
Shaping the G20 Agenda in Asia: The 2010 Seoul Summit
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With contributions by
- Il SaKong (Chairman of the Presidential Committee for the G20 Summit, Republic of Korea)
- Amar Bhattacharya (Director of the G24 Secretariat)
- Mahani Zainal Abidin (Director-General and CEO, Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia)
- Marcus Noland (Peterson Institute for International Economics and East-West Center)

In this issue:

Lead Article
Looking Toward the 2010 G20 Summit
Il SaKong, Chairman of the Presidential Committee for the G20 Summit, Republic of Korea, describes Korea’s hopes for the G20 process and the potential for the summit to be an effective forum and viable institution for international economic cooperation. Korea and its partners suggest that the Seoul G20 Summit will be the place to tackle several mid- and long-term policy issues including financial safety nets, development-related economic issues, reform of international financial institutions, and resisting protectionism. Substantial progress on these issues would pave the way toward global economic reform and establish the credibility and effectiveness of the G20 process..

Enhancing the G20’s Inclusion and Outreach
Amar Bhattacharya, Director, G24 Secretariat, agrees that South Korea has the potential to play a key role in not only addressing issues raised in 2009, but also in bringing the concerns of emerging markets and developing countries to the G20 agenda.

The G20: Just Another Annual Get-Together of Leaders?
Mahani Zainal Abidin, Director-General and Chief Executive Officer, Institute
of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS), Malaysia, expresses skepticims that the G20 is
capable of enabling global economic reforms or helping to prevent future crises.

Vying for the G20’s Attention
Marcus Noland, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, and Senior Fellow, East-West Center, praises the program outlined for the Seoul Summit, but cautions that other issues may supersede this optimistic agenda.

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New issue. Climate Commitments to 2050: A Roadmap for China

ewdialogue — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:05:55 +0000

Special topic for the Copenhagen climate talks
DECEMBER 2009
Climate Commitments to 2050: A Roadmap for China

With contributions by
- ZhongXiang Zhang (East-West Center)
- Gary Clyde Hufbauer (Peterson Institute) and Jisun Kim (Peterson Institute)
- Raekwon Chung (South Korea Climate Change Ambassador)
- Stephen Howes (Australian National University)

In this issue:

Lead Article
Climate Commitments to 2050: A Roadmap for China
ZhongXiang Zhang, Senior Fellow, East-West Center, provides an exposition of the likely Chinese negotiating position for international climate talks. Zhang discusses the significance of 2030 as a target date for an absolute emissions cap and advocates for three transitional periods of increasing climate obligations before China could meet an absolute emissions caps.

Prospects for International Climate Negotiations: Copenhagen and Beyond
Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Reginald Jones Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, and Jisun Kim, Research Assistant, Peterson Institute for International Economics, respond to Zhang and also discuss wider issues in international climate talks and provide their speculation on the prospects for the Copenhagen talks.

China Is Willing, but on What Terms?
Raekwon Chung, Climate Change Ambassador, South Korea, discusses the uncertainty of emissions trajectory and the legal nature of a “binding” commitment.

Common Ground Must Be Found, and Fast
Stephen Howes, Professor, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University, focuses on the urgency of making commitments for 2013.

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Issue 3. How the Asia Pacific Can Drive the Global Recovery

ewdialogue — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:53:32 +0000

New issue
N O V E M B E R 2 0 0 9
How the Asia Pacific Can Drive the Global Recovery

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Lead article by Peter a. Petri, Brandeis International Business School and East-West Center

With responses by
Wendy Dobson, University of Toronto
Yiping Huang, Peking University and Australian National University
Hadi Soesastro, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia, and Maria Monica Wihardja, Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Indonesia

This issue of the East-West Dialogue summarizes the findings of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council’s (PECC) Taskforce on the Global Economic Crisis. The full report of this taskforce will become available from PECC during the first half of 2010. Further information is available on
www.pecc.org/economic-crisis/.