Honolulu International Forum
Key findings from our special virtual series “Covid-19 Recovery: Re-energizing Hawaii with Regional Insights”
Session #7 | Perspectives from Australia
Featuring Jane Hardy, Consul-General, Australian Consulate-General in Honolulu
June 25, 2020
Session #6 | Perspectives from New Zealand
Featuring Jane Rovins, Joint Centre for Disaster Research (JCDR) at Massey University
June 11, 2020
Session #5 | Perspectives from Japan
Featuring Kazuto Suzuki, Hokkaido University
May 28, 2020
Session #4 | Perspectives from INDO-PACOM
Featuring John Wood, United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) J9 Pacific Outreach
May 21, 2020
Session #3 | Perspectives from Singapore
Featuring Benjamin Ang, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
May 14, 2020
Session #2 | Perspectives from South Korea
Featuring Victor Cha, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
May 6, 2020
Session #1 | Perspectives from Taiwan
Featuring Michael Y. K. Tseng, Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in Honolulu
April 24, 2020
Comparative Connections, Vol. 22, Issue 1
"The Pandemic Spreads and the World Responds"
The most recent issue of Pacific Forum’s triannual e-jounal on bilateral relations in the Indo-Pacific, with insights and analyses of COVID-19’s impact on key regional dyanmics.
Lessons from the Asia-Pacific
An ongoing analysis of successful Covid-19 response measures from Asia-Pacific states, and whether the same approaches can be replicated in the state of Hawaii. This is a living document that is regularly updated based on changing circumstances and current findings.
Recent Publications
Perspectives and insights from our global network of experts.
PacNet #51 | Fighting Covid-19 in Steppes: Mongolian Community-Based Mitigation
Nicholas H. Millward,
Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies
September 30, 2020
Beijing Outbreak: Opportunity, Assurance and Uncertainty
Xintao Lu,
University of Hawaii
June 30, 2020
The Impact of Covid-19 on Women in Hawaii and Asia-Pacific
Jennifer Howe,
University of Durham, UK
June 18, 2020
PacNet #34 | Covid-19: Boosting Indo-Pacific Alignment and India’s Regional Role
Dr. Amrita Jash,
Centre for Land Warfare Studies
June 12, 2020
PacNet #33 | China’s Inopportune Pandemic Assertiveness
Joel Wuthnow, Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs at the National Defense University
June 9, 2020
PacNet #32 | China’s Post-Covid Geopolitical “Either/Or”
Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Chulalongkorn University
June 4, 2020
PacNet #31 | Taiwan’s Covid-19 Diplomacy and WHO Participation: Losing the Battle but Winning the War?
Wen-Ti Sung, Australian Centre on China in the World
May 29, 2020
PacNet #29 | Post Covid-19, the US-China Rivalry Will Only Get Worse
Ralph A. Cossa, Pacific Forum
May 22, 2020
The Role of Transportation in the "Export" and "Import" of COVID-19
Shwe Yee Oo, Pacific Forum Non-Proliferation Research Fellow
May 20, 2020
China's Recent Legislative Response to COVID-19
Xintao Lu, University of Hawaii
May 18, 2020
PacNet #26 | Interpreting China’s “Wolf-Warrior Diplomacy”
Zhiqun Zhu,
Bucknell University
May 14, 2020
PacNet #25 | China’s Eight Arguments Against Western ‘Hubris’ and Why They Fail
Denny Roy,
East-West Center
May 1, 2020
PacNet #21 | The Philippine and Indonesian Militaries’ War On Covid-19, and What it Means for Reform
Chaula Rininta Anindya,
S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
April 15, 2020
PacNet #20 | Pacific Forum Coverage on Covid-19
Rob York, Pacific Forum
April 10, 2020
PacNet #19 | Five Reasons Why Xi’s ‘Peking Model’ Will Struggle Post-Covid-19
Jagannath Panda,
Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
April 7, 2020
PacNet #18 | ASEAN-US relations: An agenda for a rescheduled summit
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III,
Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation
April 3, 2020
PacNet #16 | Covid-19: As China Recovers, Will Its Economy Follow?
Stephen Nagy,
International Christian University
March 27, 2020
PacNet #13 | Keep an eye on North Korean cyber-crime as the Covid-19 spreads
Todd Wiesel,
Columbia University
March 17, 2020