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From left to right: U.S. Senior Official for APEC Matt Murray, Hawaiʻi Governor Josh Green, APEC 2023 Senior Officials’ Meeting Chair and DNSA for International Economics Mike Pyle, and East-West Center President Suzanne Vares-Lum. We were glad to have Governor Green join us for part of the ISOM. [Photo courtesy of the East-West Center]

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The Lessons of 1989: Freedom and Our Future