EastWest Institute

Not to be confused with East–West Center or East-West Group.
EastWest Institute
Institute for EastWest Studies, Inc.
Formation1980; 44 years ago (1980)
FounderJohn Edwin Mroz
Ira D. Wallach
DissolvedJanuary 31, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-01-31)
TypePublic policy think tank
13-3091844
Headquarters10 Grand Central, 155 E. 44th Street, Suite 1105
Location
President
Bruce W. McConnell
Websiteeastwest.ngo

The EastWest Institute (EWI), originally known as the Institute for East-West Security Studies and officially the Institute for EastWest Studies, Inc., was an international not-for-profit, non-partisan think tank focused on international conflict resolution through a variety of means, including track 2 diplomacy and track 1.5 diplomacy (conducted with the direct involvement of official actors), hosting international conferences, and authoring publications on international security issues. EWI employed networks in political, military, and business establishments in the United States, Europe, and the former Soviet Union.

EWI was founded by John Edwin Mroz and Ira D. Wallach in 1980 as an independent, global organization that promotes peace by creating trusted settings for candid, global discourse among leaders to tackle intractable security and stability challenges.[1] Mroz served as president and CEO of the institute for 34 years until his death, in 2014.[2]

The organization discontinued operations effective January 31, 2021. This decision was taken at the conclusion of a four-month strategic assessment in light of increasing challenges resulting from the global pandemic and related financial challenges facing many nonprofit organizations.[3]

EWI's initiatives focused on a number of different areas including cybersecurity,[4] preventive diplomacy, strategic trust-building (which encompasses Russia-United States relations and China-United States Relations), Economic Security, and Regional Security (focusing on specific areas such as Southwest Asia).[5]

  1. ^ "Ira D. Wallach † | EastWest Institute". www.eastwest.ngo. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  2. ^ "EWI mourns the loss today of Founder and CEO John Edwin Mroz | EastWest Institute". www.eastwest.ngo. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  3. ^ "The EastWest Institute Transitions for Post-COVID World". EastWest Institute. Archived from the original on 2021-01-07.
  4. ^ "Be ‘smart’ online at your peril" Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine. The Pioneer, 18 December 2015 | Vineeta Pandey | Wuzhen (Shanghai, China)
  5. ^ "EastWest Institute | Building Trust. Delivering Solutions". www.eastwest.ngo. Retrieved 2023-06-12.