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PART X, LINE 2: Under U.S. GAAP, an organization must recognize the financial statement effects of tax positions taken for tax return purposes when it is more likely than not that the position will not be sustained. Institute for EastWest Studies, Inc. does not believe there are any material uncertain tax positions and, accordingly, it has not recognized any liability for uncertain tax benefits. The Organization has filed IRS Form 990 tax returns, as required, and all other applicable returns in jurisdictions when it is required. For the year ended September 30, 2019, there were no interest or penalties recorded or included in the consolidating financial statements. Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 1 9 Program Services REGIONAL SECURITY 1643319 Russia and the Newly Independent States 1 3 Program Services TRUST BLDG INITIATIVES 561818 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services Programmatic Activity 74917 2 12 2 12 2280054 2280054 false false true false false false ANNUAL GALA 886300 792858 93442 68332 25110 0 886300 792858 93442 68332 25110 93442 X X X X true false false false false false false false false CAMERON MUNTER thru 619 PRESIDENT AND CEO 183411 0 0 0 232414 0 16500 0 912 0 433237 0 0 0 WILLIAM J PARKER III Pres & CEO/COO (See Sch. 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FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: We forge new connections and build trust among global leaders and influencers, help create practical new solutions and take action through our network of global decision-makers. Independent and nonprofit since our founding in 1980, the institute maintains offices in New York, Brussels, Moscow and San Francisco. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1: THE EASTWEST INSTITUTE IS A GLOBAL NETWORK OF INFLUENTIAL STAKEHOLDERS COMMITTED TO AND ENGAGED IN BUILDING TRUST AND PREVENTING CONFLICT AROUND THE WORLD. WE ENGAGE IN CONFLICT PREVENTION AND RESOLUTION, PROVIDING THOUGHT LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC COUNSEL TO GOVERNMENTS, THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WORLDWIDE. WE BRING CONFLICTING PARTIES TO THE NEGOTIATING TABLE, OFTEN FOR THE FIRST TIME, TO FIND COMMON GROUND. WE ANTICIPATE GLOBAL CHALLENGES AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS RELEVANT TO POLICYMAKERS AND CORPORATE LEADERS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4b: REGIONAL SECURITY - MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA (MENA) REGION IS UNDERGOING UNPRECEDENTED, HISTORIC, COMPLEX AND RAPID TRANSFORMATIONS. THE RESULTS ARE VIOLENT AND IN SOME CASES PEACEFUL SHIFTS, RESHAPING OF STATE-SOCIETY AS WELL AS INTER-STATE RELATIONS AND CHANGES TO THE BALANCE OF POWER, FRAGMENTATION, POLARIZATION, AND CONTESTS FOR POWER AND INFLUENCE AMONG REGIONAL RIVALS. EWI'S MENA PROGRAM IS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS ROLE AS A BRIDGE-BUILDER BETWEEN CONFLICTING PARTIES. IT HAS BEEN PROVIDING A PLATFORM AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR INFLUENTIAL, WELL-CONNECTED EXPERTS AND OFFICIALS FROM THE REGION AND BEYOND TO ENGAGE IN CONFIDENTIAL, COMPLEX, AND CONSTRUCTIVE CONVERSATIONS THAT AIM AT ACHIEVING COMMON GROUND AND DEVELOPING PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR SOME OF THE KEY CRISES THAT DESTABILIZE THE REGION: 1) ASSISTING IRAQ TO BECOME THE CENTER OF REGIONAL COOPERATION RATHER THAN BEING A THEATER FOR PROXY WARS, 2) IRAN-SAUDI REGIONAL RIVALRY, 3) LACK OF INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE & POWER SHARING IN NORTHEAST SYRIA, 4) WEAK ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN ALGERIA AND MOROCCO, 5) MARITIME SECURITY AND PREVENTING INCIDENTS AT SEA IN THE GULF REGION, AND 6) STEMMING ISIS & TERRORIST FINANCING. CURRENT PROJECTS: A) IRAQ AND ITS NEIGHBORS: ENHANCING DIALOGUE AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION IN WEST ASIA: THE PROJECT AIMS AT ASSISTING IRAQ TO TRANSFORM FROM BEING A THEATER FOR PROXY WARS TO BECOME A BRIDGE-BUILDER AND CENTER FOR REGIONAL INTERDEPENDENCE THROUGH IMPROVED BILATERAL AND MULTILATERAL RELATIONS WITH ITS KEY FIVE NEIGHBORS: SAUDI ARABIA, IRAN, JORDAN, TURKEY AND KUWAIT. KEY POLICY IDEAS WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR REGIONAL AND BILATERAL COOPERATION IN THE AREAS OF SECURITY, POLITICS, PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE RELATIONS, ECONOMY, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION. B) IRAN-SAUDI DIALOGUE: OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN BUILDING TRUST BETWEEN A CORE GROUP OF IRANIAN AND SAUDI EXPERTS THAT JOINTLY DEVELOP POLICY SOLUTIONS IN VERY SPECIFIC AREAS INCLUDING 1) CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION IN THE "POST-OIL" ECONOMIC ERA, 2) IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL AVENUES OF COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF CLIMATE CHANGE, 3) THE ROLE OF ACADEMIC EXCHANGE INMITIGATING CONFLICT, 4) CONTOURS OF A "NON-AGGRESSION PACT" BETWEEN BOTH COUNTRIES AND 5) THE ROLE OF MEDIA NARRATIVES AND DISCOURSES IN IGNITING CONFLICTS, PORTRAYING AND STEREOTYPING "THE OTHER,HOW THESE NARRATIVES COULD PLAY POSITIVE ROLES IN CREATING CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVES. C) DIALOGUES ON GOVERNANCE AND SECURITY IN NORTHEAST SYRIA: DISAGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE TWO MAIN SYRIAN KURDISH POLITICAL BLOCS-THE DEMOCRATIC UNION PARTY (PYD) AND THE KURDISH NATIONAL COUNCIL (KNC)-AND BETWEEN KURDISH AUTHORITIES AND NON-KURDISH COMMUNITIES IN NORTHEASTERN SYRIA ARE NEGATIVELY AFFECTING EFFORTS TO REACH A SUSTAINABLE, PEACEFUL SOLUTION IN THE WAR-TORN COUNTRY. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO FACILITATE COMMON UNDERSTANDINGS BETWEEN THESE GROUPS ON ISSUES AFFECTING SECURITY AND STABILITY IN THE REGION, INCLUDING INCLUSIVE GOVERNANCE AND POWER SHARING. D) ALGERIA-MOROCCO BUSINESS DIALOGUE: THIS PROJECT FOCUSES ON MULTIPLE BUSINESS SECTORS WITH THE AIM OF OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO BILATERAL TRADE BETWEEN THE TWO NEIGHBORS. THE DIALOGUES WILL ENGAGE PRAGMATIC BUSINESS LEADERS FROM BOTH COUNTRIES DURING A SERIES OF HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCES. DISCUSSIONS WILL CENTER ON TOPICS VITAL TO SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ALGERIA AND MOROCCO SUCH AS FOOD SECURITY, AGRICULTURE, HEALTHCARE, THE IMPACT OF DIGITALIZATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND ENERGY-WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON HOW TO ATTRACT QUALITY INVESTMENT, ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND EMPOWER BUSINESSWOMEN. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4c: CYBERSECURITY INITIATIVE - GLOBAL COOPERATION IN CYBERSPACE: THE OBJECTIVE OF THE GLOBAL COOPERATION IN CYBERSPACE PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE CONFLICT, CRIME AND OTHER DISRUPTIONS IN CYBERSPACE AND PROMOTE STABILITY, INNOVATION AND INCLUSION. GLOBAL COOPERATION IS ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESS EXISTING AND EMERGING CONFLICTS-BOTH IN CYBERSPACE AND ACROSS ALL AREAS OF HUMAN ENDEAVOR. TO THIS END, THE EASTWEST INSTITUTE BEGAN ITS CYBER WORK IN 2009 AS THE PIONEER ORGANIZATION THAT INITIATED A GLOBAL DIALOGUE ON CYBERSPACE SECURITY, DIPLOMACY AND DETERRENCE. PAST SUCCESSES HAVE HELPED SHORTEN REPAIR TIMES FOR DAMAGED UNDERSEA CABLES, REDUCE SPAM ON A GLOBAL BASIS, PROMOTE BALANCED ENCRYPTION POLICIES, BUILD BILATERAL CONFIDENCE AND TRUST BETWEEN EAST AND WEST TO IMPROVE CRISIS RESPONSE AND COMBAT MALICIOUS HACKERS, AND DEVELOP NORMS OF RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR IN CYBERSPACE. IN 2020, THE PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND ADVOCATE FOR RECOMMENDED CHANGES IN NATIONAL AND CORPORATE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. THE PRINCIPAL MEANS OF DEVELOPING THESE RECOMMENDATIONS IS THROUGH THE WORK OF FIVE COLLABORATIVE BREAKTHROUGH GROUPS, COMPOSED OF DECISION-MAKERS FROM KEY SECTORS AROUND THE WORLD: - INCREASING THE GLOBAL AVAILABILITY AND USE OF SECURE ICT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES - SECURE, RESILIENT CITIES AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS - SYSTEMIC RISK AND CYBER INSURANCE - PROMOTING NORMS OF RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR IN CYBERSPACE - UBIQUITOUS ENCRYPTION AND LAWFUL GOVERNMENT ACCESS AS RECOMMENDATIONS MATURE, EWI LEADS THE PREPARATION OF REPORTS DETAILING AND SUPPORTING THE CONCLUSIONS. THE LATEST REPORT, WEATHERING TECHNATIONALISM: A SECURITY AND TRUSTWORTHINESS FRAMEWORK TO MANAGE CYBER SUPPLY CHAIN RISK, WAS RELEASED IN MAY 2020. THE REPORT PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK TO OVERCOME THE TRUST GAP BETWEEN ICT BUYERS, VENDORS, AND OPERATORS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTS INSTEAD OF RELYING ON "TECHNATIONALISM"-MEASURES THAT FAVOR ICT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SOLD BY COMPANIES HEADQUARTERED DOMESTICALLY OR IN ALLIED STATES-TO IMPROVE OVERALL ICT SECURITY. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D: 1) Strategic trust building initiatives East Asia: Since 2006, EWIs East Asia (formally Asia-Pacific) program has focused on convening constructive, high-level dialogues that engage key American and regional stakeholders from government, business and military sectors to address important security issues, aiming to enhance greater mutual understanding and prevent conflicts. The program has strengthened trust and developed original policy ideas, which are receiving attention in Washington, Beijing and Tokyo. Dialogues and Impacts: EWIs U.S.-China High-Level Political Party Leaders Dialogue (P2P) is the only U.S.-China dialogue process involving sitting officials from the Communist Party of China and the U.S. Democratic and Republican National Committees. Launched in 2010, the dialogue builds trust and understanding among political leaders from the U.S. and China through an exchange of views on domestic governance and foreign policy issues. Since 2008, the U.S.-China Sanya Initiative has regularly assembled retired U.S. and Chinese four-star generals and admirals to build greater military-to-military understanding between the two countries and to mitigate the chance of escalation and miscalculation. Delegations have discussed a wide spectrum of strategic security issues, including North Korea, maritime disputes in the South and East China Seas, Chinas military reform and counterterrorism. The U.S.-Japan Military-to-Military Dialogue, launched in 2017, demonstrates ongoing efforts to integrate more players from the Indo-Pacific into programmatic initiatives and outreach. These dialogues have facilitated exchange among four-star generals and admirals from the Japanese and U.S. militaries on issues of critical concern to both countries. The East Asia program will seek to broaden this exchange to include both India and China, to enrich the discussion of evolving issues in the Indo-Pacific region. Total expenses: $1,033,516. Total Revenue: $0. 2) Economic security Economic security consists of 20-20 Investment Association. It is a group of the world's most prestigious and economically powerful institutional investors who are not oriented toward a bottom line but rather toward educating its members about the world's emerging and frontier markets and fulfilling a commitment to corporate social responsibility in the countries we visit. As more investments are directed into emerging and frontier markets, the resulting improved standards of living will hopefully play a role in helping reduce poverty and ultimately global conflict. Total expenses: $309,163. Total revenue: $300,468. 3) Balkans initiative EastWest Institute has launched the Balkans program in response to an urgent need for inclusive and open, high-level dialogue concerning pressing security challenges threatening the Western Balkans and Europe. In partnership with the Munich Security Conference and the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence, the initiative aims to increase and deepen understanding of key issues while building trust between representatives of the various geopolitical interests present in the region today. The program's work centers on the Balkan Dialogues initiative-a series of dialogues in different capitals in Europe and the U.S. that provide a platform for policymakers and experts to discuss and debate key areas where competing interests collide and produce recommendations for defusing existing tensions. Dialogues and Impacts: The first of the Balkans Dialogues took place in March 2019 in Belgrade. Decision-makers and experts from the six countries of the Western Balkans (WB6), including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, along with the European Union, United States, Russia and China met to reassess strategic goals in the region, resulting in several policy recommendations. Participants included Amb. Cameron Munter; Amb. Wolfgang Ischinger; Amb. Frank Wisner; Erhard Busek; Pierre Mirel; Amb. Kai Eide, Ivan Krastev and Aleksandar Vucic, President of Serbia, along with many other stakeholders and experts. The second Balkan Dialogues event convened in Berlin in December 2019, gathering 57 participants (heads of state, dignitaries and experts) along with 30 observers from 19 countries for a two-day working session focused on the future of EU expansion and the unresolved Kosovo-Serbia crisis. Participants put forward ideas to prevent future conflict, unblock the negotiations between Serbia and Kosovo and make the EU enlargement process more efficient and attractive for both the EU and the Balkans. The programs most recent Balkan Dialogues meeting occurred during the Munich Security Conference in March 2020. The event attracted an impressive number of high-level participants and fostered a lively and impassioned discussion among its active participants, including five prime ministers, five presidents, the EU High Representative for Foreign Policy, German State Secretary, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Secretary General of OSCE, seven Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense and several current and former ambassadors. Total expenses: $81,372. Total revenue: $0. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2: ROSS PEROT, JR., CHAIRMAN, AND SARAH PEROT, BOARD MEMBER, HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. Olivia Fischer and Addison Fischer, Board Members, have a family relationship. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 10B: THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ALL STAFF MEMBERS TO ACKNOWLEDGE A RECEIPT OF THE STAFF HANDBOOK THAT CONTAIN WRITTEN POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF CONDUCTING BUSINESS ACTIVITIES. THE OFFICES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL ACTIVITY AND FINANCIAL FORECAST TO NEW YORK OFFICE. THE BRUSSELS OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE IS A MEMBER OF THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE TEAM OVERSEES MOSCOW AND SAN FRANCISCO OFFICES. THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM REVIEW THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE CONDUCTED IN EACH OFFICE ON A MONTHLY BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND BY THE INSTITUTE'S EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT BEFORE BEING PRESENTED FOR AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW. AFTER FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS SENT A PASSWORD PROTECTED LINK, WHICH GIVES THEM ACCESS TO FORM 990 ON THE INSTITUTE'S WEBSITE PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C: THE EASTWEST INSTITUTE (EWI) DISTRIBUTES ANNUALLY A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE FOR EWI DIRECTORS. ALL DIRECTORS OF THE INSTITUTE ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE, SIGN, DATE AND RETURN THE FORM TO THE DESIGNATED EWI STAFF MEMBER. EWI STAFF MAINTAINS A SPREADSHEET NOTING WHICH FORMS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND WHICH REMAIN OUTSTANDING. EFFORTS ARE MADE TO OBTAIN OUTSTANDING FORMS WHEN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HOLDS ITS BOARD MEETINGS. EFFORTS TO RECEIVE COMPLETED FORMS ARE ALSO MADE VIA E-MAIL. THE INSTITUTE'S MANAGEMENT TEAM WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THE DESIGNATED STAFF MEMBER TO ENSURE 100% COMPLIANCE FROM THE DIRECTORS IN SIGNING AND RETURNING TO MANAGEMENT THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. IN ADDITION, THE INSTITUTE'S HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT SENDS A STAFF HANDBOOK WITH CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT AND ETHICS (INCLUDING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST SECTION) TO EWI STAFF, INCLUDING NEW HIRES AND BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE APPOINTMENT, AND REQUESTS ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT OF THE DOCUMENT. IN 2018, ALL STAFF MEMBERS ACKNOWLEDGED RECEIPT OF THE STAFF HANDBOOK. IN ADDITION, THE KEY EMPLOYEES COMPLETED A CONFLICTS OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE SIMILAR TO THE VERSION THAT IS DISTRIBUTED TO EWI BOARD MEMBERS AND WILL DO SO SUBSEQUENTLY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINES 15A AND 15B: THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE EASTWEST INSTITUTE'S INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE FAIRNESS OF THE CEO'S COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS AND UTILIZES DATA FROM COMPETENT SALARY SURVEYS IN THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT INDUSTRY. THE CEO IS NOT A MEMBER OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE WORKS TOGETHER WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. COMPARABLE DATA FROM SALARY SURVEYS OF SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT INDUSTRY ARE REVIEWED, AND THE CEO AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM ARE ADVISED OF CURRENT STANDARDS AND PAY SCALES. THE CHANGE OF COMPENSATION IS SUGGESTED TO THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. A COPY OF THE APPROVAL OR REFUSAL BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE IS PUT INTO THE PERSONNEL FILE OF THE CEO AND FOR PAYROLL PURPOSES SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. HR SUMMARIZES THE DECISION IN A CONFIRMATION LETTER, WHICH IS GIVEN TO THE CEO. ALL DOCUMENTATION IS PREPARED NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE APPROVAL. FOR EMPLOYEES WITH A SALARY LESS THAN $100,000 USD THE PROCESS IS AS FOLLOWS: FIRST, THE SUPERVISOR SENDS A REQUEST TO HR, WHICH INCLUDES THE FORM "POSITION CHANGE/NEW POSITION INFORMATION". WITHIN THIS FORM, THE REQUESTING SUPERVISOR DESCRIBES A JUSTIFICATION IN DETAIL. ALONGSIDE THIS DOCUMENT, HR SUGGESTS A SPECIFIC SALARY RANGE, WHICH IS BASED ON REPRESENTATIVE SALARY SURVEYS IN THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT INDUSTRY. AFTER ALL INFORMATION IS COLLECTED AND VERIFIED, THE VP MAKING THE REQUEST, THE VP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION, AND THE CEO APPROVE OR DECLINE THE ADJUSTMENT. FOR EMPLOYEES WITH SALARIES OF MORE THAN $100,000 USD, AND/OR KEY EMPLOYEES (VPS, DIRECTORS, ETC.), THE PROCESS INCLUDES REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. ALL DOCUMENTATION IS FILED IN THE PERSONNEL FILES AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT, AND A LETTER OF CONFIRMATION IS GIVEN TO THE EMPLOYEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19: THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, LINE 44: William J. Parker, III became President and CEO as of June 17, 2019. Compensation reported on Part VII is for his position as Chief Operating Officer through October 2018. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FOREIGN TRANSLATION LOSS......................$(28,281) Transfer of net assests from eastwest institute UK...............................$ 40,348. TOTAL.........................................$ 12,067.