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A weekly podcast from the Asia experts at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, who provide analysis on policy and trends in the region.
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Building Bihar
In this episode, we focus on the Indian state of Bihar. Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Modi – a key leader in the BJP – and Sanjay Kumar, Princ...
Balancing U.S.-India Energy Ties
In this episode, we discuss energy cooperation in the U.S.-India relationship. Achieving two diverging goals for energy engagement in the relationship...
China’s Credit & Credibility
In this episode, we discuss the current state of China’s financial system. China’s credit sector has expanded dramatically over the course of China’s...
Spotlight on Nagaland Post-Insurgency
In this episode, we discuss conflict resolution and development in the northeast Indian state of Nagaland. The long-running insurgency in Nagaland loo...
Unpacking Congress’s Role in Asia Policy & the 2019 NDAA
In this episode, we review the Asia-related sections of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, and explore Congress’s role in framing U...
How China Became an Insider in Global Governance
In this episode, we assess China’s engagement with multilateral institutions and global governance. Joining the show to track China’s transition from...
Japan’s Challenges in Eurasia
In this episode, we tackle Japan’s relationships with the European Union and Russia in tandem. How will BREXIT affect EU-Japan and Japan-UK relations?...
Japan-U.S. Defense Cooperation in the Innovation Age
In this episode, we discuss the future of defense innovation in the U.S.-Japan alliance with the specter of a rising China on the horizon. CSIS 2018 S...
Southeast Asia’s Slide toward Authoritarianism
In this episode, we assess the decline of democratic governance, human rights, and rule of law in several Southeast Asian countries ahead of key elect...
Context for the Korean Summit(s)
In this episode, we provide context for the inter-Korean summit and analyze the prospects of a Trump-Kim summit. CSIS Korea Chair experts Dr. Sue Mi T...
Igniting a U.S.-China Trade War
In this episode, we analyze the origin and impact of a Sino-American trade war. As the trading relationship between Washington and Beijing spirals int...
Talking China, Tech, & Ethics with Kaiser Kuo
In this podcast, we talk with Kaiser Kuo, longtime China technology watcher and practitioner, and co-host of the Sinica podcast. In an environment whe...
Xi Runs This Town
In this podcast, we take a deep dive into the outcomes of the Chinese Communist Party’s 19Party Congress. Now that the dust has settled following Xi...
U.S.-China Competition in Outer Space
In the 10 years since China’s first successful anti-satellite test, the vulnerability of essential U.S. space systems has been underscored and competi...
Myanmar on the Brink
In this episode we discuss the complicated political picture in Myanmar for Aung San Suu Kyi after 18 months in office and the humanitarian tragedy in...
Changing the U.S. Policy Approach to the South China Sea
In this episode we discuss altering the U.S. policy approach to the South China Sea. Where does the South China Sea rank in the pecking order of U.S....
Countering Chinese Coercion
In this episode we discuss maritime coercion in the Asia Pacific. Chinese actions in maritime Asia have led to a great deal of concern and commentary...
Conflict & Governance in Southeast Asia
In this episode we discuss power and conflict in Southeast Asia with Michael Vatikiotis. While inter-state conflict has been minimal in recent years,...
Arthur Kroeber on China’s High-Tech Drive
In this podcast, a joint production of CSIS’s CogitAsia and the China Innovation Policy Series (CIPS), we explore how China’s tech innovation drive fi...
Japan-South Korea Security Ties
In this episode we tackle Japan-South Korea collaboration on security issues. To gain insight on the complicated nature of Japan-South Korea security...
Growing Digital Dragons: Understanding China’s Technology Innovation Ecosystem
In this episode, we dig into China’s technology innovation efforts and explore how China has become the tech workshop of the world.
To give cont...
Beyond the Fukuda Doctrine: Japan, Southeast Asia, and the Future Regional Order
In this episode we explore how Japan’s relations with Southeast Asia have expanded from economic engagement and development assistance to also include...
Japan-Australia: Ties that Bind in the Asia Pacific
This week we take a deep dive into relations between two key U.S. allies -- Japan and Australia. CSIS Strategic Japan Fellow Dr. Tomohiko Satake and C...
Achieving Energy Efficiency in India’s States
In this episode, we explore India’s energy efficiency efforts. Dr. Kartikeya Singh, Deputy Director of the CSIS Wadhwani Chair, discusses some of the...
Context for the Trump-Xi Summit
In this episode, we look at U.S.-China relations ahead of the first summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. Longtime China hand Dr. Jef...
Cloudy Horizon in U.S.-Philippine Relations
Ties between Washington and Manila have been on a downward trajectory since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in June 2016. In this joint podcast...
Translating Governance to Growth in India’s States
On March 11, Indian legislative assembly election results from five states — Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh — will be announced...
Park's Impeachment and the Future of the Korean Peninsula
Political developments in South Korea, the United States, and North Korea are all shaping up to affect the Korean Peninsula in 2017. CSIS Korea Chair...
Thailand's Royal Succession & Political Future
The death of longtime Thai King Bhumipol Adulyadej and the succession of his son, King Vajiralongkorn, marks the beginning of a sensitive period in Th...
Innovating Healthcare in India
In this episode, we focus on healthcare innovation in India. Dr. Sunil Wadhwani, founder of the WISH Foundation, sat down with CSIS Senior Fellow Rich...
Jokowi's Two-Year Report Card
In our latest episode, we turn to Indonesia and discuss the first two years of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s time in office. Adjunct Fellow Phuong...
Transnational Security in Central Asia
In this episode, we explore the transnational security threats in Central Asia. CSIS Transnational Threats Program Director Thomas Sanderson joins to...
Collapsing Fisheries in the South China Sea
In this joint CogitAsia and AMTI episode we tackle the topic of overfishing in the South China Sea. Ahead of the 2016 Our Ocean summit in Washington,...
Sitrep on U.S.-Taiwan Relations
In this episode we assess the status of U.S.-Taiwan relations. CSIS Senior Associate Dr. Robert Wang discusses how relations between Washington and Ta...
Assessing Japan's Upper House Elections
In this episode we assess the implications of Japan’s upper house election results following the victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democ...
Understanding China’s Intelligence Services
In this episode we explore how China spies. Jamestown Foundation Fellow Peter Mattis and CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies Christopher Johnson rundo...
China's Five-Year Plan
In this episode, we assess China’s latest Five-Year Plan. For China no document has reflected the legacy of its Soviet-style economic planning and Mar...
India’s Drug Trafficking Problem
In this episode we investigate India’s drug trafficking problem. South Asia’s traditional opium and heroin networks are now complemented by the rise i...
Kicking Dragons - The Rise of Chinese Football
In this episode we explore the story of Chinese soccer, or football. As China continues to develop, the country and its leaders are constantly seeking...
How to Build an Artificial Island
In this episode, we explore how to build an artificial island. Dr. John McManus of the University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School gives a step by step gu...