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Asia Society's current affairs series brings together Asian and American leaders and policy experts to delve into the critical issues surrounding the Asia-Pacific region—the area from Japan to Iran, and from Central Asia to the Pacific Islands. In each video, speakers and panelists offer in-depth an…

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    South China Sea: Pathways to Peace

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2014 84:08


    Peter Dutton of the U.S. Naval War College; Atlantic foreign correspondent Robert D. Kaplan; Holly Morrow, Fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center; and Zha Daojiong of Peking University (via Skype) examine ways in which the South China Sea dispute might be disentangled while avoiding a potentially disastrous conflict. Orville Schell, Director of Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations, moderates the conversation.

    Henry Paulson and Kevin Rudd: Asia and the World Order

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2014 81:25


    Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia (and a fluent Mandarin speaker), and Henry M. Paulson, Jr., former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and chairman of the Paulson Institute, assess the present state of China, its likely future, and what its rise to global prominence could mean for the rest of the world. In conjunction with United Nations General Assembly 2014.

    Iran and the US: Where Things Stand

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2014 72:07


    Ambassador Hossein Mousavian, a former senior Iranian diplomat and nuclear negotiator, and Gary Sick, Iran expert and former National Security Council member, explore root causes of the misperceptions Iranians and Americans have of each other and the missed opportunities for dialogue over several decades. Hamid Biglari moderates the discussion. (1 hr., 12 min.)

    Kevin Rudd: Learning Chinese Is a 'Doorway to Understanding'

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2014 24:45


    LOS ANGELES, May 8, 2014 — In the keynote address of Asia Society's 2014 National Chinese Language Conference, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who speaks fluent Mandarin, cautions against five commonly held misperceptions of China and speaks of language as "a doorway to understanding." (24 min., 44 sec.)

    'Documented' Q & A with Jose Antonio Vargas

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2014 36:13


    Following a New York City screening of his film "Documented," which recounts his arrival in the U.S. from the Philippines as a child and subsequent awakening as an immigration reform activist, journalist Jose Antonio Vargas discusses issues raised by the film with Asia Society's Tom Nagorski and the audience. Introduction by MTV President Stephen Friedman. (36 min., 11 sec.)

    Changing the Narrative of Afghanistan's Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2014 84:41


    Afghan media mogul and entrepreneur Saad Mohseni; Aarya Nijat, Vice President and Co-Founder, Beikraan Inc.; and Faiysal AliKhan, Carnegie Fellow at the New America Foundation, talk to Asia Society Trustee Tom Freston about how the current generation of Afghanistan youth is working to rewrite expectations of their country's future. (1 hr., 25 min.)

    General John Allen and Martha Raddatz

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2014 83:26


    On the eve of the drawdown of American troops in Afghanistan, U.S. General John Allen, former U.S. commander of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, joins Martha Raddatz of ABC News for a look at questions surrounding Afghanistan's future in general and its security situation in particular. (1 hr., 23 min.)

    Bob Woodruff and Mike Boettcher (Complete)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2014 81:03


    War correspondents Bob Woodruff and Mike Boettcher discuss their experience reporting from conflict zones in Afghanistan and Iraq. (1 hr., 21 min.)

    The US and Iran: A Breakthrough Moment?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2013 78:19


    Former nuclear negotiators Robert Einhorn and Hossein Mousavian, former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas R. Pickering and George Stephanopoulos of ABC News assess U.S.-Iran relations in the wake of the first public, high-level negotiations in more than 30 years. (1 hr., 18 min.)

    China, One Year Later

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2013 77:48


    One year after Xi Jinping became president of China, New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos; Dr. Susan Shirk of UC San Diego; former U.S. Ambassador to China J. Stapleton Roy; and moderator Orville Schell assess China's leadership transition so far. (1 hr., 17 min.)

    Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2013 87:24


    Iranian President Dr. Hassan Rouhani hails a "window of opportunity" to work with the West on Iran's nuclear program and alludes to the civil war in Syria before sitting down to a Q & A session with Asia Society President Josette Sheeran. (English - 1 hr., 27 min.)

    Responsible Investment in Myanmar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2013 78:41


    Asia Society's Josette Sheeran moderates a discussion among Carolyn Brehm, Judith Cekfin, Tom Freston, U Wunna Maung Lwin and Zaw Oo on challenges and opportunities in Myanmar's reform and ways forward for development through responsible investment. Closing remarks by Rajiv Shah of USAID. (1 hr., 18 min.)

    Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2013 65:22


    Dr. Zalmai Rassoul, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, discusses the impending withdrawal of international forces from his country, and the upcoming presidential election, with John Hockenberry, host of public radio's The Takeaway. Tom Freston introduces the program. (1 hr., 5 min.)

    Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2013 64:53


    Indonesian Foreign Minister Dr. Marty Natalegawa addresses Asia Society New York in conjunction with the opening of the 68th United Nations General Assembly. (1 hr., 4 min.)

    Wealth and Power, with Orville Schell and John Delury

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2013 72:37


    Authors Orville Schell, Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at Asia Society, and John Delury, Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies at Yonsei University, in conversation with Jonathan Spence, Professor of History at Yale University, on their new book "Wealth and Power: China’s Long March to the Twenty-first Century." At Asia Society New York. (1 hr., 12 min.)

    Searching for Peace with North Korea

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2013 78:51


    Former Governor of New Mexico Bill Richardson and Ambassador Donald P. Gregg, former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, analyze the present North Korea threat and discuss how it might be resolved. ABC News International Editor Jon Williams moderates the discussion. At Asia Society New York. (1 hr., 18 min.)

    Vali Nasr: The US and China in the Middle East

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2013 80:55


    Vali Nasr, Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), speaks with Mary Kissel of the Wall Street Journal about U.S. and Chinese priorities in light of the changing political situation in Iran, Syria, and throughout the Middle East region. Asia Society Trustee Hamid Biglari introduces the program. At Asia Society New York. (1 hr., 20 min.)

    US-China Summit: What to Expect

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2013 82:40


    China experts James B. Steinberg, Susan Shirk, and Orville Schell assess likely outcomes of the summit meeting between presidents Obama and Xi Jinping scheduled for early June 2013. At Asia Society New York. (1 hr., 22 min.)

    Henry Kissinger: China, the US, and a Common Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2013 10:30


    Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger outlines an uprecedented opportunity for the United States and China to collaborate on a new global order, and discusses what he sees as the two countries' differing approaches to solving problems. (10 min., 30 sec.)

    US-China Economic Relations in the Next Decade

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2013 115:16


    Panelists Victor Fung, Jaana Remes, Orville Schell, Peter Seligmann, and Ma Xiuhong discuss potential areas for increased cooperation between the U.S. and China. Introductory remarks by former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, C.H. Tung, and others. At Asia Society New York. (1 hr., 55 min.)

    National Security Advisor Thomas Donilon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2013 66:17


    In a major address at Asia Society, National Security Advisor Thomas Donilon outlines the Obama administration's views on the path ahead for the United States in Asia in the areas of security, democracy, trade, and economics. Following his remarks, he is joined in discussion by Suzanne DiMaggio, Asia Society’s Vice President of Global Policy Programs. (1 hr., 6 min.)

    The US and Iran: Road to War or Path to Peace?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2013 103:15


    Iran's highest-ranking official in the United States, Ambassador to the United Nations Mohammad Khazaee, and former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Pickering discuss Iran’s nuclear program, Syria, Afghanistan, and the future of U.S.-Iran relations. Award-winning journalist and author David Ignatius moderates. (1 hr., 43 min.)

    Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar, with Joe Klein

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2013 60:48


    Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar discusses the implications of the 2014 U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan, and what the pullout means for Pakistan's ongoing struggle against extremism, with Time magazine political columnist Joe Klein. (1 hr., 1 min.)

    A Conversation with Gary Locke

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2012 83:23


    U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke assesses China's just-completed leadership transition with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News and Orville Schell, Director of Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations. (1 hr., 23 min.)

    The US and South Asia After Afghanistan

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2012 85:35


    U.S. Under Secretary Robert D. Hormats, Asia Society Senior Fellow Alexander Evans, former Pakistan Ambassador Husain Haqqani, and Foreign Affairs Advisor Frank G. Wisner discuss the prospects for achieving a strategic U.S. approach to South Asia and the hard choices an incoming administration will need to make to get there. At Asia Society New York. (1 hr., 25 min.)

    Thein Sein: Toward a Viable Democracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2012 53:08


    Speaking through an interpreter, Myanmar President Thein Sein expresses his commitment to democratic reform and a "harmonious society." Asia Society's Suzanne DiMaggio moderates the ensuing Q & A session. At Asia Society New York. (53 min., 6 sec.)

    Hina Rabbani Khar: Pakistan's Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2012 56:44


    Pakistan's Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar addresses key issues facing her country today, such as trade liberalization with India, U.S. drone strikes, and relations with Afghanistan. (56 min., 43 sec.)

    Shinawatra: Building Trust in Asia-Pacific

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2012 43:26


    Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra discusses key regional challenges such as tensions in the South China Sea and Myanmar's opening. Followed by a talk with former U.S. Ambassador to Thailand Eric G. John. At Asia Society New York. (43 min., 26 sec.)

    A Conversation with Gov. Jon Huntsman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2012 83:04


    Former Utah Governor, presidential candidate, and U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman reflects on trends in China, and what he learned in his service as Ambassador, in a talk with George Washington University's David Shambaugh. (1 hr., 23 min.)

    Lung Yingtai on Crossing Borders

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2012 88:32


    Author, public intellectual, and Taiwan Minister of Culture Lung Yingtai shares her views on cross-Strait bridge-building and how she navigates between writing and politics. (1 hr., 28 min.)

    How Stable Is China?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2012 81:25


    In the wake of the Bo Xilai scandal, Ian Johnson, Roderick MacFarquhar and Orville Schell assess China's recent political upheavals and its upcoming change of leadership in a program introduced by Hugh Eakin of the New York Review of Books. (1 hr., 21 min.)

    Robert D. Hormats: 40 Years After the Nixon Visit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2012 85:23


    U.S. Under Secretary of Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Robert D. Hormats looks back on 40 years of U.S.-China ties, and offers suggestions for moving the relationship forward, in prepared remarks and in conversation with Orville Schell, Director of Asia Society's Center on U.S.-China Relations. (1 hr., 25 min.)

    Kevin Rudd: The Asia-Pacific Century

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2012 77:06


    Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd assesses China's rise, America's "strategic pivot" towards East Asia, and recent developments in Myanmar. Introduced by former World Bank President and Asia Society Trustee James Wolfensohn. (1 hr., 17 min.)

    Henry Kissinger: Toward a US-China 'Community'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2011 17:53


    Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger assesses 40 years of US-China relations with Orville Schell. (18 min., 13 sec.)

    Hillary Clinton: Holbrooke Memorial Address

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2011 57:06


    US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton outlines current US policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan in the inaugural Richard C. Holbrooke Memorial Address. (57 min.)

    Anwar Ibrahim on Egypt and Tunisia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2011 84:43


    Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim discusses whether popular uprisings in the Middle East hold any implications for Asian societies. (1 hr., 25 min.)

    Thomas Friedman on China and the US

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2011 89:42


    Commentator Thomas Friedman compares the relative situations of China and the United States with Orville Schell. At Asia Society New York. (1 hr., 25 min.)

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2009 53:56


    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers her first major foreign policy speech on the eve of her first visit to Asia as a member of President Obama's Cabinet. At Asia Society New York. (53 min., 53 sec.)

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