Podcast appearances and mentions of asia policy

Relations with Southeast Asia are critical to Europe's clout in the Indo-Pacific. Investment, supply chains, visa regulations, and data protection are among the factors influencing EU-ASEAN ties.Lizza Bomassi, deputy Director of Carnegie Europe, and Elina Noor, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, assess Europe's relations with Southeast Asia and discuss where this partnership is headed.[00:00:00] Intro, [00:01:14] Europe's Relations with Southeast Asia, [00:10:50] Important Milestones [00:22:24] Where Is the Relationship Headed?Lizza Bomassi, July 4, 2023, “Reimagining EU-ASEAN Relations: Challenges and Opportunities,” Carnegie Europe.Lizza Bomassi, December 13, 2022, “A Missed Opportunity on the EU-ASEAN Summit,” Carnegie Europe.Rosa Balfour, Lizza Bomassi, Marta Martinelli, June 29, 2022, “The Southern Mirror: Reflections on Europe From the Global South,” Carnegie Europe.Lizza Bomassi, November 24, 2021, “The Asia-Europe Meeting and the Case for Minilateralism,” Carnegie Europe.Elina Noor, “ASEAN Can Shape Its Digital Order,” Lowy Institute.Elina Noor, April 2020, “Positioning ASEAN in Cyberspace”, Asia Policy, Vol. 15, No. 2.

Japan has realized that they need to take more responsibility for their security in response to China's rise, but there remain disagreements among U.S. allies about how to confront China. Dartmouth College professor Jennifer Lind discusses the threat environment in East Asia, Japan's military spending and relations with its neighbors, and how collective narratives about historical baggage between countries can shape policy. Show NotesJennifer Lind bioElbridge Colby and Jennifer Lind, “Japan Must Disavow Pacifism and Embrace Collective Defense,” Nikkei Asia, June 18, 2021.Jennifer Lind, “Japan Steps Up,” Foreign Affairs, December 23, 2022.Jennifer Lind, “With U.S. Help, Japan's Position towards China Hardens,” Financial Times, April 21, 2021.Jennifer Lind, “Narratives and International Reconciliation,” Journal of Global Security Studies 5, no. 2 (2020): pp. 229-247.Jennifer Lind, Sorry States: Apologies in International Politics (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2010).Jennifer Lind and Daryl G. Press, “Reality Check,” Foreign Affairs 99, no. 2 (March/April 2020).Jennifer Lind, “Great Power Drives Great-Power Narratives,” Asia Policy 16, no. 3 (July 2021): pp. 142-147.Jennifer Lind and Chikako Kawakatsu Ueki, “Is Japan Back? Measuring Nationalism and Military Assertiveness in Asia's Other Great Power,” Journal of East Asian Studies 21 (2021): pp. 367-401. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, we are joined by Dr. Aaron Friedberg, a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and an expert on China. Later in the show, Kerry Picket of the Washington Times calls in to discuss some of the week's biggest headlines. -Aaron L. Friedberg is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where he focuses on China and US-China relations, great-power competition, and US foreign and defense policy. Concurrently, he is a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University, where he is codirector of the Center for International Security Studies.Dr. Friedberg serves on the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. In addition, he is a counselor of the National Bureau of Asian Research, nonresident senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund, and president and founding board member of the Alexander Hamilton Society. From 2003 to 2005, Dr. Friedberg served as deputy assistant for national security affairs in the Office of the Vice President of the United States. After leaving government, he was appointed to the Defense Policy Board and the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion.Dr. Friedberg is the author, coauthor, or editor of several books, monographs, and book chapters. His books include Getting China Wrong (Polity Books, June 2022); Beyond Air-Sea Battle: The Debate over US Military Strategy in Asia(Routledge, 2014); A Contest for Supremacy: China, America, and the Struggle for Mastery in Asia (W. W. Norton & Company, 2011); In the Shadow of the Garrison State: America's Anti-Statism and Its Cold War Grand Strategy(Princeton University Press, 2000); and The Weary Titan: Britain and the Experience of Relative Decline, 1895–1905(Princeton University Press, 1988).Dr. Friedberg has been widely published in policy journals, academic publications, and the popular press, including in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Commentary, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, War on the Rocks, the American Political Science Review, Asia Policy, China Economic Quarterly International, Daedalus, Harvard International Review, and Washington Quarterly.Dr. Friedberg has a PhD and AB in government from Harvard University.-Kerry Picket is a senior congressional reporter for The Washington Times and fill-in radio host at SiriusXM Patriot 125. She previously covered the hill at other DC-based outlets including the Daily Caller and the Washington Examiner. Before that, she produced news for Robin Quivers of The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM, wrote entertainment news for MTV Radio, and worked as a production assistant at MTV.com. She appears frequently as a guest commentator on cable news programs and syndicated radio shows.-Connect with us:www.breakingbattlegrounds.voteTwitter: www.twitter.com/Breaking_BattleFacebook: www.facebook.com/breakingbattlegroundsInstagram: www.instagram.com/breakingbattlegroundsLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/breakingbattlegrounds This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit breakingbattlegrounds.substack.com

This week, Clay discusses US President Biden's recent trip to Asia and the White House's push to foster stronger ties with the region.

In this episode of GREAT POWER PODCAST, host Michael Sobolik interviews Derek Grossman about the recent security agreement between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Solomon Islands, what it means for the United States and our Indo-Pacific allies, and what America should do moving forward. Guest Biography Derek Grossman is a senior defense analyst at the RAND Corporation focused on a range of national security policy and Indo-Pacific security issues. He closely tracks intensifying U.S.-China competition throughout the region, to include in Northeast, Southeast, South, and Central Asia as well as Oceania. He has led or participated in numerous RAND studies assessing regional responses to competition, with a particular emphasis on Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Pacific Island states, Philippines, Vietnam, and Taiwan. Grossman is widely quoted regionally and globally. He has interviewed with Australian Broadcasting Corp, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, LA Times, New York Times, NPR, Sydney Morning Herald, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and others. Grossman has published dozens of commentaries and journal articles, including for Asia Policy, Foreign Policy, International Security, Nikkei Asia, Strategic Studies Quarterly, Studies in Intelligence, The Diplomat, The Hill, War on the Rocks, and World Politics Review. Before RAND, Grossman served over a decade in the Intelligence Community, where he served as the daily intelligence briefer to the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and to the assistant secretary of defense for Asian & Pacific Security Affairs. He also served at the National Security Agency and worked at the CIA on the President's Daily Brief staff. Grossman is an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California and an Indo-Pacific Fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre. He holds an M.A. from Georgetown University in U.S. national security policy and a B.A. from the University of Michigan in political science and Asian studies. Resources from the Conversation Read background about the China-Solomon Islands security pact Follow Derek's work at the RAND Corporation Check out the Lowy Institute's Pacific Aid Map Read Michael's analysis of the strategic importance of the Northern Pacific to the United States in RealClearDefense Follow Derek on Twitter

Links1. "Keeping China Out, the United States In, and Pakistan Down: India's Strategy for the Indian Ocean Region," by Dr. Rohan Mukherjee, Asia Policy, Volume 16, Number 3, July 2021. 

It’s the IVM Hour on Rukus Avenue Radio–India’s biggest podcast network is bringing you this week's best episodes: 'Cyrus Broacha' on 'Cyrus Says' is joined by one of Bollywood's leading Casting Directors 'Mukesh Chhabra' where he talks about his accomplished and upcoming projects, 'Mahrukh Inayet' talks to Dr. Bipin Doshi about the ongoing second wave of the Coronavirus on 'The Note', Our 'Habit Coach' 'Ashdin Doctor' shares a lesson about keeping calm from an event in History, 'Dr. Daniel Markey' joins 'Hamsini Hariharan' on 'States of Anarchy' to discuss Biden's Asia Policy, and on Simblified- Tony, Chuck, Naren & Srikeit talk about the VR headsets deal between Microsoft and the US Department of Defence.It’s a power-packed hour so make sure you tune in!

Dr Daniel Markey of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies joins Hamsini Hariharan on episode 79 of States of Anarchy to discuss the Quad, US policy towards China and what the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan will mean for US-India relations. If you have questions about international relations or foreign policy, send them to us via email ivmstatesofanarchy@gmail.com, DM us on Twitter @HamsiniH (https://twitter.com/omeriHamsini) or on Instagram @statesofanarchy (https://www.instagram.com/statesofanarchy/). Your question will be featured on the new QnA segment of States of Anarchy which appears every fortnight!Read More:1. China's Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia - Daniel Markey (https://www.amazon.in/Chinas-Western-Horizon-Beijing-Geopolitics-ebook/dp/B083WJFGKX)2. How the Quad Can Match the Hype- Dhruva Jaishankar and Tanvi Madan (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-04-15/how-quad-can-match-hype)3. America’s Indo-Pacific Folly - Van Jackson (https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/asia/2021-03-12/americas-indo-pacific-folly)4. Preparing for Heightened Tensions Between China and India (https://www.cfr.org/report/preparing-heightened-tensions-between-china-and-india)

Ellen Wasylina will be moderating a discussion in the series of interviews scheduled with Dr. Stephen Blank. This time Dr. Katarzyna Zyk will be joining the discussion on this very important topic. The subject of this discussion is "Preserving the Arctic : Our Last Frontier" and took place on February 23, 16h CET/10h EST. Here are the speakers' bios : Dr Katarzyna ZYSK is Professor of International Relations and Contemporary History at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS), which is a part of the Norwegian Defence University College (NDUC) in Oslo. She has been at the IFS since 2007. Currently, she serves as Deputy Director (since 2017) and Head of the Cetnre for Security, and was Director of Research at the IFS (2017–19). Prof. Zysk was a Visiting Scholar at the Center for International Security and Cooperation/Stanford University and a Visiting Research Fellow at the Changing Character of War Centre/ University of Oxford (2016–17). She is a member of the Hoover Institution's Arctic Security Initiative and was a Research Fellow at the Center for Naval Warfare Studies/Strategic Research Department at the US Naval War College, where she also cooperated closely with the War Gaming Department. In 2016, she was Acting Dean of the NDUC, where she also teaches regularly. Following her PhD on NATO enlargement (2006), Prof. Zysk's research has focused on security, defence and strategic studies, in particular Russia's military strategy, warfare, the Russian Navy, geopolitics and maritime security in the Arctic, as well as military change and defence innovation. Her published research has appeared in SAIS Review of International Affairs, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Journal of Strategic Studies, Asia Policy, RUSI Journal, Politique Etrangère, International Relations, Jane's Navy International, and others, including in books published by Cambridge and Oxford University Presses. Dr. Stephen BLANK is an internationally recognized expert on Russian foreign and defense policies and international relations across the former Soviet Union. He is also a leading expert on European and Asian security, including energy issues. Since 2020 he has been a Senior Expert for Russia at the U.S. Institute of Peace and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute (http://www.fpri.org) . From 2013-2020 he was a Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council (https://www.afpc.org ). From 1989-2013 he was a Professor of Russian National Security Studies at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College in Pennsylvania. Dr. Blank has been Professor of National Security Affairs at the Strategic Studies Institute since 1989. In 1998-2001 he was Douglas MacArthur Professor of Research at the War College. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mediterranean-sustainable/message

Podcast 76: Conversation with Jessica Lee and Dr. Rachel E. Odell on East Asia Policy by Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security

In this episode, Jacob speaks with Tony Rinna. Tony is a senior editor at Sino-NK, a research website dedicated to producing academic research on North-East Asia for popular consumption. He's been a resident of South Korea since 2014. Read his latest article about Asia Policy here: https://www.nbr.org/publication/russia-south-korea-relations-and-the-u-s-indo-pacific-strategy/ (https://www.nbr.org/publication/russia-south-korea-relations-and-the-u-s-indo-pacific-strategy/)  Timestamps:  00:00 HOT TAKE Intro: Is China really the US's Boogeyman? 4:15 Covid in South Korea 14:12: How does South Korea feel about U.S. election results?24:55: South Korea's view of China35:10: What's next with North Korea?49:50: The most important thing you aren't thinking about re: South Korea57:39 Tony's favorite Korean food dish58:52 Outro Subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any new episodes!  We put out new episodes every other Monday   Questions? Reach out at: info@perchperspectives.com    Socials- Twitter: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqa3MzYUs1ekhHaW9PMkE5aUhvZFhKQ2VlZWhRQXxBQ3Jtc0ttRG15MmV1eG1ndHUzbXZydDRBRGp6ZkhxUWZRd21wRkk4WXRJNFRmVEJLNFZqVm9vVG9CVHNWODlLWjFEUmkxNWNmQV9CUnk4WFBKdjB0dXFQY0xDMmFCUTEyUmRWM3pEa0Z5dmItalFfOUxzSC1XYw%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FPerchSpectives&v=G-O8Jg1w8pk&event=video_description (https://twitter.com/PerchSpectives)  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/perch-perspectives/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/perch-perspectives/) Website: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?redir_token=QUFFLUhqbXpaaDBsWGtSbGlmRWxRaVRpRi1ZNm9qYVpHQXxBQ3Jtc0tsaXdQUTNqcWE3TlBRdU9Td3I2LVAzX1pYci1SYkt1cEZRVjVnZ25kamdfXzIxRElPX25aYjFFbDVXRUlidEJfcFlKdVd5N3NzN0dRVG1LcjU2N3J2Vi0wekUzVlNaNms5MzRFQUtqYklMbHo2OGphQQ%3D%3D&q=https%3A%2F%2Fperchperspectives.com%2F&v=G-O8Jg1w8pk&event=video_description (https://perchperspectives.com/)

October 1, 2020 - Daniel Russel, Vice President for International Security and Diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute, and Susan Thornton, Project Director of the Forum on Asia-Pacific Security at the National Committee on American Foreign Policy and Visiting Lecturer in Law at Yale University, join Senior Director Stephen Noerper for a discussion on the upcoming US Presidential election, with an eye to US policy implications for Korea and Northeast Asia. This all-star session draws on the vast foreign service experience of both Russel and Thornton, who helped lead US policy respectively as Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/policy-and-corporate-programs/item/1430-looking-toward-the-us-presidential-election-and-korea-and-northeast-asia-policy

Dean starts the morning off by remembering old remedies for colds with Dave Schwan and Andy Masur, and features a couple of the highlights of last night’s Saturday Night Live. Dean talks with Karl Friedhoff, Fellow in Public Opinion and Asia Policy at Chicago Council on Global Affairs, about the rumors surrounding the health of […]

Happymon Jacob discusses the performance and implications of Washington's South Asia Policy 2017 with Bharath Gopalaswamy (Director, South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council).

As the Chinese state—under the leadership of President Xi Jinping—continues to exert more control over China’s economy through its policies, prospects for future reforms seem uncertain. Dr. Nicholas R. Lardy of the Peterson Institute explains why economic reform has been so important to Chinese society over the past 40 years and shares his perspective on whether the country’s reform period has indeed ended.   Nicholas R. Lardy, called “everybody’s guru on China” by the National Journal, is the Anthony M. Solomon Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He joined the Institute in March 2003 from the Brookings Institution, where he was a senior fellow from 1995 until 2003. He was the director of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington from 1991 to 1995. From 1997 through the spring of 2000, he was also the Frederick Frank Adjunct Professor of International Trade and Finance at the Yale University School of Management. He is author, coauthor, or editor of numerous books, including Markets Over Mao: The Rise of Private Business in China (2014), Sustaining China’s Economic Growth After the Global Financial Crisis (2012), The Future of China’s Exchange Rate Policy (2009), China’s Rise: Challenges and Opportunities (2008), Debating China’s Exchange Rate Policy (2008), and China: The Balance Sheet—What the World Needs to Know Now about the Emerging Superpower (2006). Lardy is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and of the editorial boards of Asia Policy and the China Review.

Asia Society Policy Institute's Lindsey Ford talks to Anna Fifield from the Washington Post and Laura Rosenberger from the German Marshall Fund about the importance of promoting diversity and gender equality in Asia-Pacific policy discussions. They discuss the need for exposure to a wider set of viewpoints, relay their efforts to elevate female expertise, and reflect on the role mentorship has played in their own career development.

In a new book, NCUSCR Vice Chair Nicholas R. Lardy of the Peterson Institute for International Economics draws upon new data to trace how Chinese President Xi Jinping's support of state-owned enterprises has begun to diminish the role of the market and private firms in China's economy. Dr. Lardy argues that China has the potential to match growth rates from previous decades, but only if it returns to a path of market-oriented reforms. At a National Committee corporate member luncheon on March 8, 2019, Dr. Lardy discussed the impact of revived state control over China's economy, and prospects for future growth. Nicholas R. Lardy is the Anthony M. Solomon Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He joined the Institute in March 2003 from the Brookings Institution, where he was a senior fellow from 1995 until 2003. Before Brookings, he served at the University of Washington, where he was the director of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies from 1991 to 1995. From 1997 through the spring of 2000, he was also the Frederick Frank Adjunct Professor of International Trade and Finance at the Yale University School of Management. He is an expert on the Chinese economy. Dr. Lardy's most recent books are The State Strikes Back: The End of Economic Reform in China? (2019), Markets over Mao: The Rise of Private Business in China (2014), Sustaining China's Economic Growth after the Global Financial Crisis (2012), The Future of China's Exchange Rate Policy (2009), and China's Rise: Challenges and Opportunities (2008). In 2006, he contributed chapters on China's domestic economy and China in the world economy to China: The Balance Sheet (Public Affairs, 2006). In 2004, he coauthored Prospects for a US-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement with NCUSCR director Daniel Rosen. His previous book, Integrating China into the Global Economy, published in January 2002, explores whether reforms of China's economy and its foreign trade and exchange rate systems following China's WTO entry will integrate it much more deeply into the world economy. Dr. Lardy is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and of the editorial boards of Asia Policy and the China Review. He received his BA from the University of Wisconsin and his PhD from the University of Michigan, both in economics.

An interview with Ambassador Nina Hachigian by Alex Hachigian This episode delves into some of the most controversial issues that concern the United States and China today with the intention of developing the basis for sound foreign policy. After receiving her Bachelors of Science from Yale University, magna cum laude, and her J.D. from Stanford University, with distinction, Ambassador Nina Hachigian went on to work on the National Security Council for the Clinton Administration.  Then she joined the RAND Center for Asia Policy, ultimate serving as its director for four years. Next, she became Senior Vice President and a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress focussed on Asia Policy.  Then, in 2014, President Obama nominated Ambassador Hachigian to serve as the second U.S. Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN. After being confirmed by the Senate, she went on to have a remarkable tenure as ambassador by strengthening American relations with Southeast Asia and being awarded the State Department's Superior Honor Award for her service.  Since the end of her time as ambassador, she has served the City of Los Angeles as Deputy Mayor for International Affairs. Ambassador Hachigian has published numerous articles and books, including as editor of the book Debating China: The U.S. – China Relationship in Ten Conversations.

East Asia’s security environment is changing rapidly. China’s power and confidence is rising, the US is increasingly introspective and uncertainty abounds about its power and purpose. India and Russia also clamour for influence. Regional powers are entering a period of growing rivalry and animosity, nationalism is an increasingly pervasive force, and prompted by a pervasive sense of strategic uncertainty, military spending is ramping up in many countries. As a new equilibrium has yet to be established in the security order, how can middle ranking countries like Japan and Australia manage their interests? The two countries have developed a close and cooperative security partnership since 2007. The changing environment is challenging but they can better navigate it by working together in a closely coordinated manner involving both diplomatic and security policy tools. Speakers: Professor Nick Bisley (Head of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University) Dr Rebecca Strating (Lecturer in Politics, La Trobe University) Daniel Flitton (Managing Editor, The Interpreter Lowy Institute)(Chair). The launch of La Trobe Asia's first policy paper, authored by Nick Bisley, Rebecca Strating, Chisako Masuo and Nobuhiro Aizawa. Held at the City Campus of La Trobe University on 7th September, 2018.

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.S. policy toward Asia. Returning to the podcast to unpack these topics are Dr. Michael Green, Japan Chair and Senior Vice President for Asia at CSIS, and Gregory Poling, director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and fellow with Southeast Asia Program at CSIS. Mike and Greg share personal anecdotes about recently deceased Senator John McCain’s contributions on Asia policy and analyze the Asia elements of 2019 NDAA – including: language intended to restrain the Trump administration from rapid policy swings on South Korea and Taiwan, the requirement for the administration to provide a whole of government strategy for competition with China, and the funds allocated for boosting capacity of partner claimants in the South China Sea. They also discuss the bipartisan nature of congressional input to Asia policy, the value of congressional requirements for the Pentagon, and review crucial historical decisions made by Congress on Asia strategy. Hosted by Liza Keller. Audio edited by Ribka Gemilangsari. Written and produced by Jeffrey Bean. To learn more:  See the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. Dr. Michael Green’s book By More Than Providence Grand Strategy and American Power in the Asia Pacific Since 1783. Gregory Poling’s recent op-ed, “Congress Fires a Warning Shot to China with Defense Budget,” in The Hill.   

Happymon Jacob discusses the performance and implications of Washington's South Asia Policy 2017 with Bharath Gopalaswamy, Director, South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council.

Where do we stand on the now-familiar and paradoxical narrative surrounding gentrification? While high end development booms have pushed out locals and increased prices in neighborhoods like Pilsen, Brooklyn, and London's Elephant and Castle, gentrification also provides new economic opportunities. And despite many pointing the finger at young creatives and professionals as drivers of gentrification—introducing a tsunami of overpriced coffee shops, condos, and corporate chains—new trends indicate that they are also being priced out. What are the long-term effects of gentrification on communities, and is urban revitalization possible without it? Are young people causing gentrification, or have they also been disproportionately affected by an unaffordable housing market, growing rent rates, and overpriced grocery stores? SPEAKERS: Ghian Foreman, Executive Director, Greater Southwest Development Corporation; Karl Friedhoff, Fellow, Public Opinion and Asia Policy; Marisa Novara, Vice President, Metropolitan Planning Council; Tim Swanson, Chief Design Officer, Skender. Moderated by Taylor Marr.  

On the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in November 2017, officials from the United States, Japan, India, and Australia met to discuss the revival of quadrilateral cooperation among four of the region's major maritime democracies. Japan chaired the meeting, focusing on the theme of a “free and open Indo-Pacific.” This refrain, which also has been adopted by the Trump administration, echoed language from Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's visit to India two months prior. Tokyo has emerged as the biggest cheerleader for the “quad,” asserting its leadership and pressing other partners to embrace the new framework. What are the motivations that drive Japan's enthusiasm for this “mini-lateral” initiative? Can Tokyo, with its own limitations, remain a driving force behind the concept and operation? Featuring: Emma Chanlett-Avery, Specialist in Asian Affairs, Congressional Research Service; Weston Konishi, Senior Fellow, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation. Moderated by Karl Friedhoff, Fellow, Public Opinion and Asia Policy.

Seventy years after independence, India is the world's largest democracy, one of its most diverse societies, and the economy with growth potential that could rival China's. Yet it also remains one of the poorest and unequal, with hundreds of millions mired in deep poverty and limited by a rigid caste system that constrains social mobility. The Narendra Modi-led government's turn to Hindu nationalism has sharpened sectarian tensions and raised questions over the rule of law—and hasn't helped relations with Pakistan either. With three decades left before its centennial, what must India do to become a decisive force on the world stage and convert its expected demographic dividend into broad prosperity? Featuring: Bart Édes, North American Representative, Asian Development Bank; Shihoko Goto, Senior Northeast Asia Associate, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Jonathon Hallberg, Executive Director, Jefferson County Development Corporation; Jason Hester, President, Greater Columbus Indiana Economic Development Corporation; Fukunari Kimura, Chief Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia; And other participants. Moderated by Karl Friedhoff, Fellow, Public Opinion and Asia Policy; Michael Lev, Member, Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune; Phil Levy, Senior Fellow, Global Economy.

Shortly after his inauguration, US President Donald Trump announced he would withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The withdrawal from this agreement, which was previously billed by the Obama administration as a way to enhance American economic growth and sustain American influence in the Asia Pacific region, signified a major shift in US trade policy. What will be the future of Asia Pacific economic integration following the US withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership? What local and regional impacts will this withdrawal have for the United States on foreign direct investment and trade from Asia? Featuring: Bart Édes, North American Representative, Asian Development Bank; Shihoko Goto, Senior Northeast Asia Associate, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Jonathon Hallberg, Executive Director, Jefferson County Development Corporation; Jason Hester, President, Greater Columbus Indiana Economic Development Corporation; Fukunari Kimura, Chief Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia; And other participants. Moderated by Karl Friedhoff, Fellow, Public Opinion and Asia Policy; Michael Lev, Member, Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune; Phil Levy, Senior Fellow, Global Economy.

Shortly after his inauguration, US President Donald Trump announced he would withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The withdrawal from this agreement, which was previously billed by the Obama administration as a way to enhance American economic growth and sustain American influence in the Asia Pacific region, signified a major shift in US trade policy. What will be the future of Asia Pacific economic integration following the US withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership? What local and regional impacts will this withdrawal have for the United States on foreign direct investment and trade from Asia?   Featuring: Bart Édes, Asian Development Bank; Shihoko Goto, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Jonathon Hallberg, Jefferson County Development Corporation; Jason Hester, Greater Columbus Indiana Economic Development Corporation; Fukunari Kimura, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia; James Mathis, Komatsu America Corp - Peoria Operations; Christopher Nelson, The Nelson Report; Kei Pang, Nidec Motor Corporation; Jeffrey J. Schott, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Sheila Smith, Council on Foreign Relations; Yorizumi Watanabe, Keio University; Karl Friedhoff, Public Opinion and Asia Policy; Michael Lev, Chicago Tribune; Phil Levy, Global Economy.

In this edition of Radio Islam, we talk with Junaid Ahmad, Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Politics & assistant professor at the University of Lahore in Pakistan, about the United States changing South Asian Foreign Policy. President Trump has sent mixed messages by taking to Twitter to accuse Pakistan of harboring terrorist, while at the same time acknowledging its contributions as a partner in combatting terrorism in the region. Junaid gives us a great analysis of the changing geopolitical landscape and in depth understanding of the current state of Pakistan. In the Second half we're joined by Salahuddin Muhammad, author of America's Imam: Warith Deen Mohammed's Interpretation of Islam In The Millieu Of The American Society. Salahuddin talks with us about the importance of Imam Mohammed's leadership in the United States (and beyond) and looks at some of its defining characteristics. Host & Producer- Tariq I. El-Amin Engineer- Ibrahim Baig Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Manuele Atzeni - NeVe - http://bit.ly/2ujOH9y Ant the Symbol - Libby Hill - http://bit.ly/2usX7Qz Image Wesley Santos https://flic.kr/p/95s8XS

Asia Society Policy Institute Diplomat in Residence Daniel Russel looks back on President Trump’s Asia policy during his first nine months in office and tells us what to look for in the months ahead.

THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS... Trump unveils his new Asia policy as it relates to Afghanistan and the region... is this a smart and calculated move by the President or is he taking too big a risk as making things worse?  Also, we will discuss the horrific events in Charlottesville and the fall out for the White House, for Republicans, and for the nation... We also have to say goodbye to Steve Bannon, former POTUS advisor and now the arch enemy of the Administration.... will this move break up the base for Trump? Yet, with Bannon's departure, is it possible we could see a more disciplined White House or (dare I say)... a more disciplined President? Also, it has been a tragic month for the U.S. Navy with 4 collisions in as many months...is serious a problem is this for our sailors in the Pacific?   All of this and more...THIS WEEK ON BACKROOM POLITICS!!!

ECFR’s director Mark Leonard talks with ECFR's research director, Jeremy Shapiro and Asia & China experts Angela Stanzel and François Godement about Trump's Asia policy and the EU's response to it. The podcast was recorded on 13th April 2017. Bookshelf: Bobo Lo, A Wary Embrace Daniel Drezner, The Ideas Industry: How Pessimists, Partisans, and Plutocrats are Transforming the Marketplace of Ideas Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here Dale C. Copeland, Economic Interdependence and War Picture: Brigette Supernova/ The Daily Beast

Philadelphia Inquirer Worldview columnist Trudy Rubin (back from a pre-inauguration trip to Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei and Hong Kong) and FPRI Asia Program Director Jacques deLisle discuss U.S. policy toward East Asia and reactions in China, Taiwan, and the region at the beginning of the Trump administration. Surprise at Trump’s victory, perplexity over the conflicting policy signals sent by the president and members of his administration, and the limited role in the Trump administration of members of the establishment U.S. foreign policy community have left analysts and practitioners somewhat at sea. In China, some see an opportunity for China to step into the vacuum left by the apparent retrenchment of America’s roles where others worry about a new volatility in the relationship. In Taiwan, Trump’s pre-inauguration phone call with President Tsai Ing-wen, his subsequent statement that the “one China policy” might be abandoned, and his still-later reaffirmation of the one China policy in a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping variously and collectively stirred hope, confusion, and concern.

President Trump's declarations on Asia have caused much uncertainty in the region. To better understand the hopes, fears, and concerns on both sides of the Pacific, America Abroad convened a bi-national town hall bringing together audiences and experts in both Honolulu and Tokyo.

John Bruni is joined by special guest Dr. Daniel Twining, Director & Senior Fellow for Asia at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Topics covered: US Asia policy - especially what both the Trump and Clinton camps stand for. We also look at the Obama 'Pivot to Asia' and the increasing importance and complexity of the Indian Subcontinent to America's 'grand strategy' in Asia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Bruni is joined by special guest Dr. Daniel Twining, Director & Senior Fellow for Asia at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Topics covered: US Asia policy - especially what both the Trump and Clinton camps stand for. We also look at the Obama 'Pivot to Asia' and the increasing importance and complexity of the Indian Subcontinent to America's 'grand strategy' in Asia. Support the show.

North Korea is commonly referred to as the “Hermit Kingdom”, a term that already implies how difficult it is to get a realistic idea of the country, its people and politics. One result of this inaccessibility is the proliferation of myths about North Korea, and as Professor Sung Yoon Lee from Tufts University argues, they have repeatedly misinformed the outside world’s thinking and behavior towards the country. We had the chance to interview Prof. Lee on the nature of said myths, their origins, and how to deal with North Korea. Sung-Yoon Lee is the Kim Koo-Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies and Assistant Professor at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He is Research Associate at the Harvard Korea Institute and a former Research Fellow with the National Asia Research Program. He has published articles and op-eds in several academic journals and media outlets, including Asia Policy, Foreign Affairs, Korea Policy Review, The New York Times, and many more. Professor Lee earned his MA in Law and Diplomacy and his PhD from Tufts.