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Today on Political Economy, I talk with Derek Scissors about what the Trump Administration's newly-declared tariffs mean for US-China relations and what to make of today's economic uncertainty.Derek is a senior fellow here at AEI, where he focuses on US-Asia economic relations. He is the chief economist of the China Beige Book and previously served as a commissioner on the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. He is also the author of the China Global Investment Tracker.

As Donald Trump begins assembling his team for a second term in office, the world is getting ready for what's next in global trade, inflation, and national security. With rising tariffs, fluctuating stock prices, and tensions with China, what's on the horizon for both the global economy and Singapore? In this episode of Lens on Singapore, host Claressa Monteiro sits down with Geoff Howie, market strategist from the Singapore Exchange, and Dr Joseph Liow, dean at Nanyang Technological University, to explore the far-reaching consequences of Trump's policy moves. This episode is presented by UOB. Highlights of the conversation: 02:40 Impact on US-Asia relations 04:13 Trump's economic policies 06:31 US-China tensions 09:58 Impact on cost of living in Singapore 11:11 Impact on regional security 14:03 Lessons for Singapore's general election --- Hosted by Claressa Monteiro, edited and produced by Claressa Monteiro and Emily Liu, and engineered by Chai Pei Chieh. With Geoff Howie, market strategist, Singapore Exchange; and Dr Joseph Liow, dean, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, NTU A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media --- Follow Lens On and rate us on: Channel: bt.sg/btlenson Amazon: bt.sg/lensam Apple Podcasts: bt.sg/lensap Spotify: bt.sg/lenssp YouTube Music: bt.sg/lensyt Website: bt.sg/lenson Feedback to: btpodcasts@sph.com.sg Do note: This podcast is meant to provide general information only. SPH Media accepts no liability for loss arising from any reliance on the podcast or use of third party's products and services. Please consult professional advisors for independent advice.  Discover more BT podcast series: BT Money Hacks at: bt.sg/btmoneyhacks BT Correspondents at: bt.sg/btcobt BT Market Focus at: bt.sg/btmktfocus BT Podcasts at: bt.sg/podcasts BT Branded Podcasts at: bt.sg/brpodSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US trade policy and US-China competition concerns are high on the minds of South-east Asia observers. Synopsis: The Straits Times' global contributor Nirmal Ghosh shines a light on Asian perspectives of global and Asian issues with expert guests. Hardening strategic competition with China will remain front and centre of the foreign policy focus of the next US Administration in Washington DC. But while Asian countries have a mixed response to this superpower competition, most seek to stay on the right side of the United States and off the wrong side of China.  Ahead of the US presidential elections on Nov 5, South-east Asia would foresee more continuity under a Kamala Harris Administration, with the Indo Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF, launched in 2022 by the Joe Biden Administration) continuing - while a second Donald Trump regime's approach would be more bilateral, with Washington's relations with individual countries shaped by factors such as trade deficits.  Within the broader context of US-China competition though, South-east Asian countries would be looking for more clarity from Washington on distinctions between trade and investment and economic issues, and national security concerns, as host Nirmal Ghosh finds out in this episode. His guests are: Dr Satu Limaye, director of the East West Centre in Washington DC, creator of the Asia Matters for America initiative, and founding editor of the Asia Pacific Bulletin. Singapore-based APAC Advisors CEO Steven Okun served in the Clinton administration and is a veteran of numerous Democratic presidential campaigns. Highlights (click/tap above):  4:57 Directionally, the US-China relationship is going to be more tense… regardless of who wins on Nov 5 9:12 More fundamental understanding of the fragmented multi-polar and deconstructing international order  13:14 South-east Asia has been masterful at internationalising the search for autonomy; what could happen if there were to be a Trump 2.0 Administration?  16:02 How will Singapore fare? Why it will be very difficult for businesses and investors to do business or to invest if what's allowed today is not allowed tomorrow - for national security concerns 21:48 US-Asia relations: Why the threads of continuity are likely to overcome the threads of discontinuity Follow Nirmal Ghosh on X: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's articles: https://str.sg/JbxG Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Host: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) Produced and edited by: Fa'izah Sani Executive producer: Ernest Luis Follow Asian Insider on Fridays here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg --- Follow more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7   ST Podcast website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts   ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa  --- Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB   Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX   --- #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US trade policy and US-China competition concerns are high on the minds of South-east Asia observers. Synopsis: The Straits Times' global contributor Nirmal Ghosh shines a light on Asian perspectives of global and Asian issues with expert guests. Hardening strategic competition with China will remain front and centre of the foreign policy focus of the next US Administration in Washington DC. But while Asian countries have a mixed response to this superpower competition, most seek to stay on the right side of the United States and off the wrong side of China.  Ahead of the US presidential elections on Nov 5, South-east Asia would foresee more continuity under a Kamala Harris Administration, with the Indo Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF, launched in 2022 by the Joe Biden Administration) continuing - while a second Donald Trump regime's approach would be more bilateral, with Washington's relations with individual countries shaped by factors such as trade deficits.  Within the broader context of US-China competition though, South-east Asian countries would be looking for more clarity from Washington on distinctions between trade and investment and economic issues, and national security concerns, as host Nirmal Ghosh finds out in this episode. His guests are: Dr Satu Limaye, director of the East West Centre in Washington DC, creator of the Asia Matters for America initiative, and founding editor of the Asia Pacific Bulletin. Singapore-based APAC Advisors CEO Steven Okun served in the Clinton administration and is a veteran of numerous Democratic presidential campaigns. Highlights (click/tap above):  4:57 Directionally, the US-China relationship is going to be more tense… regardless of who wins on Nov 5 9:12 More fundamental understanding of the fragmented multi-polar and deconstructing international order  13:14 South-east Asia has been masterful at internationalising the search for autonomy; what could happen if there were to be a Trump 2.0 Administration?  16:02 How will Singapore fare? Why it will be very difficult for businesses and investors to do business or to invest if what's allowed today is not allowed tomorrow - for national security concerns 21:48 US-Asia relations: Why the threads of continuity are likely to overcome the threads of discontinuity Follow Nirmal Ghosh on X: https://str.sg/JD7r Read Nirmal Ghosh's articles: https://str.sg/JbxG Register for Asian Insider newsletter: https://str.sg/stnewsletters Host: Nirmal Ghosh (nirmal@sph.com.sg) Produced and edited by: Fa'izah Sani Executive producer: Ernest Luis Follow Asian Insider on Fridays here: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg --- Follow more ST podcast channels: All-in-one ST Podcasts channel: https://str.sg/wvz7   ST Podcast website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts   ST Podcasts YouTube: https://str.sg/4Vwsa  --- Get The Straits Times' app, which has a dedicated podcast player section: The App Store: https://str.sg/icyB   Google Play: https://str.sg/icyX   --- #STAsianInsiderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You would have heard of the old proverb that goes “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”.  So – we're going to talk all about play, and in particular about the future of play with our guest today, Toys “R” Us Asia.  Headquartered in Hong Kong, Toys “R” Us Asia operates around 460 stores across Asia, with an aim to fuel imagination and inspire the next generation through the power of toys and play.  That means providing toys and experiences for both children and also what it terms as “kidults”. What is key to note, though, is that Toys”R” Us is independent from the other Toys “R” Us companies we see in the rest of the world. For Toys “R” Us Asia specifically, its footprint spans across Mainland China, Japan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand and Brunei. The firm also licences over 90 additional stores in the Philippines and Macau. Now, Toys “R” Us Asia  is an interesting company to look at because of how drastically the toy industry has changed globally in recent years.  According to a report by market research firm Circana out in June 2024, consumers aged 18 and above spent US$1.5 billion in toy-related purchases from January through April. The numbers meant that the adults outstripped the three-to five-year-old consumer group as the most important demographic age group for the toy industry.  But what opportunities does this present for toy retailers like Toys “R” Us Asia? And what will this mean in terms of store layouts, and products to bring on the shelves? On Under the Radar, The Evening Runway's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian posed these questions to Leo Tsoi, CEO and Board Member at Toys“R”Us Asia.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good AI is good and bad AI is bad, but how do lawmakers tell the difference? Will AI bring the world together or balkanize the internet beyond repair? Why do governments even need cloud computing anyway? To discuss, ChinaTalk interviewed Pablo Chavez, a fellow at CNAS and former Vice President of Google Cloud's Public Policy division, as well as the inestimable investing tycoon Kevin Xu. Xu, formerly of GitHub, is the founder of Interconnected, a bilingual newsletter on the intersections of tech, business, investing, geopolitics, and US-Asia relations. In this interview, we discuss: The digital sovereignty movement and the lessons we can learn from China's Great Firewall; The value and risks of open source architecture in the future of AI governance; Meta's long history of open source and how Llama fits into that strategy; The geopolitical and cultural forces driving nations to pursue their own AI strategies; The viability of sovereign AI initiatives in the face of global tech giants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Good AI is good and bad AI is bad, but how do lawmakers tell the difference? Will AI bring the world together or balkanize the internet beyond repair? Why do governments even need cloud computing anyway? To discuss, ChinaTalk interviewed Pablo Chavez, a fellow at CNAS and former Vice President of Google Cloud's Public Policy division, as well as the inestimable investing tycoon Kevin Xu. Xu, formerly of GitHub, is the founder of Interconnected, a bilingual newsletter on the intersections of tech, business, investing, geopolitics, and US-Asia relations. In this interview, we discuss: The digital sovereignty movement and the lessons we can learn from China's Great Firewall; The value and risks of open source architecture in the future of AI governance; Meta's long history of open source and how Llama fits into that strategy; The geopolitical and cultural forces driving nations to pursue their own AI strategies; The viability of sovereign AI initiatives in the face of global tech giants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As draught restrictions ease with the start of a much-awaited rainy season in the Panama Canal, difficulties are likely to persist for very large gas carriers (VLGCs) as other shipping markets move back to the route and escalate competition for transit slots. Listen to Andres Pacheco, Analyst at the LPG Trading desk for Spain's Repsol, and Yohanna Pinheiro, LPG Freight Market Reporter, discuss how increased competition to transit the Panama Canal and other market drivers will shape the costs of shipping LPG.  Key topics covered Competitive advantages of the Panama Canal route in US-Asia routes for VLGCs Details of the Panama Canal booking system and slot auction price trends Effects of eased restrictions at the canal in heightening competition for slots among other markets Weather outlook and possible La Nina effects in the markets Long term projects to alleviate transits at Panama Canal

Watch this episode on Youtube Episode description What is the first thing that comes to mind when discussing Japanese work culture? It is respect, hard work, lifetime employment, and technology savvy for me. Every book I have read about cross-cultural communication and management has had a chapter on Japan. In my conversation with native Japanese Natsuyo Lipschutz, she explains the Japanese culture and how it is to work or manage someone from Japan. It is a fascinating conversation about one of the most exciting cultures to study workplace dynamics. About the guest Natsuyo Nobumoto Lipschutz is a cultural diversity and cross-cultural communications strategist She is a Japanese-English bilingual keynote speaker, and she works with global organizations that want to improve cultural diversity and have their leaders communicate effectively beyond differences. TEDx speaker, 5-time Toastmasters international speech contest champion, US-Asia business strategy consultant, and World Class SpeakingⓇ public speaking coach, Natsuyo Lipschutz shares compelling stories behind her cross-cultural communication strategies in her signature keynote. Natsuyo is also the bestselling author of The Success Blueprint, which she co‐wrote with world‐renowned business speaker, Brian Tracy. She is also the author of 20Ji Ni Sogiotose (“Say It in 20 Words”) in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese, as well as Story Ni Otoshikome (“Motivate with Your Own Story”) in Japanese. 20Ji Ni Sogiotose was awarded “the top 10 business books of the year” in 2021. ‍ Natsuyo began her career at a top Japanese trading company, ITOCHU International in New York. Natsuyo then received her MBA from New York University and held a management consultant position at McKinsey & Company. Today, Natsuyo is the managing principal of her strategy consulting firm, ASPIRE Intelligence, as well as an executive consultant for Breakthrough Speaking, a global public speaking consultancy. She also serves as the first Asian board of director at the National Speakers Association New York City chapter. Outside of work, Natsuyo is a competitive ballroom Latin dance national finalist, a proud mother of a pre-teen daughter who's a model and competitive figure skater, and a breast cancer survivor.

As 2023 begins, there are many issues on the agenda for the US and Asia, ranging from the Taiwan Strait to Japan's new defense posture to economic challenges facing the region. Nirmal Ghosh, Washington correspondent of Singapore's Straits Times and veteran observer of US-Asia relations, shares his insights with us for a pivotal year.

In this episode, Kishore Mahbubani speaks with Sarang Shidore of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, Washington DC, on the trajectory of US-China relations under the Biden Administration, from the perspective of Asia and ASEAN. This discussion covers the changing trajectory of the bilateral relations, how the Biden Administration has been different (if at all) from the Trump administration on China, the impact of the Ukraine conflict, as well as of Nancy Pelosi's ongoing visit to Taiwan, and how all of this affects ASEAN.

138  Corporations, Governments, and the People with Samira Khan   Samira Khan is a social impact changemaker + intrapreneur passionate about empathy-driven, innovative approaches to advancing societal wellbeing and solving global challenges.— This includes through tech, cross-sector business model innovation, art, education, & engagement. She believes that unlocking human potential lies in true empowerment - one amazing way to unleash this potential, for the good of society, is social entrepreneurship + innovation. So, she does all that she can to support those worlds, and is interested in corporate social venturing + venture building, impact VC, & venture philanthropy. I'm especially committed to women, children, youth, marginalized communities, & cross-sector partnerships to address climate change. However, we can't even get support to those entrepreneurs or segments without shifting mindsets and behaviors/actions toward those vulnerable communities, especially amongst corporate changemakers. The key lies in more transparent access to info. and knowledge + the shared narrative written by the individuals & institutions involved. And this includes co-creating solutions, elevating creative voices, and illuminating the intersection of people & planet through cross-pollination of ideas. Aspiring to drive greater capital commitments to the SDGs / sustainability and high value solutions that bring human beings closer to their purpose - whatever that may uniquely be. Keen on ethical / well-being tech. ~14 years of experience across continents + sectors, w/a commitment to learning & listening, holistic models, & systems change. Focus on Black & Brown communities in the US + Asia / emerging markets. Specialties: Strategy development & implementation; interagency coordination / stakeholder engagement & facilitation; market / customer assessments; tech product innovation; CSR / social innovation; impact reporting; customer experience analyses; business development; monitoring, evaluation & learning / impact measurement & mgmt; sentiment analysis; economic pathways + education; gender; JEDI. Her personal mission: "Empathy is the most powerful force to rewire hearts & minds for the greater wellbeing of society - without empathy, purpose means nothing and sustainability is impossible." We talk about  Who is driving more of this movement for global impact; the corporations, the governments, the stockholders, the citizens or who and why? How can startups benefit from this wave of thought?   What global changes are we going to be seeing in the years to come? How would one go about living a purpose-driven life and creating a world of Changemakers? And much more     Connect with Samira Khan (28) Samira Khan | LinkedIn Twitter: @samiraakhan Clubhouse: @samirakhan

Atlas Organization founder and author Jonathan D.T. Ward joined FOX Business' Maria Bartiromo to discuss the implications behind a recent phone call between Chinese and Ukrainian diplomats, what he calls an attempt at 'playing both sides,' as well as China's ultimate goals going forward. Ward said that partnering with Russia is one measure China is taking to prepare for war with Asia and the U.S.Foundation for Defense of Democracies Sr. Fellow // National Security Expert // Former Diplomat CRAIG SINGLETON

Tyler Rasch is a TV personality, environmentalist, and author living in South Korea. Originally from the United States, Tyler wrote his university thesis on North Korean Law, then worked for the US-Asia institute and the Korean embassy in Washington DC, before moving himself to Seoul and becoming an unlikely sounding celebrity. He's been a cast member of several award-winning and intriguingly named TV shows – Non-Summit, Where is my Friend's Home and Problematic Men. The latter has been described as a talk show with a cast of "men with hot brains". Tyler drinks a lot less than he used to, while living in a place that's been described as ‘the country with the world's worst drink problem'.

Data processing at the edge enabled by the cloud is critical to supporting AI-driven technologies that are fueling our modern, digital world. While North America was an early adopter of edge technology, the focus has now increased into one of the fastest-growing regions of the world: Asia. Join our panelists as they discuss the latest edge and cloud developments in this sought-after market.SUBSCRIBE to JaymieScottoTV for the latest Telecom News: https://www.youtube.com/JaymieScottoTV HOMEPAGE: http://www.jsa.net LIKE JaymieScottoTV on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JaymieScotto... FOLLOW JaymieScottoTV on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/jsatv

Jonah Blank, senior visiting research fellow with the National University of Singapore, and formerly South and Southeast Asia Policy Director for Joe Biden in the US Senate, joins Kopi Time for a deep dive on contemporary geopolitics. We devote the first half of the podcast on Ukraine, spanning Putin's motivation, risk of regional spillover, impact of sanctions, and possible end-game scenarios. Jonah makes astute observations on the complexities and historical context at play, while acknowledging the exceptional uncertainty that lies ahead. We then move on to Russia-China matters, including the intersection of strategic interests and cooperation on payments and energy/commodity trade. Jonah then offers a somewhat inside-the-beltway perspective on competition/rivalry between China and the US. We conclude by North and South East Asia's dilemmas in this context. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ninja talks with Michael Wood of Reyna Gold and talk about what it is like living in Hong Kong while owning a Gold Mining Company and dealing with Asian Investors. If you would like to receive more information on Reyna Gold you can email Michael Wood at: info@reynagold.com To check out the company's website you can go to: https://reynagold.com/ Subscribe to #NinjaNation: https://economicninja.org

This week we dive deep (pun intended) with  Paralympics Gold Medalist Susie Rodgers on winning, mental health, reinventing yourself and so much more. Video credits: Channel4, 1000Londoners, Women's Sport Trust, British Swimming and Dorset Orthopaedic--Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm.-- 

"My biggest fear? Not achieving the potential of what I think this business can do, and achieving this vision I see"This week, we dive deep with John Brisco, CEO and Co-Founder of Coherent,  Hong-Kong grown insurtech startup on a mission to to build next-in-class technology platforms and data intelligence engines to help insurers and their partners transform and grow. From sales enablement to product development, Coherent is helping the insurers move away from legacy backend challenges. Building on their success in closing their series A round of funding in late 2020, Coherent is now expanding their business from Asia to the world.--Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs.  From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. -- 

"The hardest lesson for me as a leader? I've chosen to be in this position. I chose to build this business. So it starts with me and it ends with me" The family office was initially created to look after the wealth of ultra high net worth families. But today, the modern-day family office does far more than that and is in fact, acting a whole lot more like a venture investor. Today we talk to Field Pickering, COO, General Counsel and Head of Venture Investing at Vulpes, a family office built off the wealth of Stephen Diggle, who founded Artradis Fund Management. Artradis was an Asian long volatility biased multi strategy alternative asset manager, and at its helm grew assets under management from US$4 million to US$4.7 billion at its peak in 2008. --Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs.  From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. -- 

"When times are hard, hold on to your vision. Remember why you started in the first place."In a never-before like interview, we dive deep into the business of drones with the Malaysian power couple Kamarul A Muhamed and Azita Azizan who founded Aerodyne group, which is set to be the global leading provider of drone-based enterprise solutions, with over $30M raised, presence in over 35 countries, and over 350,000 assets inspected. --Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs.  From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. Hosted by venture capitalist & strategist @SarahChenGlobal, expect unfiltered stories from the crème de la crème, so you too, can make #BillionDollarMoves

Recorded Thursday 2/10/21.Kevin, now at Github, is the founder of interconnected.blog, a bilingual newsletter on the intersections of tech, business, money, geopolitics, and US-Asia relations.We go over:What is Agora? It's a platform as a service company.The origin story of Tony Zhao the CEO who was previously at WebEx & then CTO at YY, where he achieved substantial success.Agora's technology & business model, which is developer facing and self service and usage basedWhat happens when there are more Chinese companies like Agora building infrastructure technologies? Does innovation have to be something super different / sexy or can it also be arising out of battle-tested scaling-up technologies, like Agora? And finally, Agora's latest acquisition, another Chinese company called Easymob.

Recorded Thursday 2/10/21.Kevin, now at Github, is the founder of interconnected.blog, a bilingual newsletter on the intersections of tech, business, money, geopolitics, and US-Asia relations.We go over:What is Agora? It's a platform as a service company.The origin story of Tony Zhao the CEO who was previously at WebEx & then CTO at YY, where he achieved substantial success.Agora's technology & business model, which is developer facing and self service and usage basedWhat happens when there are more Chinese companies like Agora building infrastructure technologies? Does innovation have to be something super different / sexy or can it also be arising out of battle-tested scaling-up technologies, like Agora? And finally, Agora's latest acquisition, another Chinese company called Easymob.

"You can imagine the guilt - here I was building my startup when my actual baby was not coping well in school; with a learning disability, and recent epilepsy incident."We love rooting for the underdog- but what does it really take to rise despite the odds, as THE underdog? Rosaline Koo founded CXA Group from her living room in 2013 after a storied career with multinationals, with ambitions to transform health benefits for employees. Tune in to her story from risking all her family savings to build her startup; to scaling to over a million users, raising over $50M from the likes of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin's B Capital Group, EDBI, Openspace Ventures and more.--Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs.  From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. -- 

This week, we dive deep with Rajive Keshup in Singapore, Investment Director at Cathay Innovation, an early and growth stage venture capital firm with $1.5B AUM across San Francisco, Paris, Shanghai and Singapore, and closely affiliated with Cathay Capital Private Equity, a global private equity firm with $3B in AUM.From the lens of a management consultant turned operator turned funder, Rajive talks about what it takes to be an entrepreneur's first phone call in great and not-so-great times, and the real landscape of growth stage companies in SEA. --Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs.  From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. -- 

“If I was being invited into a room, it was for a reason. So it's about being confident in that I had something to offer. I wasn't going to sit at the periphery of the table and not speak” — Alethia JacksonThis week, we make a trip to The Hill with America's Top Lobbyist, Alethia Jackson making some #BillionDollarMoves​! As VP of Federal Relations & Head of Advocacy for Walgreens, Alethia is expanding patient access to pharmacy services while advancing the role of pharmacy in the healthcare system. As Chair of the Vaccine Equity Taskforce, she sees first hand, Corporate America's healthcare battle especially during this time we are all living in. We unpack what it means to lead with your voice, the complex healthcare landscape and how to build partnerships that matter.--Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. -- 

Enterprise technology companies attracted $30 billion in funding, outpacing their consumer-tech peers (by a third) for the first time in five years. This trend reflects a deeper evolution at play, at the intersection of software development, adoption of cloud technology, and data analysis—and as many investors have said we're still at the early stages of this massive sea change. But how did we arrive at this inflection point and what next?--Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs.  From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. -- 

Nektar.ai, a B2B productivity startup, has raised an additional $6 million seed funding round led by B Capital Group, 3One4 Capital, and Nexus Venture Partners. Several well-known Go To Market players in the US-Asia cross-border SaaS ecosystem took part in the round.McAfee Enterprise has announced the launch of MVISION Private Access, an integrated strategy for granular ‘Zero Trust' access and extending data and threat security capabilities to private apps hosted across hybrid IT environments. Baxter International Inc., a global medical products firm, is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS). As part of a company-wide push to increase cloud usage, Baxter has extended its multi-year strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services.Bridgestone Americas enters a definitive agreement to purchase Azuga Holdings for $391M from shareholders to strengthen its Silicon Valley presence and accelerate its progress towards delivering sustainable tire-centric and mobility solutions. Salesforce announced a definitive acquisition agreement with Servicetrace (financials undisclosed) to integrate it with a previously acquired company, MuleSoft. The transaction would close this October and the new Robotics Process Automation (RPA) capabilities of Servicetrace would enhance Salesforce's Einstein Automate solution and enable end-to-end workflow automation.Nozomi Networks has announced a $100M in Series D and a pre-IPO funding round led by Triangle Peak Partners. It states that this has been a year of record growth, topping a 110 percent increase in annual recurring revenue and a two-fold increase in customer base.

"Tolerate failure but don't tolerate incompetence. Till this day, I regret how I let a company go bankrupt— I've learned from that" From microbiome manipulation, to genomic sequencing, biotechnology promises an unprecedented future. But what  does it really take to build a biotech company that will last?This week, we chat with, Brian Conn, serial biotech CFO, who has raised over $300M, completed 20 M&A deals and is currently CFO of genomic sequencing company, Quantapore, co-founder of synthetic biology company, Levadura and advisor to VC firm, General Inception.--Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. -- 

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Kyle Lui, partner at DCM, about the recent IPO roll that DCM has been on. The Menlo Park-based firm has generated a 61x return on investments that have gone public in the past two years. Kuaishou is the standout, with its market cap to entry valuation at 2,000x. 00:00 Intro 00:50 Who is Kyle Lui 01:33 Intro to DCM 03:30 DCM IX and the A-Fund 05:36 Differentiation through US-Asia angle 07:45 DCM's Japan strategy 08:48 DCM's recent roll 10:00 Biggest winner Kuaishou 11:07 All three sides of the table 14:01 Choicepass 15:36 First 5 years at DCM 18:52 Docsend investment 21:47 Lime investment 23:57 Him's and Hers investment

Big News Day: End of US combat presence in Iraq; Cuba story continues to develop with Mexico's Obrador calling on Biden to make a real decision; Haiti's Chief of Presidential Security has been arrested; Biden to visit ODNI today; US Asia surge underway with senior DOD and State Department visits to shore up allied relationships and a lot more in this episode.  

From our live show Apr 16th 2021, we went deep on the rise of startups in Southeast Asia, fresh of Grab's announcement that week valuing it at close to $40Bn, Bukalapak netting $234M and more! Michael shares some #BillionDollarMoves​​​ we all will want in on.

Dive into our post-show Clubhouse discussion Apr 16th 2021 with fellow VCs in the region, where we went deep on the rise of startups in Southeast Asia, fresh of Grab's announcement that week valuing it at close to $40Bn, Bukalapak netting $234M and more! Special cameo by: Rajive Keshup, Investments Director, Cathay InnovationGail Wong, Managing Partner, Her CapitalCarlo Delantar, Head of Circular Economy, Gobi Partners Venture capitalist, Michael Lints of Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventures shares some #BillionDollarMoves​​​ we all will want in on.

Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. This week, we went deep on the new reality that is remote work with none other than Brian Elliiott, former GM of Platform at Slack, and now Head of Future Forum — reimagining work. From building for inclusivity to sending the right message from the top - he shares some #BillionDollarMoves​​ we all will want in on. Do you agree with his tips? We'd love to hear from you!

“Even if you're drowning, give it one last shot” Ride-hailing giant Gojek and marketplace Tokopedia, Indonesia's two largest startups, said a couple of days ago that they've merged their businesses to form GoTo Group, on track for a $35-$40B IPO end year.This sets more fuel to the fire of SuperApps rising in Southeast Asia: a trend that is actually moving from East to West. But is it all that it's cut out to be?Muneeb Maayr, Founder of Bykea joins us this week on #BillionDollarMoves to unpack the news & share his game plan for Bykea, Pakistan's hyper-local marketplace powered by a network of Motorcycles (p.s, there are 17 million in Pakistan!)From the rise of SuperApps to the unique challenges of the two-wheeler opportunity in a country like Pakistan, to the fear of a meaningless life, Muneeb Maayr and I cover it all! --Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs.  From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. -- 

Recorded Thursday 2/10/21.Kevin, now at Github, is the founder of interconnected, a bilingual newsletter on the intersections of tech, business, money, geopolitics, and US-Asia relations.We go over:What is Agora? It's a platform as a service company.The origin story of Tony Zhao the CEO who was previously at WebEx & then CTO at YY, where he achieved substantial success.Agora's technology & business model, which is developer facing and self service and usage basedWhat happens when there are more Chinese companies like Agora building infrastructure technologies? Does innovation have to be something super different / sexy or can it also be arising out of battle-tested scaling-up technologies, like Agora? And finally, Agora's latest acquisition, another Chinese company called Easymob.

This week we went deep on the growing pains of a startup, from PR nightmares to co-founder breakups, the challenge of shifting from a scarcity to growth mindset, and so much more with Jack Smith, serial entrepreneur & investor. @_jacksmith has co-founded multiple startups: Vungle, Coin, Shyp and advised many others. We talk everything from his startup outgrowing him to his lack of focus getting him to the right place & right time. --Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders, and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --

“Never build a startup without a technical founder”“Never go to a VC without a well thought out pitch deck”“Never hire people from Craigslist”From breaking all these rules and more, this week's guest, serial entrepreneur and now investor, Jack Smith, somehow turned a terrible idea into a $780M+ exit. This snippet reveals Jack in his rare raw form being brutally honest with the audience on Clubhouse. @_jacksmith has co-founded multiple startups: Vungle, Coin, Shyp and advised many others. We talk everything from his startup outgrowing him to his lack of focus getting him to the right place & right time. --Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --Catch part of the show on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/sarahchenglobal Tag us @SarahChenGlobal @_jacksmithGet tips, tools, thoughts from Sarah — join our 10k+ community of movers & shakers making #BillionDollarMoves: https://bdm.sarah-chen.com

This week, we went deep on the Global Entrepreneurial Revolution shaping our future with renowned American investor & entrepreneur, Christopher Schroeder. From the dominance of big tech, to the digital divide to startups rising in the Middle East - we cover it all with Chris. Chris is the co-founder of Next Billion Ventures, a venture capital (VC) fund focused on the next billion digital consumers across global emerging markets and is also a Network Partner for Village Global, an early VC fund backed by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Sara Blakely, Jeff Bezos, Reid Hoffman et al. Chris started in politics with the George W Bush (Senior) presidential campaign before becoming the CEO of the Washington Post/ Newsweek interactive. He then co-founded Health Central which was backed by the likes of Sequoia, Polaris Ventures and the Carlyle Group and was acquired by Remedy Health in 2012. In 2013, Chris published the first book on the Middle East & North Africa's entrepreneurship scene called: Startup Rising — The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East — with a forward by renowned investor Marc Andreessen. --Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders, and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --

[BONUS] Includes the post-show discussion on Clubhouse this week where we went deep on the Global Entrepreneurial Revolution shaping our future with renowned American investor & entrepreneur, Christopher Schroeder. From the dominance of big tech, to the digital divide to startups rising in the Middle East - we cover it all.Chris is the co-founder of Next Billion Ventures, a venture capital (VC) fund focused on the next billion digital consumers across global emerging markets and is also a Network Partner for Village Global, an early VC fund backed by Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Sara Blakely, Jeff Bezos, Reid Hoffman et al. Chris started in politics with the George W Bush (Senior) presidential campaign before becoming the CEO of the Washington Post/ Newsweek interactive. He then co-founded Health Central which was backed by the likes of Sequoia, Polaris Ventures and the Carlyle Group and was acquired by Remedy Health in 2012. In 2013, Chris published the first book on the Middle East & North Africa's entrepreneurship scene called: Startup Rising — The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East — with a forward by renowned investor Marc Andreessen. Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders, and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. --

Recorded Thursday 2/10/21. Kevin, now at Github, is the founder of interconnected.blog, a bilingual newsletter on the intersections of tech, business, money, geopolitics, and US-Asia relations. We go over: What is Agora? It's a platform as a service company. The origin story of Tony Zhao the CEO who was previously at WebEx & then CTO at YY, where he achieved substantial success. Agora's technology & business model, which is developer facing and self service and usage based What happens when there are more Chinese companies like Agora building infrastructure technologies? Does innovation have to be something super different / sexy or can it also be arising out of battle-tested scaling-up technologies, like Agora? And finally, Agora's latest acquisition, another Chinese company called Easymob.

General Brooks and Ambassador Lippert talk about US efforts to build a strong relationship between Japan and South Korea amidst historical sensitivities (including the issue of “comfort women”), Korea's actual contributions to burden sharing, the effects of the suspension of military exercises after the Trump/Kim Summit, and the importance of people to people relations. 

General Brooks (former Commander US forces Korea) and Ambassador Lippert (former US Ambassador to South Korea) talk about US military and diplomatic engagement with South Korea in the context of US interests in the Asia Pacific Region. They cover the significance of North Korean nuclear/missile tests in 2016, the THAAD deployment and Chinese disinformation operations and economic actions against South Korea.

"If you are waiting for perfection, you've waited too long"From Sequoia Capital to now leading Asia's next unicorn, Ankiti Bose is making some #BillionDollarMoves! At 23, Ankiti co-founded Zilingo in 2015 with the vision of bridging the technology gap within the fashion and lifestyle supply chain to help small merchants and traders go digital. Under her leadership, Zilingo has raised over $300 million, scaled to over 8 countries, with over 10,000 merchants and 7 million active users.This week we unpack what it takes to scale in Asia, and the business of fashion.--Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia funders, founders and execs. From building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. -- 

It's Happening! Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia founders, funders and execs.From the growing pains of a unicorn journey to IPO, scaling a venture capital firm, to building empires in new markets; all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm.Join venture capitalist & strategist, Sarah Chen as she asks the hard questions, and learn through the triumphs, failures and hard lessons of the crème de la crème, so you too, can make #billiondollarmoves in venture, in business & in life.Sign up so you don't miss a beat! https://bdm.sarah-chen.com/

In this episode of The Weekly Defence Podcast, we discuss UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Integrated Review announcement in the House of Commons on Tuesday 16 March ahead of the MoD Command Paper to be released next week; and we look at attitude of the Biden administration to Indo-Pacific partnerships. Newsround [00:48]Raytheon Missiles & Defense claims to have successfully completed the ‘first-ever demonstration' for the US Army of a Stinger missile fired from a Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit.US Army artillery planners are working with small businesses to come up with innovative solutions to the challenge of increasing cannon firing rates.The Indian Navy submarine fleet received a shot in the arm last week, when the third Project 75 diesel-electric boat was commissioned in Mumbai.In focus:In news from the air desk, Air Editor Tim Martin looks at the Integrated Review in the context of  additional funding for F-35B fighter aircraft.Tim also looks at a new contract for the UK to procure Aerovironment Switchblade loitering munitions.Senior Editor Naval Richard Thomas looks at the plan in the Integrated Review to increase the maximum number of nuclear warheads in the UK arsenal. What is the reasoning behind the decision? Land Reporter Flavia Camargos Pereira dives into the future of major UK armoured vehicle programmes. Does the IR's focus on other areas such as cyber mean the government could neglect, slow down, or even cut the Ajax, Boxer, and Challenger 2 programmes?Flavia also reports on last week's latest House of Commons Defence committee, which expressed concerns over the obsolescence of the British Army armoured fleet. Interview- US strategy in the Asia- Pacific [27:44] Richard Thomas is on the line with Editor and podcast host Duncan Bartlett to discuss recent visits to Tokyo and Seoul of US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, and the meeting between the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Chinese Foreign Minister. What are the US plans for future partnerships in the Indo-Pacific?What does China's 6.8% rise in defence spending mean for the US and neighbouring countries?Industry Voice-  Wӓrtsilӓ Defence Solutions Ltd [49:49]Shephard Media's creative director Tony Skinner talks to Chris Rowlands, Managing Director of Wӓrtsilӓ Defence Solutions Ltd (WDSL) about the role of shaft line solutions in ensuring naval readiness. To learn more, go to: https://www.wartsila.com/insights/whitepaper/improving-seal-reliabilityThis episode was produced by Noemi Distefano with music and sound mixing by Fred Prest 

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Asia today with China and North Korea set to dominate the agenda. Aung San Suu Kyi's in court after another bloody weekend in Myanmar. And BLM and female artists are the big winners at a socially distanced Grammys. Click here to subscribe now to When Katty Met Carlos, OZY’s newest podcast: https://www.ozy.com/pg/podcast/when-katty-met-carlos

Simon's live roundup of the big news in the US for Martin Stanford's lunchtime programme on the UK's LBC News.

I'm beyond stoked to be talking with the founder of BiiDE App, Elwyn Griffith. Elwyn is a globe-trotting, food-loving 37 year-old; born and raised in London and currently living in Leeds (the northeast of England). He is of Caribbean heritage (Jamaica and Barbados). He spent most of my 20s on the corporate hamster-wheel (banking & finance) and has been spending his 30s doing less taxing consultancy work (usually within private sector IT projects) and traveling around the US / Asia between gigs. His favorite travel destinations are Tokyo, Austin, Edinburgh and (anywhere) Vietnam; his biggest hobbies are crossfit, cooking and playing poker. Click here to find out more about BiiDE App: https://biide.app/

Derek Halpenny, Head of Research for Global Markets EMEA and International Securities, discusses how the arrival of the new US President will impact global markets and usher in a new era in US-Asia relations. 

Zain Asher is live from New York. Here are the top business news stories today! Global surge - the US, Asia and Europe all set grim new coronavirus milestones. Not conceding - President Trump admits he's heading for the exit but still refuses to formally concede. Black Friday without the crowds! Retailers urge shoppers to stay at home. It’s Friday, let’s make a move.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Join Richard and Chris as they talk with Jo Hall, Chief Commercial Officer for Toys "R" Us Asia. Jo, a highly respected industry veteran, shares her insights on what's made TRU Asia such a success over so many years, their rapid response to the pandemic and perspectives on the international toy business. Hall, is dynamic and passionate personality whose love of the business is matched only by her strategic thinking, team building, and drive to serve kids and families. You won't want to miss this lively conversation. In an extended Endcap, Chris & Richard discuss an incendiary article about the new TRU Kids and Amazon deal in U.S. from Forbes, Richard's response in Global Toy News, changing business environments that make make this worth the risk, and the dangers of the current move towards "clickbait reporting." The Playground is sponsored by Global Toy Experts, The Toy Guy, and KidStuff Public Relations. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-playground-podcast/support

Welcome to the Intergenerational Dialogues Podcast! Hosted by photographer  Captain Maggie Hallahan, this podcast is an open conversation with a wide variety of Co-Hosts and guests, candidly talking about gender equality and other important issues in the world.The podcast will officially launch on March 23, 2020, but before we drop the First Episode, we are sharing some bonus content that was produced last year, during Women's History Month 2019.In this Throwback Episode, Captain Maggie moderates a conversation between Fedtech's Sarah Chen and FreshGlow's Kavita Shukla. More about Sarah Chen: Sarah’s leadership career spans across venture capital and innovation, in both emerging markets in Asia and the United States. Currently Principal at Fedtech, she focuses on bridging the gap between venture and deep tech, inspired to commercialize great innovation developed across DoD, NASA and other laboratories. She is also Co-Founder of The Billion Dollar Fund for Women, a global consortium of venture funds mobilizing $1Bn towards women-founded companies.Prior to Fedtech, she pioneered a corporate venture capital unit within $13Bn publicly traded Asian conglomerate, Sime Darby, investing in later-stage biotechnology companies. Since then, she has been at the forefront of multi-million cross border investments, including a $30Mn deal signing witnessed by former President Obama. She was integral in structuring and executing commercialization plans for her portfolio companies, from project financing to market opportunities across Southeast Asia.Named Forbes 30 Under 30, she is a recognized speaker, commentator and advisor on venture capital, innovation and women in leadership, having been featured among others on Der Spiegel, the Wall Street Journal and at the United Nations. Sarah holds a Bachelor of Laws, LL.B (Hons.) from King’s College London. A proud Malaysian, she spends her time between US- Asia.More about Kavita Shukla: Inventor, designer and social entrepreneur, Kavita Shukla was inspired by her Indian grandmother’s healing herbal tea to invent Freshpaper, battling food waste naturally by keeping produce fresh for up to 2-4x longer. Her company FreshGLOW features simple tools for inspired living. She holds four patents, and was the youngest woman to receive the biennial INDEX: Design to Improve Life Award – the world’s largest prize for design. Her work has been featured by CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, Oprah Magazine, Glamour, and The Today Show. She has been recognized as one of the "5 Most Innovative Women in Food" by TIME Magazine, “7 Entrepreneurs Changing the World” by Fast Company, and the Forbes “30 under 30.”...please rate, comment, and subscribe to the Podcast...then tell a friend! You can send comments, questions, inquiries and guest suggestions to us at IntergenerationalDialoguesPod@Gmail.com.  

This episode features a conversation on cybersecurity training with Ed Adams, President and CEO of Security Innovation. Ed is a software quality and security expert with over 20 years of experience in the field. He has presented to tens of thousands of security professionals at reputable industry events such as RSA Conference (the US & Asia), Ponemon Institute’s RIM Renaissance, Connected Security Expo,  Mozilla’s Privacy Lab, Allstate CyberCon, Applied Materials Global Technology Conference, among others.

Trade conflict and Brexit are cause for turbulent times for international businesses. Stephen Cheung, President of the World Trade Center Los Angeles and HLB’s Yan Jiang, Senior Tax Manager specialised in US-Asia cross-border activity discuss current challenges and opportunities for foreign companies operating in the US.

Fareed discusses the future of US-Asia relations as Trump meets with Abe, the US-China trade war shows no sign of slowing and fears return about Kim Jong Un's nuclear intentions. Admiral William McRaven (Ret.) joins Fareed and offers his take on whether the trouble between Iran and the U.S. will escalate to hostilities. Guests: Anna Fifield, Evan Medeiros, Parag Khanna, Admiral William McRaven (Ret.), Ellen Barry, David Brooks

Alan Chou, CEO of meta.us, formerly of Intel, Microsoft, and Blizzard, joins our hosts Sabir and Andi to share his stories on how he got into esports. We shared our perspectives on what challenges newer players face when climbing up the ranks. We talked about what is moving the esports industry, and what it will take for us to bring the industry forward. Share your thoughts on the episode down in the comments and don't forget to hit the like button and subscribe to our channel. You can reach out to us on LinkedIn to have a chat about this industry that we're all passionate about. | Asia Tech Podcast

Alan Chou, CEO of meta.us, formerly of Intel, Microsoft, and Blizzard, joins our hosts Sabir and Andi to share his stories on how he got into esports. We shared our perspectives on what challenges newer players face when climbing up the ranks. We talked about what is moving the esports industry, and what it will take for us to bring the industry forward. Share your thoughts on the episode down in the comments and don't forget to hit the like button and subscribe to our channel. You can reach out to us on LinkedIn to have a chat about this industry that we're all passionate about. | Asia Tech Podcast

As Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton led one of the Obama Administration’s signature foreign policy initiatives, the ‘pivot’ to Asia. On 13 June, the Lowy Institute heard an address from Hillary Clinton’s closest foreign policy confidant, Jake Sullivan, about what motivated the pivot and what US Asia policy will look like under President Trump and beyond. A rising China, a belligerent North Korea and an unruly ASEAN are among the many challenges facing the US in the Asia-Pacific. Can this still be ‘America’s Pacific Century’, as Clinton promised when she first described the pivot in 2011? The annual Owen Harries Lecture honours the enormous contribution Mr Harries, a Nonresident Fellow of the Lowy Institute, has made to the international policy debate in Australia. Jake Sullivan was senior foreign policy adviser to Hillary Clinton's 2016 election campaign, having ‘quietly catapulted through the ranks of the Democratic foreign policy establishment’, as Vox magazine put it. Sullivan had earlier served as senior aide to President Obama, national security adviser to Vice President Joe Biden and Director of Policy Planning at the US Department of State, as well as deputy chief of staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. In 2013 Sullivan launched and co-led the secret negotiations with Iran about its nuclear program, paving the way for the November 2013 nuclear agreement. Previous Lowy Institute Distinguished International Fellows include Kurt Campbell, Stephen Hadley, Ambassador Shyam Saran and David Ignatius. The Lowy Institute would like to thank Telstra, the sponsor of the Distinguished International Fellowship Program.

Join Asia Society, The Asia Foundation, Commonwealth Club, and World Affairs for a unique dialogue featuring the leaders of four of the Bay Area’s most prestigious public affairs and non-profit organizations, who will look at the presidency of Donald J. Trump and what it will mean for America’s relationship with Asia and the world. Held within the first 100 days of the Trump Administration, the dialogue will examine more closely a persistent divide between California and the Bay Area, and the rest of the country, on the future direction of this nation. The dialogue will examine how the Bay Area, and the state more broadly, views America’s relationship with Asia, as well its place in the world on global issues such as trade, security and climate change. What are some of the primary issues of importance to the Bay Area—politically, economically, culturally—as it relates to US-Asia relations and are they similar or different from the rest of the country? Has the state and the region evolved differently from the rest of the country in how they perceive America’s relationship with Asia and the world, and if so, why? World Affairs seeks to explore problems and expand opportunities at the intersection of international policy, philanthropy and enterprise — where solutions to hard problems lie. Every day, we convene thought leaders, change makers and engaged citizens to share ideas, learn from each other and engage in conversations that matter. Founded in 1947, following the San Francisco conference that established the United Nations, World Affairs remains one of the most vibrant global affairs organizations in the United States. SPEAKERS David D. Arnold President, The Asia Foundation Dr. Gloria C. Duffy President and CEO, The Commonwealth Club of California N. Bruce Pickering Vice President of Global Programs, Asia Society and Executive Director, Asia Society Northern California, Asia Society Jane Wales CEO, World Affairs and Global Philanthropy Forum; Vice President, The Aspen Institute MODERATOR: Mina Kim PM Anchor and Forum Friday Host, KQED For more information please visit: http://www.worldaffairs.org/event-calendar/event/1691

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.

In this episode of Pacific Pundit, we explore the possibilities for US Asia policy under President-elect Trump, from continuity and stability to disaster and nuclear war.  Our history segment recalls the campaign rhetoric and foreign policy promises of Jimmy Carter's 1976 presidential run.  And in conversations with an eclectic group of experts--Hugh White (Australian National University), Michael Horowitz (University of Pennsylvania), and Ali Wyne (Atlantic Council)--we debate Donald Trump's war propensity, the failure of "NeverTrump" open letters, and how Asia will respond to a Trump presidency.  Music by Carl Ranson Vorpahl.​

This week's Spotlight on Asia takes a look at the potential impacts newly elected US president Donald Trump could have on countries in Asia. Analysts have argued that his election could be a disaster for anyone who cares about human rights, U.S. global leadership, and media freedom. Which they say, could imply that Trump's victory was also a win for China, making several other countries in the region uneasy Trump's election raises several questions as to what might come next in US-Asia relations, in terms of economic ties, foreign policies, security and human rights issues. Uncertainty remains the key word - what Trump's policies will be won't be clear until he takes office in just over two months.

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.

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.

In this episode, we explain why William Seward is the OG of US Asia strategy, debate the origins of the rebalance to Asia under President Obama, and bring on two guests-- James Brown (University of Sydney), explaining how Asia and Australia are viewing the United States and China, and Evan Montgomery (Center for Strategic & Budgetary Assessments), discussing the importance of military superiority for any grand strategy. Evan also discusses what his new book, In the Hegemon’s Shadow (Cornell University Press), means for future US strategy toward Asia. 

Dr. Evelyn N. Farkas is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Future Europe Initiative. She served from 2012 to 2015 as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia, responsible for policy toward Russia, the Black Sea, Balkans, and Caucasus regions and conventional arms control. From 2010 to 2012 she served as Senior Advisor to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe/Commander, US European Command, and as Special Advisor for the Secretary of Defense for the NATO Summit. Prior to that she was a Senior Fellow at the American Security Project, where she focused on stability and special operations, counterproliferation, and US-Asia policy. In 2008 to 2009, she served as Executive Director of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, which published the report World at Risk (Random House, 2008). From April 2001 to April 2008, she served as a Professional Staff Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Her issue areas included foreign and defense policy in Asia Pacific, Western Hemisphere, Special Operations Command (policy and budget oversight), foreign military assistance, peace and stability operations, the military effort to combat terrorism, counternarcotics programs, homeland defense, and export control policy. From 1997 to 2001 Farkas was a professor of international relations at the US Marine Corps Command and Staff College. She served in Bosnia with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in 1996 to 1997, and was an election observer in Afghanistan in 2009. She has published numerous journal articles and opinion pieces and Fractured States and U.S. Foreign Policy: Iraq, Ethiopia, and Bosnia in the 1990s (Palgrave/St. Martin's Press, 2003, 2008). She speaks Hungarian and German; has studied French, Spanish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Hindi; and appears as a commentator on major television networks, including NBC, CNN, and Fox. Dr. Farkas obtained her MA and PhD from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Aspen Institute Socrates Seminar advisory board.

The US reached agreement this week with Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim economies on a Trans-Pacific Partnership. Gideon Rachman discusses the scope of the pact and what it will mean for those who have signed up, and those left out, with Shawn Donnan and Geoff Dyer See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.