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Podcasts from The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)

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03.28.2024
Two Sessions' Two-Step: Politics Leads, Economics Might Not Follow
In this episode of Asia Insight, NBR’s executive vice president Michael Wills hosts a discussion with NBR distinguished fellow for China studies Nadège Rolland and advisor William McCahill Jr. in the aftermath of China’s 2024 parallel annual meetings of the...
10.10.2023
Knitting the Pieces of China’s Emerging Strategy in Africa
In this podcast, we highlight the main findings of NBR’s research project "Into Africa: China’s Emerging Strategy,” explore the strategic drivers behind China’s increased engagement with African countries, examine the significance of its investments in African critical infrastructure, and detail...
10.02.2023
Enhancing U.S.-Japan Energy System Resilience amid Shifting Geopolitical Tensions
With Japan assuming the G-7 presidency and the United States hosting APEC meetings this year, the two countries are well positioned to lead Indo-Pacific engagement on climate change and energy transition efforts that are in line with regional energy security...
08.23.2023
Myanmar and China’s Fluid Frontier
Offering a strategic overview of the relationship between China and Myanmar across history, Ambassador Kelley Currie highlights grey zones, disaggregated sovereignty, fluid frontiers and deeply rooted mutual suspicions as permanent features of China’s southern strategic space’s hinterland in this podcast...
04.14.2023
Assessing U.S. Objectives for APEC 2023
In this episode of Asia Insight, NBR counselor Charles Boustany hosts a discussion on APEC 2023 with Ambassador Robert Holleyman and Shihoko Goto. NBR is grateful to the Hinrich Foundation for their generous support of this podcast. Charles W. Boustany Jr., MD, is a...
04.06.2023
Quad Geopolitics: Critical Minerals Competition
With many nations aiming for midcentury net-zero emissions targets, massive amounts of critical minerals will be necessary to build the commodities and infrastructure for supporting a lower-carbon energy network. Each interlocking facet of energy production, trade, and consumption relies on...
03.28.2023
Japan’s Digital Transformation: Industry Advancements and Government Goals
In this episode of Asia Insight, NBR’s Doug Strub has conversations with two experts on Japan’s digital transformation (DX). First, Ulrike Schaede discusses digital transformation among Japanese industry. Following that conversation, Daisuke Kawai joins to talk about the Japanese government’s...
10.28.2022
”Security” and ”Struggle”: Unpacking China’s 20th Party Congress, Leadership Dynamics, and Strategic Priorities
In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight, NBR executive vice president Michael Wills hosts a discussion with senior fellow Nadège Rolland and advisor William McCahill Jr. in the aftermath of China’s 20th National Party Congress.
10.06.2022
Aaron Friedberg on His Book Getting China Wrong
In this episode of NBR's Asia Insight, NBR executive vice president Michael Wills hosts a discussion with Aaron Friedberg on his new book Getting China Wrong.
09.20.2022
Shinzo Abe’s Political Legacy and Influence on Japan’s Geostrategic Role
In this episode of Asia Insight, moderator Michael Wills is joined by Christopher Hughes and Yuka Koshino for a discussion of the political legacy of former Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzo as Japan prepares for the state funeral, which is...
05.27.2022
The Evolution of the Quad amid the War in Ukraine: Perspectives from the Four Partners
In this episode of Asia Insight, moderator Michael Wills is joined by experts discussing the four partner countries of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. Hayley Channer is a senior policy fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre, Sheila Smith is a senior...
05.04.2022
Under New Management: Hong Kong’s Future under Chief Executive John Lee
In advance of the May 8, 2022, Hong Kong chief executive election, Yvonne Chiu (U.S. Naval War College) and NBR advisor William McCahill joined NBR executive vice president Michael Wills for an Asia Insight podcast to discuss Hong Kong's future...
04.28.2022
U.S. Trade Strategy and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight, NBR counselor Charles Boustany is joined by Wendy Cutler and Robert Holleyman to discuss the latest developments in Indo-Pacific trade, including the Biden administration’s proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, challenges around market access and...
04.07.2022
Assessing the Risks and Finding Responses to China’s Digital Strategy
This is the second of three episodes in the Asia Insight podcast miniseries China’s Strategic Approach to the Digital Revolution examining the findings of the NBR report “China’s Digital Ambitions: A Global Strategy to Supplant the Liberal Order.” NBR nonresident fellow Emily de La...
04.07.2022
China’s Digital Strategy in Action
This is the second of three episodes in the Asia Insight podcast miniseries China’s Strategic Approach to the Digital Revolution examining the findings of the NBR report “China’s Digital Ambitions: A Global Strategy to Supplant the Liberal Order.” NBR nonresident fellow Emily de La...
04.07.2022
Understanding China’s Digital Strategy
This is the first of three episodes in the Asia Insight podcast miniseries China’s Strategic Approach to the Digital Revolution examining the findings of the NBR report “China’s Digital Ambitions: A Global Strategy to Supplant the Liberal Order.” NBR’s Doug Strub speaks with nonresident...
04.01.2022
Rethinking U.S.-Japan Relations through Policies on Decarbonization
Leading up to the 26th United Nations’ Conference of the Parties (COP26), both Japan and the United States laid out ambitious goals to achieve net zero for their respective economies. Notably, Japan is taking substantial steps to reduce its greenhouse...
03.04.2022
Strategic Asia: Marcin Kaczmarski and Elizabeth Wishnick on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight, NBR executive vice president Michael Wills speaks with Marcin Kaczmarski, author of the chapter “Russian Foreign Policy in a Time of Rising U.S.-China Competition” (Strategic Asia 2021–22), and Elizabeth Wishnick, author of “Russia and...
02.18.2022
Robert Sutter on ”Axis of Authoritarians: Implications of China-Russia Cooperation”
In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight, NBR president Roy Kamphausen speaks with Robert Sutter, co-editor with Richard Ellings of the book Axis of Authoritarians: Implications of China-Russia Cooperation, about the dynamic between China and Russia, Russia's aggressiveness toward Ukraine, and...
02.04.2022
Navigating Tumultuous Times in the Indo-Pacific
In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight, NBR vice president of research Alison Szalwinski discusses the new book Strategic Asia 2021–22: Navigating Tumultuous Times with co-editor Ashley J. Tellis and contributor Michael J. Green. Ashley J. Tellis is a counselor at NBR. He holds the...
02.03.2022
Elizabeth Economy on Her Book THE WORLD ACCORDING TO CHINA
In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight, Alison Szalwinski, NBR vice president of research, hosts a discussion with Elizabeth Economy and guest interviewer Jessica Teets. The discussion focuses on Dr. Economy's new book The World According to China. Dr. Economy...
11.12.2021
Rising Tides: Disaster Management Perspectives from India and Bangladesh
In this Asia Insight podcast, Tom Lutken speaks about disaster management in South Asia with Pushp Bajaj of India's National Maritime Foundation and Mohammad Hasan of the Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh. As climate change and vulnerable populations create a...
11.05.2021
Lessons Learned: Disaster Management perspectives from Japan and Taiwan
In this Asia Insight podcast, Tom Lutken speaks with T.H. Schee of Open Knowledge Taiwan and Takako Izumi of Tohoku University about the disaster management lessons learned from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. With changes brought about by technology...
07.08.2021
China’s Shift to Gray-Zone Operations: Implications for the U.S.-Japan Alliance
NBR research director Alison Szalwinski interviews Admiral Jonathan Greenert, who holds the John M. Shalikashvili Chair in National Security Studies at NBR. Admiral Greenert discusses the recent report "Murky Waters in the East China Sea: Chinese Gray-Zone Operations and U.S.-Japan...
06.18.2021
North Korea in the New Normal: Implications for Regional Security
In this episode of Asia Insight, Alison Szalwinski speaks with Stephanie Char about her essay in NBR’s Emerging Voices on the New Normal in Asia series, “North Korea’s Covid-19 Choice: Greater Diplomatic and Economic Isolation.”
05.21.2021
Chinese and Indian Vaccine Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific
In this episode of Asia Insight, Alison Szalwinski speaks with Shiming Yang about her essay in NBR’s Emerging Voices on the New Normal in Asia series, “Rising-Power Competition: The Covid-19 Vaccine Diplomacy of China and India.”
04.02.2021
Power Rivalry in South Asia amid the Pandemic
In this episode of Asia Insight, Karolos Karnikis speaks with Bhagya Senaratne about her essay in NBR’s Emerging Voices on the New Normal in Asia series, “The Covid-19 Pandemic and the Power Rivalry in South Asia.”
03.25.2021
Pandemic Persuasions: Public Opinion and U.S.-China Relations
In this episode of Asia Insight, Karolos Karnikis speaks with Naima Green-Riley about her essay in NBR’s Emerging Voices on the New Normal in Asia series, “Pandemic Persuasions? American Public Opinion and U.S.-China Relations.” The episode examines trends in U.S....
03.12.2021
A Principal Return: The United States and Trade in the Indo-Pacific
In this episode of Asia Insight, Congressman Charles W. Boustany Jr. leads a discussion on Indo-Pacific trade with Vice President of the Asia Society Policy Institute Wendy Cutler and former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Robert Holleyman. They examine the Biden...
02.02.2021
Sovereignty and the Seas: Maritime Disputes in East Asia
In this episode of Asia Insight, M. Taylor Fravel, principal investigator of the Maritime Awareness Project (MAP), discusses key maritime issues in East Asia related to the South China Sea, the East China Sea, Taiwan, and the U.S. role in...
12.10.2020
Exploring China's Push for a New World Order
In this episode of Asia Insight, Rachel Bernstein interviews NBR senior fellow Nadège Rolland and other contributors to the NBR Special Report “An Emerging China-Centric Order: China's Vision for a New World Order in Practice” about the types of mechanisms,...
09.28.2020
A Renewable Alliance: The Future of U.S.-Japan Energy Cooperation
In this episode of Asia Insight, Dan Aum interviews senior advisor and research director of NBR’s Energy Security Program Mikkal Herberg. They explore various issues related to the energy relationship between the United States and Japan, including how the Covid-19...
09.10.2020
Diplomacy in Decline: How India Is Navigating China's Rise
In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight, NBR nonresident fellow Arzan Tarapore interviews Manoj Kewalramani and Suyash Desai from the Takshashila Institution to discuss their report “An Indian Approach to Navigate China’s Rise.”
08.06.2020
Promoting Good Governance in the Global Commons through the U.S.-Japan Alliance
In this episode of Asia Insight, NBR's senior director of public affairs Dan Aum interviews Dr. Kristi Govella to discuss the opportunities and challenges for U.S.-Japan cooperation in the global commons.
03.26.2020
Japan's Balancing Act: Alliance Dynamics amid U.S.-China Competition
In this episode of Asia Insight, NBR's senior director of public affairs Dan Aum interviews Sheila Smith to discuss her chapter "Japan's Interests in an Era of U.S.-China Strategic Competition" from the new Strategic Asia volume.
02.13.2020
U.S.-China Competition for Global Influence
In this episode of Asia Insight, NBR’s senior director for public affairs Dan Aum discusses the new volume in the Strategic Asia series, Strategic Asia 2020: U.S.-China Competition for Global Influence, with editors Ashley J. Tellis and Michael Wills.
12.13.2019
Securing the Belt and Road Initiative
In this episode of NBR's Asia Insight, NBR and the Daniel Morgan Graduate School host a discussion accompanying the release of NBR's special report, Securing the Belt and Road Initiative: China's Evolving Military Engagement along the Silk Roads. NBR's Alison...
09.30.2019
U.S.-China Strategic Competition
In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight podcast series, Richard J. Ellings and Aaron L. Friedberg assess the state of the U.S.-China strategic rivalry and underscore the need for the United States to develop a more effective approach to China...
08.28.2019
America's Alliances and Partnerships
In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight podcast series, Kazutoshi Aikawa and James F. Moriarty discuss the unique relationship between Taiwan and the U.S., assess what makes alliances work best, and analyze the current U.S.-Japan alliance. The discussion, moderated by...
08.15.2019
Trends in Trade, Investment, and Finance
In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight podcast series, Thomas X. Hammes, Claire Reade, and Michael Beckley analyze globalization trends, U.S.-China trade and investment, and the effects of economic stagnation on Chinese security policy. The discussion, moderated by Amy Celico, took place...
07.17.2019
Democracy in Asia
In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight podcast series, Daniel Twining, Carolyn Bartholomew, and Tariq Karim examine the recent Hong Kong protests, discuss democratic trends in Asia, and analyze tensions between democratic and authoritarian forces in the region. The discussion,...
06.27.2019
China's Responses to a Changing Security Environment
Phillip C. Saunders and Thomas G. Mahnken examine the global ambitions of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the strategic calculation behind PLA's disruptive activities in the region in the latest episode of NBR's Asia Insight podcast series. The discussion,...
05.15.2019
The Second Belt and Road Forum: Xi's Reassessment and Recalibration of the BRI
Dan Aum, director of NBR’s Washington, D.C., Office, interviews NBR Senior Fellow Nadège Rolland and Brookings-Yale Postdoctoral Fellow in Foreign Policy Rush Doshi on the recent Belt and Road Forum. Topics discussed include takeaways from the forum, the strategic implications...
02.11.2019
Ambitions and Constraints: China’s Vision to Shape the Indo-Pacific Region with Ashley Tellis, Alison Szalwinski, and Michael Wills
In this episode, we interview the co-editors of NBR's Strategic Asia series. This year's volume explores China's strategic ambitions and its implications for the Indo-Pacific. In this informative and wide-ranging discussion, Dr. Ashley J. Tellis, Alison Szalwinski, and Michael Wills discuss...
12.20.2018
Indo-Pacific Issues in 2019 with Rich Ellings
We were excited to host NBR’s president Richard J. Ellings this week to discuss some of the upcoming challenges and opportunities the United States faces in the Indo-Pacific region. In addition to his role at NBR, he is an Affiliate...
09.27.2018
U.S. Defense Strategy in the Indo-Pacific with Admiral Jonathan Greenert
In this episode, we interview ADM Jonathan Greenert about maritime strategy in the Indo-Pacific. ADM Greenert holds the John M. Shalikashvili Chair in National Security Studies at NBR. He is a career naval officer, having served for 40 years in the...
08.02.2018
Asia Energy Strategy, with Jon Elkind and Clara Gillispie
In this episode, we interview Jonathan Elkind (Columbia University, former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Energy) and Clara Gillispie (NBR) about U.S. energy policy in Asia. Elkind and Gillispie discuss the role of energy in the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific”...
06.21.2018
The Trump-Kim Summit with Nicholas Eberstadt
In this episode, we interview Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt about the historic Singapore Summit on June 12 between President Donald Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un. Dr. Eberstadt discusses his key takeaways from the summit, what the summit means for U.S. allies...
03.20.2018
China's Belt and Road Initiative with Nadege Rolland
This episode presents a discussion of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), described by our guest as Xi Jinping’s “organizing foreign policy concept.” That guest is Nadège Rolland, Senior Fellow for Political and Security Affairs at NBR. Nadège walks us...
11.21.2017
Military Strategy in the Asia-Pacific with Ashley J. Tellis
Listen as Strategic Asia editors Ashley Tellis (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) and Michael Wills (NBR) discuss the newest volume in the series, Strategic Asia 2017–18: Power, Ideas, and Military Strategy in the Asia-Pacific.

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Asia Insight episodes:

Two Sessions' Two-Step: Politics Leads, Economics Might Not Follow

Knitting the Pieces of China’s Emerging Strategy in Africa

Enhancing U.S.-Japan Energy System Resilience amid Shifting Geopolitical Tensions

Myanmar and China’s Fluid Frontier

Assessing U.S. Objectives for APEC 2023

Quad Geopolitics: Critical Minerals Competition

Japan’s Digital Transformation: Industry Advancements and Government Goals

”Security” and ”Struggle”: Unpacking China’s 20th Party Congress, Leadership Dynamics, and Strategic Priorities

Aaron Friedberg on His Book Getting China Wrong

Shinzo Abe’s Political Legacy and Influence on Japan’s Geostrategic Role

The Evolution of the Quad amid the War in Ukraine: Perspectives from the Four Partners

Under New Management: Hong Kong’s Future under Chief Executive John Lee

U.S. Trade Strategy and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

Assessing the Risks and Finding Responses to China’s Digital Strategy

China’s Digital Strategy in Action

Understanding China’s Digital Strategy

Rethinking U.S.-Japan Relations through Policies on Decarbonization

Strategic Asia: Marcin Kaczmarski and Elizabeth Wishnick on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Robert Sutter on ”Axis of Authoritarians: Implications of China-Russia Cooperation”

Navigating Tumultuous Times in the Indo-Pacific

Elizabeth Economy on Her Book THE WORLD ACCORDING TO CHINA

Rising Tides: Disaster Management Perspectives from India and Bangladesh

Lessons Learned: Disaster Management perspectives from Japan and Taiwan

China’s Shift to Gray-Zone Operations: Implications for the U.S.-Japan Alliance

North Korea in the New Normal: Implications for Regional Security

Chinese and Indian Vaccine Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific

Power Rivalry in South Asia amid the Pandemic

Pandemic Persuasions: Public Opinion and U.S.-China Relations

A Principal Return: The United States and Trade in the Indo-Pacific

Sovereignty and the Seas: Maritime Disputes in East Asia

Exploring China's Push for a New World Order

A Renewable Alliance: The Future of U.S.-Japan Energy Cooperation

Diplomacy in Decline: How India Is Navigating China's Rise

Promoting Good Governance in the Global Commons through the U.S.-Japan Alliance

Japan's Balancing Act: Alliance Dynamics amid U.S.-China Competition

U.S.-China Competition for Global Influence

Securing the Belt and Road Initiative

U.S.-China Strategic Competition

America's Alliances and Partnerships

Trends in Trade, Investment, and Finance

Democracy in Asia

China's Responses to a Changing Security Environment

The Second Belt and Road Forum: Xi's Reassessment and Recalibration of the BRI

Ambitions and Constraints: China’s Vision to Shape the Indo-Pacific Region with Ashley Tellis, Alison Szalwinski, and Michael Wills

Indo-Pacific Issues in 2019 with Rich Ellings

U.S. Defense Strategy in the Indo-Pacific with Admiral Jonathan Greenert

Asia Energy Strategy, with Jon Elkind and Clara Gillispie

The Trump-Kim Summit with Nicholas Eberstadt

China's Belt and Road Initiative with Nadege Rolland

Military Strategy in the Asia-Pacific with Ashley J. Tellis

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