On this episode of Asia Inside Out, Rorry Daniels, managing director of the Asia Society Policy Institute, sits down with Tan Sri Nazir Razak, chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council and Ikhlas Capital. Daniels and Razak discuss Malaysia’s chairmanship of ASEAN, the importance of regional economic development and integration, and the ways in which Southeast Asia’s private and public sectors can work together to address challenges like climate change and AI.

Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs. Each month we’ll deliver an interview with informed experts, analysts, and decision-makers from across the Asia-Pacific region. If you want to dig into the details of how policy works, this is the podcast for you.

This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

Zichen Wang, founder and editor of the Pekingnology newsletter and research fellow and director for International Relations at the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), speaks with Rorry Daniels, managing director of Asia Society Policy Institute, on our latest episode of Asia Inside Out. Wang and Daniels discuss the state of U.S.-China relations one month after “Liberation Day”, the future of the relationship, and the importance of maintaining people-to-people connections. 

Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs. Each month we’ll deliver an interview with informed experts, analysts, and decision-makers from across the Asia-Pacific region. If you want to dig into the details of how policy works, this is the podcast for you.

This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

Sean Turnell, a former economic policy advisor to Myanmar’s democratic government, recounts his 650-day imprisonment in Myanmar which he served after being wrongfully arrested in the aftermath of the February 2021 military coup. Drawing from his career as an economic analyst and professor, Turnell examines the economic challenges facing Myanmar’s junta four years into the civil war and discusses what policies the international community can take to improve the situation in Myanmar. Meghan Murphy, Schwarzman fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute, moderates the conversation.

Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs. Each month we’ll deliver an interview with informed experts, analysts, and decision-makers from across the Asia-Pacific region. If you want to dig into the details of how policy works, this is the podcast for you.

This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis experts Sungmin Cho, Fellow on Chinese Politics, Foreign Policy, and National Security; Brendan Kelly, Fellow on Chinese Economy and Technology; Philippe Le Corre, Senior Fellow on Foreign Policy; and Pascale Massot, Fellow on Political Economy, explore China’s foreign policy. Lyle J. Morris, Senior Fellow on Foreign Policy and National Security moderates the discussion.

Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs. Each month we’ll deliver an interview with informed experts, analysts, and decision-makers from across the Asia-Pacific region. If you want to dig into the details of how policy works, this is the podcast for you.

This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

Center for China Analysis experts, Qiheng Chen, Affiliated Researcher on Technology and Economy; Michael Hirson, Fellow on Chinese Economy and Technology; and Lizzi C. Lee, Fellow on Chinese Economy, delve into the Chinese economy. G.A. Donovan, Fellow on Chinese Society and Political Economy, moderates the discussion.

Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs. Each month we’ll deliver an interview with informed experts, analysts, and decision-makers from across the Asia-Pacific region. If you want to dig into the details of how policy works, this is the podcast for you.

This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

Vilas Dhar, global AI expert and President of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, speaks with Rorry Daniels, ASPI’s Managing Director, about the transformative potential AI has to help close the digital divide and shape our shared future for the better.

Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs. Each month we’ll deliver an interview with informed experts, analysts, and decision-makers from across the Asia-Pacific region. If you want to dig into the details of how policy works, this is the podcast for you.

This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

Todd Stern, former U.S. Climate Envoy, joins Li Shuo, Director of the China Climate Hub at Asia Society Policy Institute, and Rorry Daniels, Managing Director of ASPI, to discuss their takeaways from attending COP29, Stern’s new book “Landing the Paris Agreement”, and the future of climate progress.

Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs. Each month we’ll deliver an interview with informed experts, analysts, and decision-makers from across the Asia-Pacific region. If you want to dig into the details of how policy works, this is the podcast for you.

This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

Jeffrey Feltman, non-resident Distinguished Fellow at Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), joins Rorry Daniels, Managing Director of ASPI, for a conversation about the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, his time as U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, and Iran’s proxy strategy anticipating the next US administration.

Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs. Each month we’ll deliver an interview with informed experts, analysts, and decision-makers from across the Asia-Pacific region. If you want to dig into the details of how policy works, this is the podcast for you.

This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

The Hon. Linda Burney, former Minister for Indigenous Australians and member of Australian Parliament, speaks with Asia Society Policy Institute Managing Director Rorry Daniels about her experience as the first Aboriginal Australian elected to the House of Representatives, the Voice to Parliament Referendum, and her efforts to improve livelihoods of Aboriginal Australians. (48 min., 6 sec.)

Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs. Each month we’ll deliver an interview with informed experts, analysts, and decision-makers from across the Asia-Pacific region. If you want to dig into the details of how policy works, this is the podcast for you.

This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.

Dr. Eleonore Fournier-Tombs, head of Anticipatory Action and Innovation at the UNU-CPR, speaks with Asia Society Policy Institute Managing Director Rorry Daniels about the importance of digital governance and the UN's new Global Digital Compact. United Nations. The conversation covers how AI can accelerate economic development and climate action while managing the associated risks. 

Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs. Each month we’ll deliver an interview with informed experts, analysts, and decision-makers from across the Asia-Pacific region. If you want to dig into the details of how policy works, this is the podcast for you.

This podcast is produced by the Asia Society Policy Institute, a “think-and-do tank” working on the cutting edge of current policy trends by incorporating the best ideas from our experts and contributors into recommendations for policy makers to put these plans into practice.