Global Taiwan Insights

In Season 4, Episode 5 of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and Program Associate Zoë Weaver-Lee interview Julieta Heduvan, a Paraguayan academic and foreign policy analyst. In a timely conversation, Heduvan shares her insights on Taiwan-Paraguay relations, the implications of the 2023 Paraguayan national elections, and China's efforts to pressure Paraguay.

In Season 4, Episode 4 of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and Intern Melynn Oliver interview Dr. Satoru Nagao, a non-resident fellow at the Hudson Institute. In an expansive discussion, Dr. Nagao shares his perspectives on Japan's security policy, relations with Taiwan and the United States, and participation in regional multilateral organizations.

In this episode of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid interviews Alexandre Dayant, the deputy director of the Indo-Pacific Development Centre at the Lowy Institute. In a timely conversation, Dayant shares his perspectives on Taiwan and China's diverging approaches to the Pacific Islands, Taipei's efforts to refine its foreign aid programs, and the future of Taiwan-Pacific Islands cooperation.

In this episode of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and Research Assistant Adrienne Wu interview Jonas Parello-Plesner, the executive director of the Alliance of Democracies Foundation. In a wide-ranging discussion, Parello-Plesner shares his insights on the impacts of the war in Ukraine for European approaches to Taiwan, growing NATO interest in the Taiwan Strait, and Taiwan's role in the community of democracies.

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In this episode GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and Program Associate Zoë Weaver-Lee interview Rasheed Griffith, a non-resident senior fellow with the Asia & Latin America Program at the Inter-American Dialogue. In a wide-ranging discussion, Griffith shares his perspectives on Taiwan's diplomatic partnerships in the Caribbean, growing Chinese investment in the region, and US efforts to push back against Beijing's influence in Caribbean states.

In Season 3, Episode 14 of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid interviews Dr. Nicola Casarini, a senior research fellow at Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI). In a wide-ranging conversation, Casarini shares his perspectives on Italy's membership in China's Belt and Road Initiative, potential policy changes under new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and prospects for an expanded Italy-Taiwan relationship.

In Season 3, Episode 13 of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and Intern Katherine Wagner interview Dr. Jagannath Panda, the head of the Stockholm Centre for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs at the Institute for Security and Development Policy (ISDP). In a timely conversation, Dr. Panda shares his perspectives on India's evolving approach to China, the impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the potential for "Quad" involvement in the Taiwan Strait.

In this episode of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and Intern Katherine Wagner interview Veerle Nouwens, a senior research fellow and head of the Navigating the Indo-Pacific Program at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). In a timely discussion, Nouwens shares her perspectives on the United Kingdom's worsening relationship with the People's Republic of China, the implications of Rishi Sunak's election, and prospects for expanded UK-Taiwan cooperation.

In Season 3, Episode 11 of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and Intern Anais Fang interview Frank Jüris, a research fellow with the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute at the International Centre for Defense and Security. In a wide-ranging and timely conversation, Jüris shares his perspectives on Estonia's changing approach to China and Taiwan, recent developments in the Sino-Baltic relationship, and the impacts of the war in Ukraine.

In this episode of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and Research Assistant Adrienne Wu interview Dr. Simona Grano, a senior lecturer in China studies and director of the Taiwan Studies Department at the University of Zurich. In a wide-ranging discussion, Grano shares her perspectives on Switzerland's unique approach to China and Taiwan, its relationship with the European Union, and Taiwan's evolving environmental policies.