Global Taiwan Insights

In this episode of GTI Insights, GTI Program Associate Marshall Reid and Intern Adrienne Wu interview Tuhi Martukaw, a Taiwanese Indigenous rights activist, journalist, and founder of the LIMA Taiwan Indigenous Youth Working Group. In a captivating interview, Martukaw shares her unique insights on current challenges facing Taiwan's Indigenous communities, the changing state of Indigenous identity in Taiwan, and domestic political efforts to engage with Indigenous peoples. 

In this episode of GTI Insights, GTI Program Associate Marshall Reid and Research Associate Katherine Schultz interview Dr. Konstantinas Andrijauskas, associate professor of Asian studies and international politics at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University. In a wide-ranging interview, Dr. Andrijauskas shares his unique perspectives on the factors that led to Lithuania's withdrawal from the 17+1, Vilnius' role in challenging Chinese influence in Central and Eastern Europe, and its growing relationship with Taiwan.

In this episode of GTI Insights, GTI Program Associate Marshall Reid and Research Associate Katherine Schultz interviewed Dr. Tamás Matura, an assistant professor at Corvinus University in Budapest and the founder of the Central and Eastern European Center for Asian Studies. In a compelling interview, Matura shares his unique perspectives on Hungary's complex relationship with China, the future of the 17+1 Initiative, and the implications of the upcoming Hungarian elections for Hungary-Taiwan ties.

In this episode of GTI Insights, GTI Program Associate Marshall Reid interviews Dr. Srikanth Kondapalli, a professor of Chinese Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. In a timely and expansive conversation, Kondapalli shares his perspectives on India's increasingly tense relationship with China, India's role in regional defense arrangements, and prospects for expanded India-Taiwan ties.

In this episode of GTI Insights, GTI Program Associate Marshall Reid and Program Assistant Zoë Weaver interview Natasha Kassam, the director of the Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Program at the Lowy Institute. In a fascinating conversation, Kassam shares her perspectives on Australia's deteriorating relationship with China, growing concerns regarding Chinese influence in Australia, and expanding ties between Australia and Taiwan.

In Season 2, Episode 10 of GTI Insights, GTI Program Associate Marshall Reid interviews Ttcat and Tim Niven, the chief executive officer and research scientist, respectively, at the Taiwan-based Doublethink Lab. In a timely and wide-ranging interview, they discuss their recent report, "Deafening Whispers: China’s Information Operation and Taiwan’s 2020 Election," and share their thoughts on Chinese disinformation tactics and Taiwan's efforts to resist them.

In this episode of GTI Insights, GTI Program Associate Marshall Reid and Research Associate Katherine Schultz interview Dr. Björn Jerdén, the director of the Swedish National China Centre at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs. In an illuminating conversation, Dr. Jerdén shares his perspectives on Sweden-China relations, China's changing relationship with the EU, and the potential for expanded EU-Taiwan ties.

In this episode of GTI Insights, GTI Program Associate Marshall Reid interviews Dr. Oriana Skylar Mastro, a Center Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University and a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. In a timely and engaging interview, she shares her perspectives on the current state of the cross-Strait relationship, Chinese foreign policy and decision-making, and the future of US deterrence in East Asia.

In this episode of GTI Insights, we interview Jessie Lau, a freelance journalist and Editor-in-Chief at NüVoices. In a fascinating and wide-ranging discussion, Lau shares her thoughts on transnational solidarity between social movements in the Asia-Pacific, efforts to combat violence against Asian communities, and Taiwan's role as a regional progressive leader.

Producers: Marshall Reid, Jack Liu

Hosts: Sophia Knight, Marshall Reid

Editor: Joseph Ross

Music: Joseph Ross

We interviewed Dr. Madoka Fukuda, a professor of international politics and China studies at the Department of Global Politics at Hosei University and a visiting scholar at Academia Sinica in Taiwan. In a wide-ranging conversation, Fukuda shares her perspectives on the current state of US-Japan relations, the implications of the Biden-Suga meeting, and Japan's role in cross-Strait relations.

Producers: Marshall Reid, Jack Liu

Hosts: Marshall Reid, Joseph Ross

Editor: Jack Liu

Music: Joseph Ross

This podcast was produced with assistance from GTI Spring 2021 intern Gavin Stark