On this week’s episode, host Colbert Cannon sits down with Jonathan Stromseth, Professor of the Practice at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. Jonathan teaches and researches globalization, foreign aid and governance reform work in Asia. We talk about Jonathan’s time spent across Asia working for the U.S. international development organization, the Asia Foundation, his transition to lead China and Southeast Asia policy planning for the U.S. State Department and his most recent role at the Brookings Institution. We also discuss his latest focus: climate change and innovations.

Learn more about Jonathan and his work at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy here. Read his book, China’s Governance Puzzle, here. Find out how to visit Hai Duong restaurant, Jonathan’s Best Idea for this week, here. Watch Colbert’s Best Idea for this week, the film Snowpiercer, directed by Bong Joon-ho, here.