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A weekly discussion of the geopolitical implications of current events in the Asia-Pacific, hosted by Ankit Panda from The Diplomat, with regular guests.
March 10, 2017
What Is Japan's Regional Threat Environment and Defense Strategy?
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March 10, 2017
How does Japan see its threat environment and what are its defense priorities?
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February 24, 2017
Ahok, the Jakarta Gubernatorial Race, and the Future of Indonesian Islam
Does the blasphemy scandal surrounding Ahok portend a transformation of Indonesian Islam?
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Ahok, the Jakarta Gubernatorial Race, and the Future of Indonesian Islam
February 21, 2017
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February 17, 2017
Pukkuksong-2: Why North Korea's New Solid-Fuel Ballistic Missile Matters
North Korea's new missile and launcher show that Pyongyang is taking survivability seriously.
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Pukkuksong-2: Why North Korea's New Solid-Fuel Ballistic Missile Matters
February 03, 2017
What the Trump-Turnbull Call Tells Us About the Future of US Alliances in Asia
Does the example of the Trump-Turnbull call portend a downturn for U.S. alliances around the Asia-Pacific?
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What the Trump-Turnbull Call Tells Us About the Future of US Alliances in Asia
January 25, 2017
What's In Store For US-China Relations Under President Donald Trump?
As the U.S. pulls away from the world, does China win? Perhaps not so easily.
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What's In Store For US-China Relations Under President Donald Trump?
January 14, 2017
South Asian Strategic Stability and Pakistan's Babur-3 Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile
Will Pakistan's new submarine-launched cruise missile bolster or harm strategic stability?
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South Asian Strategic Stability and Pakistan's Babur-3 Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile
January 11, 2017
Understanding Sri Lanka, Two Years After Sirisena Defeated Rajapaksa
Taylor Dibbert and Ankit Panda discuss Sri Lanka's domestic politics and foreign policy.
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Understanding Sri Lanka, Two Years After Sirisena Defeated Rajapaksa
January 06, 2017
8 Years Later: Understanding the Obama Administration's Asia-Pacific Legacy
How did the United States' foreign policy efforts in the Asia-Pacific pan out under the Obama administration?
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8 Years Later: Understanding the Obama Administration's Asia-Pacific Legacy
December 16, 2016
Obama's Asia-Pacific Legacy: Assessing Policy Toward Maritime Challenges and the North Korea Threat
We evaluate the Obama administration's policy performance on some of Asia's most pressing regional flashpoints.
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Obama's Asia-Pacific Legacy: Assessing Policy Toward Maritime Challenges and the North Korea Threat
December 09, 2016
US Defense Diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific: What Obama and Carter Will Leave Trump and Mattis
What will the Obama administration leave the incoming administration on Asia defense policy?
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US Defense Diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific: What Obama and Carter Will Leave Trump and Mattis
December 07, 2016
Making Sense of Donald Trump's Early Asia Moves: Taiwan, China, Pakistan, and the Philippines
What can be said about the incoming U.S. president's plans for Asia based on three important phone calls?
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Making Sense of Donald Trump's Early Asia Moves: Taiwan, China, Pakistan, and the Philippines
November 10, 2016
The 'Pivot' Gets Trumped: The Asia-Pacific Under President Trump
What does a Trump presidency in the United States mean for East, Southeast, and South Asia? Our editors discuss.
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The 'Pivot' Gets Trumped: The Asia-Pacific Under President Trump
November 08, 2016
Everything You Wanted to Know About South Korea's 'Choi-Gate'
A political scandal is engulfing South Korean Preisdent Park Geun-hye. What are the stakes and who are the players?
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Everything You Wanted to Know About South Korea's 'Choi-Gate'
November 05, 2016
China's 6th Plenum: Why You Should Care
The Diplomat‘s Editor-in-Chief Shannon Tiezzi joins Ankit Panda to discuss Chinese politics after the Sixth Plenum.
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China's 6th Plenum: Why You Should Care
October 26, 2016
Philippine Foreign Policy Under Rodrigo Duterte: Geopolitical Tectonic Shifts?
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‘s Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran discuss Philippine foreign policy under Rodrigo Duterte.
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Philippine Foreign Policy Under Rodrigo Duterte: Geopolitical Tectonic Shifts?
October 20, 2016
Thailand After King Bhumibol Adulyadej: Succession, Civil-Military Relations, and Geopolitics
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's Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran discuss royal succession in Thailand.
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Thailand After King Bhumibol Adulyadej: Succession, Civil-Military Relations, and Geopolitics
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