This week, Mike and Jude sit down with Pete Connolly, a retired officer in the Australian Defence Force and Adjunct Fellow with the Asia Program at CSIS, to discuss Chinese statecraft in the Pacific Islands. They start by unpacking China’s strategic interests in Melanesia and the Pacific Islands more broadly, and what its involvement in the region means for ... Show More
Jun 30
The New Great Game in the Pacific Islands
In this episode, Mike is joined by Ambassador Laura Stone, who most recently served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Marshall Islands and previously held senior leadership roles at the U.S. Department of State, including Deputy Assistant Secretary for China and Mongolia. ... Show More
46m 1s
Jun 18
The Power Politics behind Xi’s Grand Strategy
This week, Mike hosts Professor Minxin Pei, the Tom and Margot Pritzker ‘72 Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College, and author of the recent book The Broken China Dream: How Reform Revived Totalitarianism. They discuss how China's politi ... Show More
43m 56s
Nov 2023
Unspun World: Can the US and China get along?
China and the US make deals on the military and fentanyl trafficking. The BBC's World Service's Asia Pacific editor, Celia Hatton, explains why the two superpowers need each other now more than ever. Plus, how long can Israel continue to count on the West’s support in the conflic ... Show More
27m 16s
Apr 2024
Ep 5 | China's View on the South China Sea Code of Conduct
In the second part of the conversation with Senior Colonel (ret.) Zhou Bo from the Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University (China), South China Sea Studies ask him about the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, as well as China's view on recent geop ... Show More
14m 2s