Stephen Roach is a Yale professor with extensive experience in China. He also taught the first China class I ever took, so it may be fair to say he's partially to blame for the entire ChinaTalk enterprise.
In our conversation (taped on February 23), we discuss:
The nexus between US-China relations and the DSM-5 (we need some relationship therapy!);
How fal ... Show More
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Military Revolutions with Ed Luttwak
Today’s guest is the legendary strategist Edward Luttwak — the Machiavelli of Maryland. He’s consulted for presidents, prime ministers, and secretaries of defense, and authored magnificent books on Byzantine history, a guide to planning a successful coup, and an opus on the logic ... Show More
2h 51m
Jan 30
Second Breakfast: Invading Canada, Benedict Arnold, Iran
whole gang is here. Also a little Minnesota and 30 seconds of NDS (which is all it deserves) suno: https://suno.com/s/SJ0FoEPMVZ3QS441 'He couldn’t capture Canada, but captured infamy— The only general in history who failed at treason and geography!' Learn more about your ad choi ... Show More
1h 3m
Mar 2024
A Journalist’s Take on the U.S.-China Relationship
Mike and Jude are joined by Demetri Sevastopulo, US-China Correspondent at the Financial Times. Demetri discusses covering China as a member of the news media and of what it takes to break news on China in a competitive market. Jude, Mike, and Demetri then exchange views on US-Ch ... Show More
34m 20s
Mar 2023
Chine/États-Unis: jusqu’où iront les tensions?
Depuis plusieurs semaines, les motifs de tensions se multiplient entre Pékin et Washington. Qu’il s’agisse des potentielles livraisons d’armes chinoises à la Russie pour mener sa guerre en Ukraine, de l’épisode des ballons espions dans le ciel américain, de l’application TikTok q ... Show More
50 m
May 2023
Why China’s Diplomatic Assertiveness Scares the U.S., w/ Tings Chak
<p><b>According to U.S. politicians, military leaders and the media, everything China does on the international stage – brokering peace deals, expanding economic initiatives, building ports — is part of an aggressive campaign to weaken the United States. While China is becoming m ... Show More
35m 17s
Feb 2022
How bad could China-US relations get? With Rana Mitter
This week marks the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's visit to China. In 2022, there are warnings the US and China are entering a new Cold War, while the latter's relationship with Russia is strengthening.
The New Statesman’s senior editor of China and global affairs, ... Show More
23m 33s