Asia Geopolitics

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 Nov 22, 2020

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A weekly discussion of the geopolitical implications of current events in the Asia-Pacific, hosted by Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz from The Diplomat, with regular guests.

Episode Date
India’s 2024 General Elections and Geopolitics
Apr 25, 2024
The US-Japan Alliance After the Biden-Kishida 2024 Summit
Apr 25, 2024
What to Look For Out of the US-Japan-Philippines Summit
Mar 28, 2024
How the US Sees Threats in Asia in 2024
Mar 16, 2024
Afghanistan Under the Taliban: Recognition, Security, and Geopolitics
Feb 27, 2024
Reflections on a Decade in Asian Geopolitics
Feb 23, 2024
North Korea, Korean Unification, and the Prospects of a 2024 Crisis
Jan 23, 2024
The Geopolitical Implications of Taiwan’s 2024 Elections
Jan 19, 2024
Asian Geopolitics in 2023: A Retrospective (Part 2)
Dec 20, 2023
Asian Geopolitics in 2023: A Retrospective (Part 1)
Dec 20, 2023
Biden Meets Xi in San Francisco: Managing Competition
Nov 21, 2023
South China Sea Flashpoints: The Second Thomas Shoal Crisis
Nov 04, 2023
Central Asian States and Great Power Geopolitics
Oct 14, 2023
Why India’s Relations With Canada Are Strained
Oct 04, 2023
The Putin-Kim Summit: What’s Driving North Korea and Russia Together?
Oct 03, 2023
The US and Vietnam Upgrade Their Relationship: Drivers and Consequences
Sep 14, 2023
The Camp David US-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Meeting
Aug 26, 2023
What’s Driving US-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Cooperation in 2023?
Jul 29, 2023
Central Asia Update: US Sanctions on Kyrgyz Firms, and the Wagner Rebellion
Jul 22, 2023
Modi Comes to Washington: Geopolitics and the Drivers of the US-India Relationship
Jul 11, 2023
The Shangri-La Dialogue Hits 20 Years With US-China Tensions at the Center
Jun 08, 2023
Takeaways From the 2023 Hiroshima G7 Summit
May 23, 2023
A New China-Central Asia ‘Blueprint’?
May 20, 2023
The Washington Declaration and the US-South Korea Alliance
Apr 29, 2023
Turbulence in the Taiwan Strait: The New Normal
Apr 14, 2023
The AUKUS Partners Explain Their Phased Approach. What Are the Risks?
Mar 24, 2023
What’s Driving South Korea’s Debate on Acquiring Nuclear Weapons
Feb 22, 2023
The Diplomat Magazine Hits Issue 100
Feb 22, 2023
What the Chinese Surveillance Balloon Incident Tells Us About US-China Relations
Feb 07, 2023
The Drivers and Consequences of Vietnam’s January 2023 Political Shake-Up
Jan 27, 2023
A New Defense Era: Japan’s 2022 National Security Strategy
Jan 06, 2023
Asian Geopolitics in 2022: A Retrospective
Dec 28, 2022
China’s Late-2022 Protests: ‘Zero-Covid’ At the Breaking Point?
Dec 03, 2022
The G20, APEC, and ASEAN Summits: Taking Stock of November 2022 Diplomacy in Asia
Nov 22, 2022
What’s Driving Inter-Korean Tensions in Autumn 2022?
Nov 10, 2022
It’s Xi’s China: Takeaways From the Chinese Communist Party’s 20th Party Congress
Oct 25, 2022
The Biden Administration’s National Security Strategy and Asia
Oct 19, 2022
The Most Important Shanghai Cooperation Summit Ever?
Sep 23, 2022
North Korea’s Updated Nuclear Law Points At a Dangerous Nuclear Future
Sep 19, 2022
Pakistan’s Flooding Underscores Climate Risks in South Asia
Aug 31, 2022
A Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis or an Inflection Point for the Status Quo?
Aug 17, 2022
No End in Sight: 18 Months of Military Rule in Myanmar
Jul 27, 2022
Abe Shinzo’s Enduring Legacy on Geopolitics in Asia
Jul 19, 2022
NATO’s Madrid Summit and the Interlinkages Between European and Asian Security
Jun 29, 2022
Takeaways From the 2022 Shangri-La Dialogue
Jun 15, 2022
What Is the Biden Administration’s Indo-Pacific Economic Framework About?
Jun 01, 2022
The Geopolitical Consequences of China’s Solomon Islands Pact
May 18, 2022
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Lessons for Taiwan
Apr 29, 2022
Continuity and Change in Pakistani Politics: The End of Imran Khan and What’s Next
Apr 16, 2022
North Korea Returns to ICBM Testing
Mar 26, 2022
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Geopolitical Ripples in Asia
Mar 10, 2022
The Biden Administration Releases an Indo-Pacific Strategy: Reading Between the Lines
Feb 18, 2022
Elusive Balances: Shaping US Southeast Asia Strategy
Feb 12, 2022
North Korea Picks Up the Pace on Missile Tests
Jan 29, 2022
Causes and Consequences of Kazakhstan’s January 2022 Unrest
Jan 11, 2022
2021 in Asian Geopolitics: A Retrospective
Dec 18, 2021
Taiwan Strait Geopolitics and Violence in the Solomon Islands
Dec 11, 2021
Biden, Xi, and the Importance of Guardrails in the US-China Relationship
Nov 20, 2021
Continuity and Flux in Central Asia: Elections in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
Nov 04, 2021
The Shifting Nature of India-China Relations
Nov 01, 2021
The Inter-Korean Missile Race Picks Up the Pace
Oct 15, 2021
AUKUS and the Indo-Pacific: Geopolitics, Technology, and Deterrence
Sep 28, 2021
The Biden Administration and US-China Relations in 2021
Sep 09, 2021
The Fight for Afghanistan’s Future
Aug 06, 2021
The Legacy of the South China Sea Arbitral Tribunal Ruling, Five Years On
Jul 27, 2021
Southeast Asia, Geopolitics, and China’s Vaccine Diplomacy
Jul 21, 2021
India’s Economy After the Pandemic
Jun 28, 2021
India and China, One Year After the Galwan Clash
Jun 16, 2021
Emerging Military Technologies and a Future Taiwan Strait Conflict
May 28, 2021
Afghanistan After US Withdrawal
May 14, 2021
Understanding North Korea’s Fuel Smuggling Networks in East Asia
Apr 14, 2021
China’s Maritime Militia at Whitsun Reef: Trouble in the South China Sea
Apr 03, 2021
The ‘Quad’ Summit: Delivering Value in the Indo-Pacific
Mar 17, 2021
The US-ROK Alliance in 2021: Back on Track?
Mar 12, 2021
The Disengagement at Pangong Lake: What Happens Now Between India and China?
Feb 25, 2021
Myanmar After the 2021 Coup: Internal Security and Geopolitical Consequences
Feb 05, 2021
The Indian Army’s Pivot to the North
Jan 26, 2021
Elections in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan: What Next?
Jan 14, 2021
Afghanistan, Central Asia, and the Coming Biden Presidency
Dec 17, 2020
South Asia and the Coming Biden Presidency
Dec 01, 2020
Southeast Asia and the Coming Biden Presidency
Nov 20, 2020
China and the Coming Biden Presidency
Nov 14, 2020
Denuclearization, Diplomacy, and Beyond: North Korea Plans for 2021
Oct 29, 2020
The Pandemic and Power Shifts in Asia
Oct 20, 2020
Trouble in Kyrgyzstan: Assessing the October 2020 Crisis
Oct 09, 2020
India’s Illiberal Turn and the Indo-Pacific
Oct 03, 2020
Southeast Asia Caught Between the US and China
Sep 25, 2020
Assessing Abe Shinzo’s Geopolitical Legacy
Sep 09, 2020
Space Security and Geopolitical Competition in the Asia-Pacific
Sep 03, 2020
Stalemate in the Himalayas: India-China Relations in 2020
Aug 26, 2020
Patents for Power: Defense Technology and Intellectual Property Law
Aug 13, 2020
How Does China View the Notion of a New ‘Cold War’?
Aug 07, 2020
US-India Ties Amid the Eastern Ladakh Crisis and the Pandemic
Jul 29, 2020
Making Sense of the 2020 US South China Sea Policy Update
Jul 15, 2020
The Origins and Drivers of Australia’s 2020 Defense Strategic Update
Jul 11, 2020
Making Sense of Japan’s Decision to Scrap Aegis Ashore Missile Defense
Jun 26, 2020
The Origins of 2020’s Inter-Korean Tensions
Jun 16, 2020
Afghanistan Update: Is the February 2020 US-Taliban Deal Making Headway?
Jun 13, 2020
Fingers, Boots, and Lines: Understanding the 2020 India-China Border Tensions
Jun 05, 2020
Will China’s Upcoming National Security Law Mark the End of an Autonomous Hong Kong?
May 29, 2020
Assessing the Indian Government’s Response to COVID-19
May 22, 2020
Friends and Enemies: Making Sense of the CCP’s Overseas Political Interference
May 13, 2020
Making Sense of Vietnam’s Suspected COVID–19 Cyber Espionage on China
May 08, 2020
Nuclear Risk Reduction: Pathways in the Asia-Pacific
Apr 23, 2020
17+1 and Beyond: Understanding China’s Growing Footprint in Central and Eastern Europe
Apr 21, 2020
South China Sea: What’s Behind China-Vietnam Tensions Amid COVID–19?
Apr 10, 2020
North Korea’s March 2020 Return to Missile Testing: Hard Times Ahead?
Apr 02, 2020
Japan’s Postponement of the Olympics: What Next?
Mar 28, 2020
Making Sense of Malaysia’s 2020 Political Tumult
Mar 19, 2020
COVID-19: A Major Global Geopolitical Shock
Mar 13, 2020
Afghanistan After Trump’s Taliban Deal: What Next?
Feb 29, 2020
Did Trump’s India Visit Keep the US-India Relationship on Track?
Feb 27, 2020
Between Effectiveness and Control: Civil-Military Relations in India
Feb 20, 2020
The Philippines Moves to End US Visiting Forces Agreement: What Happens Next?
Feb 13, 2020
Asia Reacts to the Coronavirus Epidemic
Feb 06, 2020
5G and Risk Mitigation: Asia’s Huawei Conundrum
Jan 30, 2020
How Asians See the World in 2020: Insights From Public Opinion
Jan 23, 2020
South China Sea: Indonesia’s Natuna Sea Dilemma With China
Jan 18, 2020
How Asia Will Make Sense of Trump’s Strike on Iran’s Soleimani
Jan 08, 2020
Taiwan Heads to the Polls: What Are the Geopolitical Stakes?
Jan 07, 2020
Asia in 2020: Trends, Risks, and Geopolitics
Dec 24, 2019
2019 in Asian Geopolitics: A Year of Change
Dec 12, 2019
Kim Jong Un‘s End-of-2019 Deadline Approaches: What Lies on the Other Side?
Dec 04, 2019
The Return of Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksas and Geopolitics
Nov 28, 2019
Trump Year Three: The State of US Alliances in Asia
Nov 09, 2019
RCEP, CPTPP, and the Future of Trade Multilateralism in Asia
Nov 09, 2019
The 2019 US-ASEAN Summit: A Diplomatic Blunder?
Nov 06, 2019
India’s Economic Headwind Problem and Rising Nationalism
Oct 22, 2019
The NBA, Blizzard, and Beyond: Free Expression, Censorship, and China’s Global Reach
Oct 12, 2019
North Korea-US Talks: The Clock Ticks Down to New Year’s 2020
Oct 09, 2019
The Significance of China’s 70th Anniversary Military Parade
Oct 04, 2019
The Significance of the US-Singapore Basing Access Agreement’s Renewal
Sep 25, 2019
Taiwan Loses Another Diplomatic Ally: Onward Without the Solomon Islands?
Sep 18, 2019
US-North Korea Diplomacy: A Fall 2019 Return to Talks?
Sep 11, 2019
US Withdrawal From Afghanistan: Close to a Deal?
Sep 07, 2019
The Significance of South Korea’s Decision to Terminate an Intelligence-Sharing Pact With Japan
Aug 31, 2019
Toward a US-China ‘Steady State’: Assets, Liabilities, and Great Power Competition
Aug 20, 2019
How Will Hong Kong’s 2019 Pro-Democracy Protests End?
Aug 16, 2019
Two Rivals Clash: Understanding Kyrgyzstan’s Political Crisis
Aug 14, 2019
Kashmir After Article 370: Instability, Unrest, and Geopolitics
Aug 10, 2019
Where Is the US-North Korea Process Heading in the Final Months of 2019?
Aug 01, 2019
Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense, and Asia’s Changing Geopolitics
Jul 30, 2019
Hun Sen’s Big Bet: Making Sense of China’s Second Overseas Military Base
Jul 24, 2019
Danny Russel on Improving China’s Belt and Road and Japan-South Korea Tensions
Jul 16, 2019
Export Controls, History, and Geopolitics: Making Sense of the Japan-South Korea Crisis
Jul 11, 2019
ASEAN Takes a Stand on the ‘Indo-Pacific’
Jul 06, 2019
Why the Third Trump-Kim Summit Won’t Crack the Case on Denuclearization
Jul 03, 2019
When Xi Went to Pyongyang: Making Sense of Sino-North Korean Relations in 2019
Jun 26, 2019
Making Sense of Asia’s Balance of Power in 2019
Jun 15, 2019
The 2019 Shangri-La Dialogue: Reflections on Great Power Rivalry and the Indo-Pacific
Jun 06, 2019
Modi’s Second Term, Asian Geopolitics, and Indian Foreign Policy
May 30, 2019
Huawei, Tech Decoupling, and Great Power Competition
May 17, 2019
North Korea First Missile Test in More Than 500 Days: A Harbinger of Greater Tension?
May 09, 2019
What Does the Second Belt and Road Forum Say About the Health of China’s Initiative?
May 04, 2019
Easter Day Terror in Sri Lanka: Geopolitical Implications
Apr 25, 2019
Where to Next for US-North Korea Talks?
Apr 12, 2019
Mission Shakti and Beyond: Breaking Down India’s Anti-Satellite Test
Apr 02, 2019
Kazakhstan’s Transition: Nazarbayev Steps Down, But He’s Not Out
Mar 27, 2019
White Nationalist Terrorism in the Indo-Pacific: The Threat After Christchurch
Mar 23, 2019
Allied Assurances and Credibility: The United States, the Philippines, and the South China Sea
Mar 15, 2019
The Trump-Kim Hanoi Summit: The Origins of a ‘No Deal’ Outcome
Mar 06, 2019
Why the Indian Air Force Strike at Balakot in Pakistan Matters
Feb 27, 2019
After the Pulwama Attack: Causes, Effects, and Lessons Learned
Feb 22, 2019
Why Turkey Is Finally Speaking Out on the Plight of China’s Uyghurs
Feb 13, 2019
Two Alliances in Trouble: Managing the US-Philippine and US-South Korea Alliances in 2019
Jan 24, 2019
Assessing the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act
Jan 19, 2019
How Trump and Kim Brought the World to the Brink
Jan 08, 2019
Looking Back on 2018 in Asian Geopolitics
Dec 27, 2018
5 Asian Flashpoints to Watch in 2019
Dec 22, 2018
5 Asian Elections to Pay Attention to in 2019
Dec 14, 2018
Where Does India’s Neighborhood Policy Stand As 2018 Comes to a Close?
Dec 07, 2018
What the APEC 2018 Summit Reveals About China’s Regional Economic Insecurities
Nov 22, 2018
Reviewing the 2018 ASEAN and East Asia Summits
Nov 17, 2018
Sri Lanka’s Constitutional Crisis: Where It Came From and How It’ll Affect Regional Geopolitics
Oct 31, 2018
US INF Withdrawal, Archipelagic Defense, and Managing the China Challenge
Oct 24, 2018
‘Indispensable and Irreplacable’: Taiwan in an Era of US-China Competition
Oct 23, 2018
Are the United States and China Really Entering a ‘New Cold War’?
Oct 18, 2018
The 73rd General Assembly and Asia
Oct 02, 2018
Reviewing the Fifth Inter-Korean Summit: Denuclearization, Military CBMs, and More
Sep 29, 2018
Five Years Later: Reviewing China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Sep 15, 2018
The Linkages Between China’s Global Military Ambitions and the Belt and Road Initiative
Sep 06, 2018
What’s Causing the Slow Breakdown in US-North Korea Talks?
Aug 30, 2018
The Geopolitical Implications of Imran Khan’s Rise in Pakistan
Aug 23, 2018
Taking Stock of the ASEAN-China South China Sea Code of Conduct Process
Aug 15, 2018
Central Asia Update: Islamic State in Tajikistan and the Trial of Sayragul Sauytbay in Kazakhstan
Aug 04, 2018
Understanding India’s Place in Asia’s Shifting Geoeconomic Order
Jul 24, 2018
Democracy and Geopolitics in Southeast Asia
Jul 21, 2018
Assessing South Korea’s Role as an Indo-Pacific Middle Power
Jul 12, 2018
The Geopolitical Significance of Anti-China Protests in Vietnam
Jun 26, 2018
When Trump Met Kim: Assessing the First US-North Korean Summit
Jun 13, 2018
Reflections on the 2018 Shangri-La Dialogue: What’s the Indo-Pacific Anyway?
Jun 07, 2018
Trump Cancels the June 12 Summit With Kim Jong Un: What Now?
May 25, 2018
The Geopolitical Implications of Malaysia’s Election Earthquake
May 18, 2018
What Is the Nature of Power in the Asia-Pacific and Who Wields It?
May 11, 2018
Conventional Deterrence in the Asia-Pacific Region
May 06, 2018
Making Sense of the Third Inter-Korean Summit: What It Means and What Comes Next
May 04, 2018
Abe in Mar-a-Lago, Round 2: Where the US-Japan Relationship Stands
Apr 19, 2018
Understanding How China Chooses to Coerce and Influence US Partners and Allies
Apr 13, 2018
Indo-Pacific ‘Nexus’: Why Southeast Asia and ASEAN Matter to Australia
Mar 22, 2018
How to Make the Most of a Historic Trump-Kim Summit (If It Happens)
Mar 14, 2018
What China’s Elimination of Presidential Term Limits Does and Doesn’t Mean
Mar 06, 2018
Indian Ocean Update: The Crisis in the Maldives and India’s Play at Duqm
Feb 28, 2018
South China Sea Update: The Philippine-China Tick-Tock and the Royal Navy’s Interest in Freedom of Navigation
Feb 23, 2018
Inter-Korean Rapprochement in Early 2018: Geopolitical Implications and Alliance Dynamics
Feb 16, 2018
Analyzing North Korea’s 2018 Military Parade: The Missiles and the Launchers
Feb 10, 2018
Who’s Afraid of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific?
Feb 07, 2018
INS Arihant and the Agni V: A Look at Recent Developments in India’s Nuclear Forces
Jan 24, 2018
East China Sea Update: A Chinese Submarine Off the Senkakus and an Oil Spill
Jan 19, 2018
Will Trump’s Lash-Out Against Pakistan Succeed Where Other US Presidents Failed?
Jan 12, 2018
Asian Geopolitics in 2018: What to Worry About and What to Expect
Jan 04, 2018
North Korea’s Hwasong-15 and the Odds for Diplomacy in 2018
Dec 15, 2017
Tracking Trump’s First Trip to Asia, Part 2: China, Vietnam, APEC, Philippines, ASEAN, EAS, and the ‘Quad’
Nov 15, 2017
Tracking Trump’s First Trip to Asia, Part 1: Japan and South Korea
Nov 09, 2017
ASEAN Defense Collaboration and ASEAN’s Relations With North Korea
Nov 03, 2017
Welcome to the Xi Jinping Show: Chinese Foreign Policy After the 19th Party Congress
Nov 03, 2017
Trump Goes to Asia: Everything You Need to Know
Oct 18, 2017
South Korea in the Storm: Managing the US Alliance and North Korea
Oct 04, 2017
The Story of How Japanese Politics Got Shaken Up in 2017
Oct 03, 2017
Malaysia’s Foreign Policy in Asia: Punching Above Its Weight?
Sep 20, 2017
What’s Behind the 2017 Rakhine State Crisis in Myanmar?
Sep 09, 2017
North Korea Launches a Ballistic Missile Over Japan: First Impressions and Analysis
Aug 29, 2017
South China Sea Update: Assessing the Latest Chinese Maritime Activity Near Thitu Island
Aug 26, 2017
Will the US Learn to Accept the Reality of North Korea’s Nuclear-Tipped Missiles?
Aug 19, 2017
Assessing ASEAN’s Geopolitical Relevance After 50 Years
Aug 05, 2017
Elections, Scandals, and Resignations: Can Shinzo Abe Survive in Japanese Politics?
Jul 29, 2017
Maritime Asia Update: Malabar 2017, India’s Project 75I Sub, and EEZ Surveillance
Jul 27, 2017
One Year After the South China Sea Arbitration Award, Has China ‘Won’?
Jul 22, 2017
North Korea’s Hwasong-12 and Hwasong-14 Missiles
Jul 18, 2017
Understanding the India-China Standoff at Doklam
Jul 15, 2017
The Drug War, the South China Sea, and Terrorism in Mindanao: Reviewing Duterte’s First Year
Jul 12, 2017
North Korea’s Hwasong-14 ICBM: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
Jul 07, 2017
What Did Narendra Modi’s First Meeting With Donald Trump Reveal About US-India Ties?
Jun 28, 2017
The Taipei-Beijing ‘Diplomatic Truce’ Crumbles: What Next for Taiwan?
Jun 21, 2017
India and Pakistan Join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization At Last. So What?
Jun 15, 2017
Reflections on the 2017 Shangri-La Dialogue: Whither the Rules-Based Order in Asia?
Jun 09, 2017
From China’s New Aircraft Carrier to Malabar 2017: Naval Update in the Asia-Pacific
May 18, 2017
A Liberal Triumphs in South Korea: Who Is Moon Jae-in?
May 13, 2017
One Belt, One Road, One Hegemon? The Geopolitics of China’s OBOR Initiative
May 12, 2017
Where Are US-ASEAN Ties Headed in the Trump Era?
May 06, 2017
Go First and Go Nuclear: Assessing North Korea’s Emerging Nuclear Strategy
Apr 30, 2017
Solid Fuel, Canisters, ICBMs, and Tracked TELs: What North Korea Is up to With Its Missiles
Apr 18, 2017
Why the Debate Over India’s Nuclear Doctrine Matters
Apr 05, 2017
France as a 21st Century Asia-Pacific Power: Hard Interests and Direct Engagement
Mar 31, 2017
Why North Korea May Define US-China Relations in the Trump Era
Mar 24, 2017
What Is Japan’s Regional Threat Environment and Defense Strategy?
Mar 10, 2017
Ahok, the Jakarta Gubernatorial Race, and the Future of Indonesian Islam
Feb 24, 2017
Pukkuksong-2: Why North Korea’s New Solid-Fuel Ballistic Missile Matters
Feb 17, 2017
What the Trump-Turnbull Call Tells Us About the Future of US Alliances in Asia
Feb 03, 2017
What’s In Store For US-China Relations Under President Donald Trump?
Jan 25, 2017
South Asian Strategic Stability and Pakistan’s Babur-3 Submarine-Launched Cruise Missile
Jan 14, 2017
Understanding Sri Lanka, Two Years After Sirisena Defeated Rajapaksa
Jan 11, 2017
8 Years Later: Understanding the Obama Administration’s Asia-Pacific Legacy
Jan 06, 2017
Obama’s Asia-Pacific Legacy: Assessing Policy Toward Maritime Challenges and the North Korea Threat
Dec 16, 2016
US Defense Diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific: What Obama and Carter Will Leave Trump and Mattis
Dec 09, 2016