In this episode of Asia Insight, NBR’s executive vice president Michael Wills hosts a discussion with NBR distinguished fellow for China studies Nadège Rolland and advisor William McCahill Jr. in the aftermath of China’s 2024 parallel

Knitting the Pieces of China’s Emerging Strategy in Africa

Oct 10th, 2023 51m 27s

In this podcast, we highlight the main findings of NBR’s research project "Into Africa: China’s Emerging Strategy,” explore the strategic drivers behind China’s increased engagement with African countries, examine the significance of its invest

Enhancing U.S.-Japan Energy System Resilience amid Shifting Geopolitical Tensions

Oct 2nd, 2023 35m 31s

With Japan assuming the G-7 presidency and the United States hosting APEC meetings this year, the two countries are well positioned to lead Indo-Pacific engagement on climate change and energy transition efforts that are in line with regional e

Myanmar and China’s Fluid Frontier

Aug 23rd, 2023 44m 2s

Offering a strategic overview of the relationship between China and Myanmar across history, Ambassador Kelley Currie highlights grey zones, disaggregated sovereignty, fluid frontiers and deeply rooted mutual suspicions as permanent features of

Assessing U.S. Objectives for APEC 2023

Apr 14th, 2023 41m 35s

In this episode of Asia Insight, NBR counselor Charles Boustany hosts a discussion on APEC 2023 with Ambassador Robert Holleyman and Shihoko Goto.NBR is grateful to the Hinrich Foundation for their generous support of this podcast.Charles W

Quad Geopolitics: Critical Minerals Competition

Apr 6th, 2023 42m 46s

With many nations aiming for midcentury net-zero emissions targets, massive amounts of critical minerals will be necessary to build the commodities and infrastructure for supporting a lower-carbon energy network. Each interlocking facet of ener

Japan’s Digital Transformation: Industry Advancements and Government Goals

Mar 28th, 2023 45m 9s

In this episode of Asia Insight, NBR’s Doug Strub has conversations with two experts on Japan’s digital transformation (DX). First, Ulrike Schaede discusses digital transformation among Japanese industry. Following that conversation, Daisuke Ka

”Security” and ”Struggle”: Unpacking China’s 20th Party Congress, Leadership Dynamics, and Strategic Priorities

Oct 28th, 2022 1h

In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight, NBR executive vice president Michael Wills hosts a discussion with senior fellow Nadège Rolland and advisor William McCahill Jr. in the aftermath of China’s 20th National Party Congress.

Aaron Friedberg on His Book Getting China Wrong

Oct 6th, 2022 55m 19s

In this episode of NBR's Asia Insight, NBR executive vice president Michael Wills hosts a discussion with Aaron Friedberg on his new book Getting China Wrong.

Shinzo Abe’s Political Legacy and Influence on Japan’s Geostrategic Role

Sep 20th, 2022 43m 4s

In this episode of Asia Insight, moderator Michael Wills is joined by Christopher Hughes and Yuka Koshino for a discussion of the political legacy of former Japanese prime minister Abe Shinzo as Japan prepares for the state funeral, which is se

The Evolution of the Quad amid the War in Ukraine: Perspectives from the Four Partners

May 27th, 2022 1h 3m

In this episode of Asia Insight, moderator Michael Wills is joined by experts discussing the four partner countries of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. Hayley Channer is a senior policy fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre, Sheila Smith is a s

Under New Management: Hong Kong’s Future under Chief Executive John Lee

May 4th, 2022 52m 35s

In advance of the May 8, 2022, Hong Kong chief executive election, Yvonne Chiu (U.S. Naval War College) and NBR advisor William McCahill joined NBR executive vice president Michael Wills for an Asia Insight podcast to discuss Hong Kong's future

U.S. Trade Strategy and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework

Apr 28th, 2022 36m 56s

In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight, NBR counselor Charles Boustany is joined by Wendy Cutler and Robert Holleyman to discuss the latest developments in Indo-Pacific trade, including the Biden administration’s proposed Indo-Pacific Economic F

Assessing the Risks and Finding Responses to China’s Digital Strategy

Apr 7th, 2022 39m 33s

This is the second of three episodes in the Asia Insight podcast miniseries China’s Strategic Approach to the Digital Revolution examining the findings of the NBR report “China’s Digital Ambitions: A Global Strategy to Supplant the Liberal Orde

China’s Digital Strategy in Action

Apr 7th, 2022 42m 9s

Understanding China’s Digital Strategy

Apr 7th, 2022 33m 4s

This is the first of three episodes in the Asia Insight podcast miniseries China’s Strategic Approach to the Digital Revolution examining the findings of the NBR report “China’s Digital Ambitions: A Global Strategy to Supplant the Liberal Order

Rethinking U.S.-Japan Relations through Policies on Decarbonization

Apr 1st, 2022 39m 29s

Leading up to the 26th United Nations’ Conference of the Parties (COP26), both Japan and the United States laid out ambitious goals to achieve net zero for their respective economies. Notably, Japan is taking substantial steps to reduce its gre

Strategic Asia: Marcin Kaczmarski and Elizabeth Wishnick on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Mar 4th, 2022 57m 1s

In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight, NBR executive vice president Michael Wills speaks with Marcin Kaczmarski, author of the chapter “Russian Foreign Policy in a Time of Rising U.S.-China Competition” (Strategic Asia 2021–22), and Elizabeth W

Robert Sutter on ”Axis of Authoritarians: Implications of China-Russia Cooperation”

Feb 18th, 2022 40m 15s

In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight, NBR president Roy Kamphausen speaks with Robert Sutter, co-editor with Richard Ellings of the book Axis of Authoritarians: Implications of China-Russia Cooperation, about the dynamic between China and Russ

Navigating Tumultuous Times in the Indo-Pacific

Feb 4th, 2022 52m 31s

In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight, NBR vice president of research Alison Szalwinski discusses the new book Strategic Asia 2021–22: Navigating Tumultuous Times with co-editor Ashley J. Tellis and contributor Michael J. Green.Ashley J. Telli

Elizabeth Economy on Her Book THE WORLD ACCORDING TO CHINA

Feb 3rd, 2022 46m 17s

In this episode of NBR’s Asia Insight, Alison Szalwinski, NBR vice president of research, hosts a discussion with Elizabeth Economy and guest interviewer Jessica Teets. The discussion focuses on Dr. Economy's new book The World According to Chi

Rising Tides: Disaster Management Perspectives from India and Bangladesh

Nov 12th, 2021 45m 18s

In this Asia Insight podcast, Tom Lutken speaks about disaster management in South Asia with Pushp Bajaj of India's National Maritime Foundation and Mohammad Hasan of the Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh. As climate change and

Lessons Learned: Disaster Management perspectives from Japan and Taiwan

Nov 5th, 2021 43m 57s

In this Asia Insight podcast, Tom Lutken speaks with T.H. Schee of Open Knowledge Taiwan and Takako Izumi of Tohoku University about the disaster management lessons learned from the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. With changes brought about

China’s Shift to Gray-Zone Operations: Implications for the U.S.-Japan Alliance

Jul 8th, 2021 37m 19s

NBR research director Alison Szalwinski interviews Admiral Jonathan Greenert, who holds the John M. Shalikashvili Chair in National Security Studies at NBR. Admiral Greenert discusses the recent report "Murky Waters in the East China Sea: Chine

North Korea in the New Normal: Implications for Regional Security

Jun 18th, 2021 19m 37s

In this episode of Asia Insight, Alison Szalwinski speaks with Stephanie Char about her essay in NBR’s Emerging Voices on the New Normal in Asia series, “North Korea’s Covid-19 Choice: Greater Diplomatic and Economic Isolation.”