Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Necessary Deepening of Japan’s Alliances
In this episode, Mike speaks with Christopher Johnstone, Partner and Chair of the Defense & National Security Practice at The Asia Group. Previously, he served as Senior Advisor and Japan Chair at th…
Published on 3 hours ago
The IP4 Partners: Where NATO Meets the Indo-Pacific
In this episode, Mike speaks with three leading experts on international security: Elizabeth Saunders, Director of the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies and Professor of Political Science a…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Trade Policy and U.S. Geopolitical Strategy
Mike speaks with Barbara Weisel, nonresident scholar in the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She built a career serving in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative f…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Amb. Nicholas Burns – Allies, Partners, and the U.S.-China Relationship
Mike speaks with Nicholas Burns, Managing Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. Burns…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Kurt Campbell: Reflections on Indo-Pacific Strategy
This week Mike speaks with Kurt Campbell, former Deputy Secretary of State and President Biden’s “Asia Czar.” He is currently Chairman of The Asia Group and Distinguished Fellow in Diplomacy with the…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Singapore’s Strategy for a New Indo-Pacific
This week Mike speaks with Ja Ian Chong, Associate Professor of Political Science at the National University of Singapore. They discuss the lessons and parallels of WWI and WWII for the contemporary …
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Why Aid Matters to Asia Strategy
This week Mike speaks with Michael Schiffer, former Assistant Administrator of the USAID Bureau for Asia from 2022 to 2025. Prior to that he was Senior Advisor and Counselor to the U.S. Senate Commit…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
An Indispensable Partner: U.S.-India Relations in the Indo-Pacific
This week Mike speaks with Richard Rossow, an esteemed expert who has focused on U.S.-India Relations for over 25 years. He is currently Senior Adviser and Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics …
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Russia, the Newest Disrupter in Southeast Asia?
This week Mike speaks with Ian Storey, Senior Fellow at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute and Editor of the Contemporary Southeast Asia journal. His new book is Putin's Russia and Southeast Asia: The K…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Indo-Pacific Strategy with U.S. Rep. Ami Bera
This week Mike speaks to Congressman Ami Bera, who represents California’s Sixth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Representative Bera is a senior Democrat serving as Ranki…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago