The Asia Chessboard
The “Asia Chessboard” features in-depth conversations with the most prominent strategic thinkers on Asia. Co-hosts Jude Blanchette, Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS, and Michael Green, Henry A. Kissinger Chair at CSIS and CEO of the United States Studies Centre, take the debate beyond the headlines of the day to explore the historical context and inside decision-making process on major geopolitical developments from the Himalayas to the South China Sea. Experience the hard calls and consequential debates that drive US policy towards this critical region of the world.
1
Taiwan Decides: Assessing Taiwan’s Presidential...
Mike and Jude discuss the recent presidential legislative elections in Taiwan with Richard Bush, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and the former chairman and managing director of the American Institute in Taiwan.
34 min
2
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.
33 min
3
The State of the US-India Relationship
Mike is joined by Lisa Curtis, Senior Fellow and Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, for a discussion of the US-India relationship.
39 min
4
Australia’s Economic Future in a Shifting Geo-e...
Mike is joined by Dr. John Kunkel, Senior Economics Adviser at the United States Studies Centre, to discuss Australia's economy during a time of economic flux.
37 min
5
Southeast Asia in a Shifting Global Order
Mike is joined by Dr. Joseph Chinyong Liow, the Tan Kah Kee Chair of Comparative and International Politics at Nanyang Technological University, where he is also a Research Advisor for the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies.
37 min
6
Cold Rivals
Mike and Jude are joined by Evan Medeiros, editor and contributing author to the recent book Cold Rivals: The New Era of US-China Strategic Competition.
42 min
7
The Sino-Russian Strategic Alignment
Mike and Jude are joined by Sergey Radchenko, the Wilson E. Schmidt Distinguished Professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Sergey is an accomplished author, and has written extensively on the Cold War, nuclear history, and on Russian and Chinese foreign and security policies.
45 min
8
Vietnam’s Great Power Hedge
Mike and Jude are joined by Huong Le Thu, Deputy Director of the Asia Program at the International Crisis Group, whose research on Vietnam’s defense and foreign policy, Southeast Asia’s security, ASEAN regionalism, and China-Southeast Asia relations has featured in a wide range of publications.
41 min
9
Japan’s Approach to De-Risking
Mike and Jude are joined by Mr. Tatsuya Terazawa, Chairman and CEO of the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan.
40 min
10
Myanmar’s Closing
Mike and Jude are joined by Erin Murphy, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow for the Economics Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where she is currently transitioning to the Asia Program.
44 min
11
India’s Strategic Evolution
Mike and Jude are joined by C. Raja Mohan, Senior Fellow with the Asia Society Policy Institute in Delhi and Visiting Research Professor and former Director of the Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) at the National University of Singapore.
45 min
12
Multipolarity in Southeast Asia
Mike and Jude are joined by Thomas Parks, Country Representative for Thailand with The Asia Foundation and author of the recently published book Southeast Asia’s Multipolar Future: Averting a New Cold War.
41 min
13
ASEAN's Future Under Great Power Rivalry
This week, Mike and Jude are joined by Mr. Choi Shing Kwok, Director & Chief Executive Officer of the ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, and head of the ASEAN Studies Centre and Singapore APEC Study Centre, to discuss ASEAN perspectives on issues in the Indo-Pacific.
41 min
14
Australia's Evolving Defense Strategy
This week, Mike and Jude are joined by Professor Peter Dean, Director of Foreign Policy and Defense at the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney, and the principal drafter of the Australian government’s recent Defence Strategic Review, to discuss developments in Australia’s defense planning.
52 min
15
Beijing's Overreach
Mike and Jude are joined by Dr. Susan Shirk, Founding Chair of the 21st Century China Center at the University of California, San Diego and the author of Overreach: How China Derailed its Peaceful Rise, which examines the evolution of China’s domestic and foreign policy over the last 15 years.
50 min
16
Economics, Security, and Alignment: The Perspec...
Mike and Jude are joined by Scott Morrison, former Australian Prime Minister and leader of the Federal Parliamentary Liberal Party from 2018-2022.
44 min
17
A Crucial Decade: China Policy during the Georg...
Mike and Jude are joined by Paul Haenle and Faryar Shirzad for a discussion about China policy during the George W. Bush administration
49 min
18
What Can be Done About North Korea?
Mike and Jude are joined by Sue Mi Terry to discuss recent political and international security developments in the Korean Peninsula.
34 min
19
Taking Stock of U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy
Mike and Jude are joined by Kurt M. Campbell and Mira Rapp-Hooper to discuss to U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy one year on.
34 min
20
Calling Check: Technology Competition with China
This week, Mike and Jude are joined by Emily Kilcrease, director of the Energy, Economics, and Security program at CNAS, to discuss trade, high-tech industries, and competition with China.
32 min
21
Japan Steps Up
Mike and Jude are joined by Christopher B. Johnstone to look at what Japan’s new national security strategy means for its role in the region and the U.S.-Japan alliance.
34 min
22
Balance of Power in Southeast Asia
Mike and Jude are joined by Bilahari Kausikan, Chairman of the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore, and former Ambassador-at-Large and former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore.
37 min
23
Chinese Statecraft in the Pacific Islands
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.
41 min
24
Unpacking the U.S. National Security Strategy
Mike and Jude are joined by Dr. Gorana Grgic to discuss the recently released U.S. National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy.
40 min
25
India’s Evolving Partnerships
Manjari Chatterjee Miller, senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) joins us to take a deep look into India’s evolving partnerships and its position in the global system.
42 min