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Pacific Pundit

A podcast series on Asian geopolitics, foreign policy, and history hosted by Van Jackson. The show's niche is on the intersection of the United States and the Asia-Pacific. We're here to make sense of... Read more

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Conspiracy Theories, Devil's Bargains, and Asian Security

Conspiracy Theories, Devil's Bargains, and Asian Security

In this episode, we talk about the various ways conspiratorial thinking has encroached on the Asia-Pacific and US foreig... Read more

30 Aug 2017

29mins

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Bombs over Pyongyang? The Window's Already Closed

Bombs over Pyongyang? The Window's Already Closed

Don't call it a comeback! In this episode of "Pacific Pundit," we explain the many perils of preventive attacks against ... Read more

9 Aug 2017

30mins

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Signaling Ignorance: What the Pentagon Gets Wrong about Coercion

Signaling Ignorance: What the Pentagon Gets Wrong about Coercion

In this episode, we explain how the Pentagon gets coercion wrong, what hip-hop tells us about deterrence, and why it all... Read more

20 Apr 2017

28mins

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Will Politics Trump Process? Debating Grand Strategy Today

Will Politics Trump Process? Debating Grand Strategy Today

In this episode of Pacific Pundit, we debate whether grand strategy under Trump is possible, and the role that his new n... Read more

7 Mar 2017

32mins

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Isn’t One China Enough?

Isn’t One China Enough?

In this episode of Pacific Pundit, we think through the implications of President Trump’s words and deeds for the US “On... Read more

26 Jan 2017

31mins

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Duterte, Dictatorships, and Southeast Asian Strategy

Duterte, Dictatorships, and Southeast Asian Strategy

In this episode of Pacific Pundit, we bring strategic sense to Southeast Asia and the rhetoric of Filipino strongman, Ro... Read more

27 Dec 2016

30mins

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Asia in the Age of Trump: Stability, China Victory, or Nuclear War?

Asia in the Age of Trump: Stability, China Victory, or Nuclear War?

In this episode of Pacific Pundit, we explore the possibilities for US Asia policy under President-elect Trump, from con... Read more

18 Nov 2016

52mins

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Let's Talk About Great Power Competition with China

Let's Talk About Great Power Competition with China

In this episode of Pacific Pundit, we have the audacity to argue that great power competition exists between the United ... Read more

26 Oct 2016

37mins

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Asia's Wicked Geometry: The Power and Problems of Trilateralism

Asia's Wicked Geometry: The Power and Problems of Trilateralism

In this episode of Pacific Pundit, we explore the scope, causes and consequences of trilateral cooperation in Asia.  In ... Read more

4 Oct 2016

29mins

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Sleepwalking into Nuclear War with North Korea

Sleepwalking into Nuclear War with North Korea

In this episode of Pacific Pundit, we put North Korea's fifth nuclear test in a historical, theoretical, and policy cont... Read more

15 Sep 2016

29mins

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