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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. ... Read more

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The Chessboard: The View from Congress

The Chessboard: The View from Congress

In a special joint-episode, Mike is joined by Representative Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin, an up-and-coming voice on Asia... Read more

18 May 2020

36mins

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Hooked: Exploring Drug Prohibition and Norms in Asia with Prof. Diana Kim

Hooked: Exploring Drug Prohibition and Norms in Asia with Prof. Diana Kim

In the twentieth episode of The Asia Chessboard, Mike is joined by Georgetown Professor Diana Kim to discuss Diana's new... Read more

6 Apr 2020

26mins

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Coronavirus Crisis: Talking the Pandemic's Effects on Asian Geopolitics with Evan Medeiros

Coronavirus Crisis: Talking the Pandemic's Effects on Asian Geopolitics with Evan Medeiros

With the coronavirus pandemic sweeping through the Asia Chessboard economically and geopolitically, Mike is joined by Dr... Read more

26 Mar 2020

34mins

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Deep Freeze: The Arctic's Role on the Asia Chessboard with Heather Conley

Deep Freeze: The Arctic's Role on the Asia Chessboard with Heather Conley

With climate change creating new sea routes through the Arctic circle, China is making moves to assert navigation and sc... Read more

9 Mar 2020

28mins

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Talking Indonesia with Dr. Dino Djalal

Talking Indonesia with Dr. Dino Djalal

Lynchpin of ASEAN and sitting astride some of the globe’s most important sea lines of communications, Indonesia is a cri... Read more

24 Feb 2020

24mins

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Free to Move: Talking Democracy on the Asia Chessboard with Derek Mitchell and Dan Twining

Free to Move: Talking Democracy on the Asia Chessboard with Derek Mitchell and Dan Twining

As strategic competition between the U.S. and China heats up, old Cold War-era questions on the importance of values are... Read more

11 Feb 2020

33mins

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Exploring Abe's Role on the Chessboard with Professor Yuichi Hosoya

Exploring Abe's Role on the Chessboard with Professor Yuichi Hosoya

Mike sits down with Keio University professor Yuichi Hosoya to discuss one of the longest-tenured players on the Asia ch... Read more

27 Jan 2020

32mins

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The Post-INF Chessboard with Tom Karako

The Post-INF Chessboard with Tom Karako

In the first episode of 2020, Mike is joined by Tom Karako, Senior Fellow with the CSIS International Security Program a... Read more

13 Jan 2020

27mins

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The Chessboard Down Under: Talking the U.S.-Australia Alliance with Patrick Buchan

The Chessboard Down Under: Talking the U.S.-Australia Alliance with Patrick Buchan

Mike is joined in this episode by Patrick Buchan, director of the U.S. Alliances Project and Fellow for Indo-Pacific sec... Read more

20 Dec 2019

29mins

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Trading Pieces: A Look at Economic Statecraft in Asia with Kurt Tong

Trading Pieces: A Look at Economic Statecraft in Asia with Kurt Tong

Amid the on-again, off-again trade deal with China and roiling protests in Hong Kong, Mike is joined by Ambassador Kurt ... Read more

2 Dec 2019

28mins

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Perfect Partners or a Perfect Storm? Discussing Korea with Victor Cha and Sue Terry

Perfect Partners or a Perfect Storm? Discussing Korea with Victor Cha and Sue Terry

The United States may be facing a perfect storm with an end-of-year deadline for North Korea diplomacy and strained burd... Read more

18 Nov 2019

28mins

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The Gray Zone on a Black-and-White Board: A Discussion with Kath Hicks

The Gray Zone on a Black-and-White Board: A Discussion with Kath Hicks

Mike is joined by Dr. Kath Hicks, Henry Kissinger Chair, Senior Vice President, and Director of the International Securi... Read more

4 Nov 2019

30mins

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State of the Play: An Interview with Steve Hadley

State of the Play: An Interview with Steve Hadley

In this episode, Mike interviews Steve Hadley, former national security advisor and a principal of RiceHadleyGates, a st... Read more

21 Oct 2019

27mins

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Rising Conservative Players: Views of Asia Grand Strategy with Eric Sayers and Zack Cooper

Rising Conservative Players: Views of Asia Grand Strategy with Eric Sayers and Zack Cooper

In this episode, Mike sits down with Eric Sayers, adjunct senior fellow for the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Cen... Read more

7 Oct 2019

31mins

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Progressive Players: Part II with Kelly Magsamen and Mira Rapp-Hooper

Progressive Players: Part II with Kelly Magsamen and Mira Rapp-Hooper

In part two of host Mike Green's conversation with Kelly Magsamen and Mira Rapp-Hooper, the three focus on the likely ap... Read more

23 Sep 2019

24mins

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