Former Obama administration official and energy expert David Sandalow joins ASPI's Thom Woodroofe to discuss the latest climate data from China, the big decisions facing Beijing, and future possibilities for U.S.-China climate cooperation.

Asia Inside Out

China's Response to Climate Change

Thom Woodroofe, Brendan Guy, and Anubhav Gupta discuss what a Democratic victory in November's presidential election would mean for the global fight against climate change.

Climate Diplomacy Under a New U.S. Administration

Anubhav Gupta and Dinusha Panditaratne discuss the foreign policy outlook for Sri Lanka under newly-elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Sri Lanka's New Foreign Policy

Anubhav Gupta and Ali Wyne discuss how China, trade, and other foreign policy issues will affect the upcoming presidential election in the United States.

How Foreign Policy Will Shape the 2020 U.S. Election

Nuclear policy expert James Acton discusses the Trump administration's approach to its twin nuclear crises in Iran and North Korea and describes realistic pathways to managing these problems.

President Trump's Twin Nuclear Dilemmas

C. Raja Mohan, a prominent strategic thinker on India's foreign policy, describes India's tilt toward the Middle East and the effects of the Trump administration's Iran policy and China's regional influence.

India's Middle East Tilt

Asia Society Policy Institute President Kevin Rudd and ASPI Vice Presidents Wendy Cutler and Daniel Russel provide their takeaways from President Trump's meetings with Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un and discuss what may happen next for U.S. policy with China and North Korea, respectively.

Key Takeaways From President Trump's Trip to Asia

Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President Daniel Russel talks with S. Jaishankar, former foreign secretary of India and ambassador to the U.S. and China, about the state of U.S.-India relations, the India-China-Pakistan triangle, and the foreign policy accomplishments of the Modi government's first term.

Examining Modi's Foreign Policy

Asia Society Policy Institute's Lindsey Ford talks to Anna Fifield from the Washington Post and Laura Rosenberger from the German Marshall Fund about the importance of promoting diversity and gender equality in Asia-Pacific policy discussions. They discuss the need for exposure to a wider set of viewpoints, relay their efforts to elevate female expertise, and reflect on the role mentorship has played in their own career development.

Sisterhood of the Asia Wonks

Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President Daniel Russel talks with Dennis Kwok, a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council and a founding member of the Civic Party, about Hong Kong's perspective on the ongoing U.S.-China tensions and the state of the "one country, two systems" framework.

Hong Kong in the U.S.-China Crossfire

Anubhav Gupta, assistant director of the Asia Society Policy Institute, talks with James Crabtree about his book "India's Billionaire Raj: A Journey through India's New Gilded Age," a detailed account of India's super-rich.

India's Billionaire Raj

Jonathan Landreth speaks with Kevin Rudd about China's struggle to explain itself and its strict internet censorship to young people around the world, about what China and the United States might do at this late date to work together on climate change abatement, and about what Americans should be thinking about vis-a-vis China as they head to the polls in the U.S. midterm elections.

Can China Win Global Hearts and Minds?

The Asia Society Policy Institute’s Anubhav Gupta speaks with Columbia University’s Vishal Misra and Medianama founder Nikhil Pahwa about the implications of the FCC repeal of net neutrality and what the United States can learn from the example of India.

How India Saved the Internet

Asia Society Policy Institute's Lindsey Ford speaks with Rob York and Jean Lee to examine the origins of North Korea’s dynastic family, its evolution, and what it means for the current state of affairs on the Korean Peninsula.

Keeping Up With the Kims

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