Podcast
Asia Geopolitics
A weekly discussion of the geopolitical implications of current events in the Asia-Pacific, hosted by Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz from The Diplomat, with regular guests.
Making Sense of the Third Inter-Korean Summit: What It Means and What Comes Next
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The historic third inter-Korean summit sets up an uncertain process ahead. What will become of the Korean Peninsula?
Abe in Mar-a-Lago, Round 2: Where the US-Japan Relationship Stands
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
How did Shinzo Abe's second trip to Mar-a-Lago go?
Understanding How China Chooses to Coerce and Influence US Partners and Allies
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
How does the Chinese Communist Party seek to influence and coerce U.S. partners and allies in Asia? Why does it matter?
Indo-Pacific 'Nexus': Why Southeast Asia and ASEAN Matter to Australia
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What does Australia see in the ten member states of ASEAN?
How to Make the Most of a Historic Trump-Kim Summit (If It Happens)
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Is a Trump-Kim summit doomed to failure or can the U.S. president make some good out of a historic opportunity?
What China's Elimination of Presidential Term Limits Does and Doesn't Mean
By Ankit Panda
The Diplomat's Shannon Tiezzi joins Ankit Panda to discuss developments in Chinese politics.
Indian Ocean Update: The Crisis in the Maldives and India's Play at Duqm
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The Diplomat's editors discuss Indian Ocean geopolitics, including the Maldives crisis and the significance of Duqm.
South China Sea Update: The Philippine-China Tick-Tock and the Royal Navy's Interest in Freedom of Navigation
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
Where do Rodrigo Duterte and China go next in the South China Sea?
Inter-Korean Rapprochement in Early 2018: Geopolitical Implications and Alliance Dynamics
By Ankit Panda
What are the geopolitical implications of inter-Korean rapprochement in early 2018?
Analyzing North Korea's 2018 Military Parade: The Missiles and the Launchers
By Ankit Panda
What can we learn from what North Korea showed and didn't show at its 2018 military parade?
Who's Afraid of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific?
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
The concert of the Indo-Pacific can consult on a range of issues, but what will their next concrete steps be?
INS Arihant and the Agni V: A Look at Recent Developments in India's Nuclear Forces
By Ankit Panda and Prashanth Parameswaran
What on earth happened to INS Arihant and what does the fifth test of the Agni V mean?