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.
![Asian Geopolitics in 2023: A Retrospective (Part 2) Asian Geopolitics in 2023: A Retrospective (Part 2)](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-11-15-144235.jpg)
Asian Geopolitics in 2023: A Retrospective (Part 2)
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
What were the trends, events, and developments in geopolitics that defined the Asia-Pacific in 2023?
![Asian Geopolitics in 2023: A Retrospective (Part 1) Asian Geopolitics in 2023: A Retrospective (Part 1)](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-11-15-144235.jpg)
Asian Geopolitics in 2023: A Retrospective (Part 1)
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
What were the trends, events, and developments in geopolitics that defined the Asia-Pacific in 2023?
![Biden Meets Xi in San Francisco: Managing Competition Biden Meets Xi in San Francisco: Managing Competition](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-11-16-142357.jpg)
Biden Meets Xi in San Francisco: Managing Competition
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
Are the United States and China entering a new, short-term detente, or will unexpected crises derail things?
![South China Sea Flashpoints: The Second Thomas Shoal Crisis South China Sea Flashpoints: The Second Thomas Shoal Crisis](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-17-053503.jpg)
South China Sea Flashpoints: The Second Thomas Shoal Crisis
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
What's driving tensions between China and the Philippines at Second Thomas Shoal?
![Central Asian States and Great Power Geopolitics Central Asian States and Great Power Geopolitics](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-10-02-143039.jpg)
Central Asian States and Great Power Geopolitics
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
What's driving Central Asian foreign policy in 2023?
![Why India’s Relations With Canada Are Strained Why India’s Relations With Canada Are Strained](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-21-020915.jpg)
Why India’s Relations With Canada Are Strained
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
What's behind the India-Canada row?
![The Putin-Kim Summit: What’s Driving North Korea and Russia Together? The Putin-Kim Summit: What’s Driving North Korea and Russia Together?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-15-122858.jpg)
The Putin-Kim Summit: What’s Driving North Korea and Russia Together?
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
What do the two leaders stand to gain from each other?
![The US and Vietnam Upgrade Their Relationship: Drivers and Consequences The US and Vietnam Upgrade Their Relationship: Drivers and Consequences](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-09-10-234231.jpg)
The US and Vietnam Upgrade Their Relationship: Drivers and Consequences
By Ankit Panda
What's pushing the United States and Vietnam toward each other?
![The Camp David US-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Meeting The Camp David US-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Meeting](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-08-21-124123.jpg)
The Camp David US-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Meeting
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
What is driving the United States, Japan, and South Korea together, and is it sustainable?
![What’s Driving US-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Cooperation in 2023? What’s Driving US-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Cooperation in 2023?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-11-17-132803.jpg)
What’s Driving US-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Cooperation in 2023?
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
Amid shifting regional geopolitics, the US and its two regional treaty allies grow closer.
![Central Asia Update: US Sanctions on Kyrgyz Firms, and the Wagner Rebellion Central Asia Update: US Sanctions on Kyrgyz Firms, and the Wagner Rebellion](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-11-17-132331.jpg)
Central Asia Update: US Sanctions on Kyrgyz Firms, and the Wagner Rebellion
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
The U.S. sanctioned Kyrgyz firms for bypassing sanctions on Russia. What are the implications?
![Modi Comes to Washington: Geopolitics and the Drivers of the US-India Relationship Modi Comes to Washington: Geopolitics and the Drivers of the US-India Relationship](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-06-20-054324.jpg)
Modi Comes to Washington: Geopolitics and the Drivers of the US-India Relationship
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
What drives the convergence between U.S. and India today?