Straight Talk Southeast Asia
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Welcome to Straight Talk Southeast Asia. In this podcast, host, political analyst and academic, Dr. Bridget Welsh covers politics, current affairs, developments and other news in Southeast Asia, all for your listening pleasure. Episodes cover the latest developments every week, so it's best to listen to the latest episode to get to know what's happening. See you soon!
This show is produced by Renegade Radio.
This show is produced by Renegade Radio.
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EP156: Rohingya Repatriation
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Oct 03, 2026 |
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EP155: Arms Trafficking in Southeast Asia
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Sep 30, 2026 |
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EP154: Bangsamoro’s Polls with Georgi Engelbrecht
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Sep 22, 2026 |
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EP153: A Look at Cambodia’s Authoritarianism with Dr. Neil Loughlin
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Sep 14, 2026 |
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EP152: Varied Regime Political Pressures
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Sep 08, 2026 |
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EP151: Building ASEAN Energy Resilience with Dr. Pey Peili and Adam Hansen
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Sep 05, 2026 |
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EP150: ASEAN at 59 with Joanne Lin Weiling
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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EP149: Environmental Activism Facing Pressure in Indonesia with Andreas Harsono
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Aug 23, 2026 |
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EP148: 301-Tariffs and Southeast Asia with Dr. Deborah Elms
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Aug 16, 2026 |
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EP147: Electoral Turning Points in Malaysia with Dr. Bridget Welsh
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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EP146: Türkiye and ASEAN with Mehmet Enes Beşer
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Jul 28, 2026 |
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EP145: Brunei’s Challenges with Dr. Kerstin Steiner
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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EP144: Myanmar’s Junta Normalisation with Professor Thitinan Pongsudhirak
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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EP143: Youth Social Media Ban Southeast Asia with Dr. Nuurrianti Jalli
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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EP142: Maritime Conflict Decision Making with Dr Natalie Sambhi and Dr Bich Tran
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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EP141: Indonesia Not in Crisis Yet with Economist Dr. James Guild
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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EP140: A Look at Philippine Elite Politics with Professor Ronald Holmes
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Jun 20, 2026 |
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EP139: Toboso Killings, Philippines Political Violence with Patrick Peralta
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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EP138: Shangri-La 2026 - Defence Diplomacy Challenges with Dr. Evan Laksamana
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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EP137: Japan Steps Up for Southeast Asia with Associate Professor Kei Koga
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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EP136: Food Security in Southeast Asia amidst the Iran War with Dr Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros
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May 15, 2026 |
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EP135: Papua Protests with Dr. Hipo Wangge
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May 06, 2026 |
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EP134: Russia and Southeast Asia with Dr. Ian Storey
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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EP133: Thailand’s Military with Dr. Paul Chambers
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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EP132: ASEAN’s E-Crises – Energy and E-Waste with Peter Cockcroft & Wong Pui Yi
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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EP131: Mekong River Politics with Brian Eyler
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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EP130: Non-Shifting Myanmar Politics with Lorcan Lovett
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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EP129: Iran War and Southeast Asia with James Dorsey
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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EP128: Labor Rights Trends in Southeast Asia with Benjamin Harkins
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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EP127: New Zealand and Southeast Asia with Professor Malcolm McKinnon
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Mar 14, 2026 |
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EP126: Critical Minerals and Southeast Asia with Dr. Alvin Camba
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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EP125: Indonesia’s Economic Tremors with Siwage Negara
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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EP124: Thailand’s Election with Ken Lohatepanont
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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EP123: Myanmar Five Years On
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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EP122: Philippines ASEAN Chairmanship with Dr. Don McLain Gill
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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EP121: Contextualizing Vietnam’s Party Congress with Nguyen Khac Giang
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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EP120: Cambodia Scam Centers with Jacob Sims
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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EP119: Looking Back at 2025
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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EP118: Myanmar's Junta Polls w/ Billy Ford
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Dec 21, 2025 |
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EP117: Economic Shocks and Southeast Asia’s Resilience with Roland Rajah
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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EP116: Climate Governance in Southeast Asia with Sharon Seah
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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EP115: Regional Lessons from Sabah Polls
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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EP114: AI Governance in Southeast Asia w/ Michael Bak
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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EP113: Trump Comes to Malaysia / ASEAN with Dr. Ilango Karuppannan
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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EP112: Myanmar and ASEAN with Dr. Moe Thuzar
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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EP111: Timor Leste Enters ASEAN with Ivo Ribiero
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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EP110: Media Freedom in Southeast Asia with Bey Lih Yi
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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EP109: Trends in Transnational Crime with Jason Tower
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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EP108: Indonesia Civil-Military Relations w/ Natalie Sambhi & Reshuffle Insights by Wasisto Raharjo Jati
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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EP107: Bangsamoro Election with Georgi Engelbrecht
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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EP106: India and Southeast Asia with Dr Rahul Mishra
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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EP105: Papua’s Perpetual Conflict with Dr. Hipolitus Wangge
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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EP104: Protests in Indonesia with Dr. Rendy Pahrun Wadipalapa
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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EP103: A Look at Laos with Dr Keith Barney
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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EP102: Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy with Jonathan Berkshire Miller
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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EP101: Myanmar's Post-Coup Economic Transformation with Dr. Jared Bissenger
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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EP100: Southern Thailand's Not So Contained Conflict with Don Pathan
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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EP99: Thailand-Cambodia Border Clashes with Professor Gregory Raymond
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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EP98: A Pressure Game? Tariffs in Southeast Asia with Doris Liew
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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EP97: Protecting Myanmar Nationals in Thailand with HRW’s Nadia Hardman
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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EP96: Vietnam’s Administration Restructuring w/ Hanh Nguyen
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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EP95: Thailand’s Political Instability Persists with former MP Kunthida Rungruengkiat
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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EP94: Macron Courts ASEAN: France’s ‘Third Way’ with Juliette Loesch
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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EP93: Southeast Asia Goes Nuclear? A Look at Singapore with Dr. Alvin Chew
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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EP92: Indonesia’s Prabowo Navigates Global Shifts with Dr Yohanes Sulaiman
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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EP91: ASEAN Resilience with Professor Dewi Fortuna Anwar
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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EP90: Changing Elite Dynamics in Thailand? W/ Ken Lohatepanont
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May 26, 2025 |
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EP89: A Look at Philippine Midterms with Professor Cleo Anne Calimbahin
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May 19, 2025 |
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EP88: Why the Funan Techo Canal Matters with Dr. Brian Eyler
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May 13, 2025 |
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EP87: Philippines Mid-Term Elections with Professor Ronald Holmes
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May 06, 2025 |
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EP86: Reflecting on 50th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon with Dr. Huong Le Thu
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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EP85: Singapore Goes to Polls with Dr. Elvin Ong
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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EP84: China Comes to Town: President Xi’s Visit to Malaysia with Assoc Prof Khoo Hing Yooi
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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EP83: Food Security and Tariffs in Southeast Asia with Dr Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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EP82: Aftershocks: Myanmar and Tariffs w/ Khin Ohmar
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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EP81: Shocks in Southeast Asia – An Earthquake & Trump Tariffs with Steven Okun
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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EP80: TNI’s Empowerment & Democratic Erosion in Indonesia w/ Virdika Rizky Utama
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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EP79: Duterte’s Arrest and its Aftermath with Carlos Conde
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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EP78: Democracy under Threat in Southeast Asia with Phil Robertson
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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EP77: Media in Exile in Myanmar with Aye Chan Naing
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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EP76: Southeast Asia the Ukraine-Russia War with Dr. Radityo Dharmaputra
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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EP75: Tackling Scam Victimization in Southeast Asia - Hishamuddin Hashim, Malaysia International Humanitarian Organisation (MHO)
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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EP74: Trump’s 1st Round Tariffs and Southeast Asia w/ Trinh Nguyen
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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EP73: Humanitarian Aid in Southeast Asia w/ Grace Stanhope & Dr. Alistair D.B. Cook
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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EP72: The Road for Myanmar with NUG’s U Kyaw Zaw
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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EP71: Social Media Contestation in Southeast Asia with Dr Benjamin YH Loh
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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EP70: From Biden to Trump: Change is in the Air
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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EP69: A Year of Oligarchic Consolidation?
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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EP68: Malaysia as ASEAN Chair with Thomas Daniel
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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EP67: ICC and Myanmar’s Junta with Ambassador Laetitia van den Assum
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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EP66: COP29 and Southeast Asia with Trang Nguyen
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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EP65: Indonesia’s Regional Elections with Dr. Yoes Kenawas
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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EP64: Civil-Military Relations in Southeast Asia with Dr. Natalie Sambhi
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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EP63: Expectations of Prabowo Presidency with Dr. Yohanes Sulaiman
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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EP62: Taiwan and Southeast Asia with Dr. Alan Hao Yang
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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EP61: Tak Bai Massacre 20 Years On: Southern Thailand Conflict with Don Pathan
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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EP60: Coming Shocks for Southeast Asia’s Economy? A Look at the US Presidential Election w/ Deborah Elms
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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EP59: Unrequited Love, Duterte and the Philippines with Marites Vitug
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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EP58: Jokowi’s Political Legacy with Dr. Djayadi Hanan
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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EP57: A Look at Laos with David Hutt
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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EP56: A Crisis within a Crisis: Myanmar Floods and Bombing with Professor Miemie Winn Byrd
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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EP55: Southeast Asia Through a James Scott Lens with Professor Meredith Weiss and Dr. Janjira Sombatpoonsiri
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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EP54: Pope’s Southeast Asia Visit the Vatican’s Asia Pivot
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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EP53: Better Economic Futures in Southeast Asia w/ UNDP’s Philip Schellekens
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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EP52: Crossing a Democratic Line in Indonesia with Dr. Ian Wilson
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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EP51: Hun Manet First Year as PM w/ Dr. Sam Seun
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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EP50: Air Pollution in Southeast Asia with Dr. Helena Varkkey
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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EP49: South Korea and Southeast Asia Changing Relations with Dr. Jaehyon Lee
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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EP48: Southeast Asia at the Olympics w/ Dr. Simon Creak
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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EP47: Road to Nusantara with Dr. Yanuar Nugroho
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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EP46: Are Thailand’s Politics Stable? w/ Dr. Prajak Kongkirati and Ken Lohatepanont
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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EP45: A Test of Inclusion in Malaysia: Citizenship for Children of Malaysian Mothers Born Overseas with Suri Kempe of Family Frontiers
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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EP44: Sea Change in Human Trafficking in Southeast Asia with Jacob Sims
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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EP43: Sara Duterte’s Resignation in the Philippines with Dr. Alvin Camba
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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EP42: A Look at Changes in Vietnamese Politics with Dr. Zachary Abuza
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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EP41: Strategic Engagement in Japan-Southeast Asia Relations with Dr. Kei Koga
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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EP40: Timor Leste’s Challenges with Dr. Rui Graça Feijó
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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EP39: Rise of Transnational Crime and Scamming in Southeast Asia with Dr. Jason Tower
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May 27, 2024 |
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EP38: Legal Democratic Backsliding in Indonesia with Andreas Harsono
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May 20, 2024 |
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EP37: A More Resilient Singapore: Lee Hsien Loong’s Legacy in Conversation with Dr. Bilveer Singh
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May 13, 2024 |
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EP36: A Changing EU-ASEAN Relationship? In Conversation with David Hutt
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May 04, 2024 |
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EP35: Political Turmoil in Vietnam w/ Dr. Nguyen Khac Giang
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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EP34: Myanmar Junta Losing Control of Borders? Overview of Losses and Kyaw Lynn on Rakhine
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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EP33: Are Southeast Asia’s Climate Change Policies Heating Up? In Conversation with Dr. Danny Marks
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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EP32: Gaza Resonating in Southeast Asia with James Dorsey
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Easter Break: A Quick Update on Southeast Asia
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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EP31: Singapore Looks to Polls with Dr. Michael Barr
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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EP30: Building Women’s Empowerment through ASEAN in Conversation with Ryce Chanchai of UNWomen
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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EP29: Australia’s ASEAN Economic Pivot: Reflecting on the Melbourne 2024 Summit with Susannah Patton
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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EP28: Greater Democracy in Malaysia? Discussion of Changing Politics, Dr. Bridget Welsh
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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EP27: Bangsamoro Heads Toward Peace? A Conversation with Georgi Engelbrecht
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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EP26: Indonesia’s Election Aftermath in Conversation with Dr. Philips Vermonte
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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EP25: Evolving Politics in Vietnam with Dr Tu Phuong Nguyen
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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EP24: Indonesia’s 2024 Legislative Elections: Conversation with Dr Arya Fernandes
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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EP23: Myanmar in Prison? A Conversation with Economist Sean Turnell
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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EP22: Ebbing of Democratic Regression in the Philippines: A Conversation with Prof Ronald Holmes
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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EP21: Towards Stability in Thailand? Conversation with Prof. Duncan McCargo
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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EP20: Indonesia’s 2024 Presidential Elections: Conversation with Dr. Alex Arifianto
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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EP19: Reckoning after a Year of Deals: Southeast Asia in 2024
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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EP18: Singapore Presidency
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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EP17: Cambodia's Transition
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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EP16: Democratic Betrayal in Thailand
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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EP15: Towards a Thai Government & Malaysia State Election Primer
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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EP14: Perspectives of LGBTIQ Rights in Southeast Asia
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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EP13: Singapore Presidency Election with Gillian Koh
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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EP12: Discussing the Shangri-La Dialogue with Aaron Connelly
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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EP11: Rohingya at Risk
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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EP10: Timor Leste's Polls and Challenges with Michael Leach
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May 26, 2023 |
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EP9: Thailand's 'Revolutionary' Election with Chris Baker
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May 22, 2023 |
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EP8: Zahid's Vision? Where to UMNO?
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May 18, 2023 |
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EP7: Imperfect Partners US-Southeast Asia with Scot Marciel
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May 17, 2023 |
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EP6: Killing Politicians for Hire in Philippines
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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EP5: Ukraine War and Southeast Asia: Reluctance or Realism?
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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EP4: Closing Down Democracy in Cambodia?
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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EP3: Turning the Page in Southern Thailand Conflict?
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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EP2: Working Inside-Outside Human Rights Southeast Asia
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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EP1: Way Out of Crisis in Myanmar?
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Introducing Straight Talk Southeast Asia
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Feb 07, 2023 |