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Analysis, news commentary, and opinions on the international relations of the Indo-Pacific and beyond as seen from the region by people from the region. An initiative of the Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs (www.indopac.nz) in Christchurch, New Zealand, the podcast is hosted by Professor Alex Tan of the University of Canterbury (Christchurch, New Zealand) with panelists Associate Professor Nick Khoo of the University of Otago (Dunedin, New Zealand), Dr Orson Tan and Katie Mills of the Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs.
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Ep. 96: RNZAF P-8 in East China Sea, leaked email of NZ PM, arts and politics
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May 04, 2026 |
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Ep. 95: Hungarian election results and NZ's National Party woes
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Ep. 94: US-Israel-Iran conflict (week 5 and counting); NZ-Cook Island security pact; Survey shows young Aussies dissatisfied with democracy
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Ep. 93: Continuing US-Israel conflict with Iran, closing of Strait of Hormuz
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Ep. 92: Carney in Australia, Iran conflict, NZ PM’s polling numbers
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Ep. 91: Iran attacked by US and Israel
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Ep. 90: Munich Security Conference, China as a green superpower, Ex-South Korean President given life sentence
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Ep. 89: NZ-India FTA, Japan's LDP wins, AI and jobs
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Ep. 88: Canadian PM Carney's 2026 World Economic Forum speech
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Ep.87: Thailand and Cambodia border conflict (again), Thai calls for new general election
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 86: China-Japan spat, NZ MPs sent warning letter by PRC envoy, MAGA's MTG resigning from US Congress
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 85: Learning a foreign language: opening minds, appreciating cultures, building self-confidence, creating opportunities
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Ep. 84: ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur and APEC meeting in Seoul
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 83: Trading democracy off for desirable outcomes?
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Ep 82: Australia-PNG security pact and Australia-Vanuatu security and development pact
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Ep.81: Russian drones over Poland, Hyundai plant raided by immigration agents
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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Ep. 80: Impressions from the conference we hosted, US rebranding Pentagon to Department of War
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Ep. 79: Putin-Trump Alaska summit and Chinese ship collision in the South China Sea
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Ep 78: Geoeconomics and USTR Greer's New York Times guest essay
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 77: Thailand-Cambodia border skirmishes, Japan's LDP loses upper house majority, Taiwan's recall election
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Ep. 76: Tariff letters, Australian FM speech in Kuala Lumpur, and other interesting news
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Ep. 75: China-EU meeting, China pressuring to not show a South China Sea documentary, Thailand cabinet reshuffle and continuing political drama
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Ep. 74: US bombs Iran and Thailand PM pressured to resign over leaked phone call
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 73: Israel-Iran conflict, NZ PM's upcoming Beijing visit, Pentagon reviews AUKUS, US Army day parade
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Ep. 72: South Korean election, California vs US federal government spat, Thailand-Cambodia border dispute
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 71: Macron and Hegseth speeches at the 2025 Shangrila Dialogue
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 70: US Navy ship visit NZ, Philippine midterm elections, US reducing forces in Korea
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May 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 69: IR scholar Joe Nye, Pope Leo XIV, Asia's dollar demand, US orders intelligence gathering of Greenland
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May 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 68: General Elections in Canada, Australia, and Singapore
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May 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 67: NZ FM's East-West Center speech, Trump and Zelensky meets in Vatican, Foreign interference warnings in Singapore's general election campaign period
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 66: About the 2025 State of Southeast Asia Survey by ISEAS Singapore
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 65: Liberation day to liquidation day: Tariffs, market crash, and global economy
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 64: South Korean president removed from office, White House launched massive tariffs
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Ep. 63: Ex-Philippine president Duterte ICC arrest and RNZAF P-8 Poseidon
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Ep. 62: Update on Panama Canal deal, NZ PM Luxon's India visit, update on Ukraine-Russia
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Ep. 61: German defense spending, India comments on postwar order, China complains about port deals
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 60: Canada as canary in the coal mine? Tariffs, trade war, and Ukraine
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 59: CDU tops German elections but AfD made gains; Rumble in the Oval Office
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Episode 58: US-Russia meeting in Saudi Arabia, PLA Navy nearby, Cook Islands update
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Episode 57: Era of Stick Power in International Relations? Vance in Munich, NZ-Cook Island spat
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Episode 56: Trump foreign policy, Gaza proposal, Panama Canal, and Malaysia's ASEAN chairmanship thus far
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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Episode 55: Trump's first week back as US president
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Episode 54: Biden's farewell address, Gaza ceasefire, India 'acknowledging' an assassination plot, Polish general fired over landmines in IKEA, and US Defsec nominee has poor knowledge of SEA
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Episode 53: Greenland contingency and Indonesia joins BRICS
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Episode 52: Elon Musk on UK politics, Trudeau resignation, Houthis and China
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Episode 51: Democratic Ceilings: Why democracies can stagnate.
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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Episode 50: News review and news surprises of 2024 and what to watch out for in 2025
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Episode 49: Trouble spots: Syria and Europe
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Episode 48: Political Crisis in South Korea
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Dec 14, 2024 |
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Episode 47: Political punitivism and political revenge in South Korea
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Episode 46: Notes from our Taiwan study tour
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Episode 45: US elections 2024: crystal ball-gazing on foreign policy
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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Episode 44: US Elections 2024 -- Republicans win
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Episode 43: Clash of Two Gilded Ages and the US presidential election polls
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Episode 42: North Korean soldiers in Ukraine, Impending 'betrayal' of Ukraine? The Age of De-population, Japan's LDP loses its majority
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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Episode 41: Elon Musk giving $1M to Pennsylvania voters, Indonesian presidential inauguration, Trump works in a MacDonalds
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Episode 40: Great power rivalry and implications for Southeast Asia and America losing Southeast Asia to China?
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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Episode 39: Hezbollah-Israel conflict, US strategy in the Mideast, Sikh referendum in NZ, RNZN ship sinks in Samoa
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Episode 38: Asia Power index, China and changing power in East Asia talk by Prof Robert Ross of Boston College
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Episode 37: Research on Pacific maritime spaces, Harris/Trump debate, US electoral battleground states
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Episode 36: Indonesia-China the next stoush in the South China Sea, a possible standoff between the Global South and China and Pope Francis in Southeast Asia
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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Episode 35: Danger of planning for peaked China? US urged to dropped obsession of being Number 1
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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Episode 34: Japan PM Kishida steps down, Thailand has new PM, Jokowi maneuvering behind the scenes, and NZ PM Luxon's speech at Lowy in Sydney
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Episode 33: Hullaballoo of the upcoming US elections: observations from the ground
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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Episode 32: Geography, International Relations Theory, and Understanding the International Relations of the Asia-Pacific
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Aug 17, 2024 |
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Episode 31: UK Foreign Minister visits India, Trump playing the race card again, Central Bank and the inflation-interest rate conundrum
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Episode 30: Joe Biden out and Kamala Harris in, Bangladesh riots, Japan's population decline, NZ PM's low approval rating, and Olympic spying scandal
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Episode 29: Modi visits Putin and the continuing saga of the US election campaign season
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Episode 28: UK 2024 general election: Another one bites the dust? Or too hard to say I am sorry?
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Episode 27: Fallout of the Biden/Trump debate, Russia-North Korea defense pact, China feared and US humble
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Episode 26: NZ's "independent" foreign policy? Modi's Taiwan overtures? The end of petrodollars?
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Episode 25: Shangri-La dialogue wrap up, India's surprise election result, and North Korean trash balloons
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Episode 24: Divine Modi? Dangerous rhetoric in Indian election, Marcos Jr draws a red line, and Trump convicted
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Episode 23: Economic limits to US exceptionalism, undermining rules based order, UK election
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May 27, 2024 |
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Episode 22: UK to out-cooperate in foreign affairs, Putin-Xi meeting, Indian spies in Australia, spy for a mayor?
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May 19, 2024 |
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Episode 21: Misunderstanding Asian states and Democracy, Autocracy and the State of the World
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May 06, 2024 |
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Episode 20: Double-standard in foreign policy? Most revolutionary period in history?
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Episode 19: Iran retaliates against Israel and Post-Globalization, Mercantilism 2.0, and the Three Body Problem
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Episode 18: The State of Southeast Asia 2024 Survey Report and Some News Updates
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Episode 17: Moscow terror attack, China's economic headaches, democracy index, and bible salesman
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Episode 16: Mr. Peters goes to New Delhi and Southeast Asia and China's FM Wang Yi drops by Wellington
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Episode 15: Prabowo presidency in Indonesia and Taylor Swift's concerts in Singapore
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Episode 14: AUS-NZ Ministerial meetings, Indonesian election cartoons, spy pigeons, Nevada primary
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Episode 13: Taiwan's 2024 elections: democracy has won, the people have spoken, now what's next
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Episode 12: Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and what to watch out for in 2024
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Jan 06, 2024 |
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Episode 11: Biden-Xi face to face meeting ahead of APEC Summit in San Francisco: Is this a meeting of two desperados?
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Episode 10: Jokowi’s legacy, Indonesia’s regional leadership potential, Modi and India’s Middle East policy
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Episode 9: New Economic Security State or New Great Power Protectionism
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Episode 8: NZ General Election 2023 and the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Episode 7: Another one bites the dust? Prickly toes? Putin-Kim bromance? A brewing India-Canada diplomatic row?
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Episode 6: The more the merrier: ASEAN Jakarta Summit, G20 New Delhi Summit, Xi Jinping no-show
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Sep 09, 2023 |
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Episode 5: US-Korea-Japan leaders’ meeting, BRICS South Africa summit, Middle Power in Global Politics
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Aug 26, 2023 |
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Episode 4: China-Philippine tension in the South China Sea and Trump’s third indictment
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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Episode 3: Qin Gang canned; Blinken, Albanese, Macron and the summer South Pacific tour: What’s the buzz...tell me what’s a-happening?
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Jul 29, 2023 |
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Episode 2: New Zealand’s ’independent foreign policy:’ Walking cool but can it walk the line and face the ties that bind?
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Episode 1: NATO and Ukraine, NATO in Asia-Pacific, Betting on India
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Jul 14, 2023 |