Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific?

By Ray Powell & Jim Carouso

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Chart the world's new strategic crossroads. Join co-hosts Ray Powell, a 35-year U.S. Air Force veteran and Director of the celebrated SeaLight maritime transparency project, and Jim Carouso, a senior U.S. diplomat and strategic advisor, for your essential weekly briefing on the Indo-Pacific. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground military and diplomatic experience, they deliver unparalleled insights into the forces shaping the 21st century.

From the U.S.-China strategic competition to the flashpoints of the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, we cut through the noise with practical, practitioner-focused analysis. Each episode goes deep on the region's most critical geopolitical, economic and security issues.

We bring you conversations with the leaders and experts shaping policy, featuring some of the world's most influential voices, including:

  • Senior government officials and ambassadors
  • Defense secretaries, national security advisors and four-star military officers
  • Legislators and top regional specialists
  • C-suite business leaders

This podcast is your indispensable resource for understanding the complexities of alliances and regional groupings like AUKUS, ASEAN and the Quad; the strategic shifts of major powers like the U.S., China, Japan and India; and emerging challenges from economic statecraft to regional security.

If you are a foreign policy professional, business leader, scholar, or a citizen seeking to understand the dynamics of global power, this podcast provides the context you need.

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Produced by Ian Ellis-Jones and IEJ Media.

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Episode Date
Why Should We Care if Chinese Chemicals are Fueling a Meth Tsunami in the Indo-Pacific? with Rebecca Tan
Dec 12, 2025
Why Should We Care How China’s Maritime Aggression Impacts America’s Prosperity and Security? | with U.S. Senator Todd Young
Dec 09, 2025
Why Should We Care About China's Political Warfare Against Taiwan? | with Peter Mattis
Dec 05, 2025
Why Should We Care if China is Threatening Japan over Taiwan? | with Bonnie Glaser & Amb. Shingo Yamagami
Dec 04, 2025
Why Should We Care if Indonesia's "Jakarta Model" for Critical Minerals is Bad for Indonesians? | with Dr. Alvin Camba
Nov 28, 2025
Why Should We Care if a Tribunal Just Sentenced Bangladesh’s Former Prime Minister to Death? | with Dr. Lailufar Yasmin
Nov 21, 2025
Why Should We Care if China is Waging a War for Our Minds? | with Andrew Jensen
Nov 14, 2025
Why Should We Care About China’s Law of the Sea? | with Isaac Kardon
Nov 07, 2025
Why Should We Care if China Doesn’t Really Want to Rule the World? | with David C. Kang
Oct 31, 2025
Why Should We Care About How Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Will Govern? | with Hanako Montgomery
Oct 24, 2025
Why Should We Care About the West Philippine Sea Film that China is Trying to Block? | with Baby Ruth Villarama
Oct 21, 2025
Why Should We Care if China Wants to Lead the Global South? | with Eric Olander
Oct 17, 2025
Why Should We Care What it’s Really Like Living in (and Escaping From) North Korea? | with Timothy Cho
Oct 10, 2025
Why Should We Care if America Pulls Back While China Pushes Out? | with Shannon Brandao
Oct 03, 2025
Why Should We Care About Disruption, Division and Competition in the Indo-Pacific? | with James Minnich
Sep 26, 2025
Why Should We Care if China’s Military is Innovating Faster than America’s? | with Steve Blank
Sep 19, 2025
Why Should We Care if AUKUS is at a Crossroads? | with Charlie Edel and Abe Denmark
Sep 12, 2025
Our 100th Episode! Lessons, Laughter, and Why We Care More than Ever About the Indo-Pacific
Sep 09, 2025
Why Should We Care if the U.S.-India Relationship Melts Down? | with Josh Rogin
Sep 05, 2025
Why Should We Care if National Security Depends on Foreign Rocks Controlled by China? | with Matthew Zolnowski
Aug 29, 2025
CHINA-PHILIPPINES AGAIN: Why Should We Care About Beijing’s Renewed Saber-Rattling at Second Thomas Shoal?
Aug 25, 2025
Why Should We Care About the Inside Story Behind AUKUS? | with Ambassador Arthur Sinodinos
Aug 22, 2025
Why Should We Care About Indonesia’s High-Stakes Balancing Act? | with Aristyo Darmawan
Aug 15, 2025
EMERGENCY EPISODE: Why Should We Care About the Shocking Chinese Ship Collision at Scarborough Shoal?
Aug 14, 2025
Why Should We Care About Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's Unrequited Love Affair with Xi Jinping? | with Marites Vitug and Camille Elemia
Aug 08, 2025
SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL GUEST: Why Should We Care About The Pacific Island Country Standing Up To China?
Aug 05, 2025
Why Should We Care About Taiwan’s Recall Election Stunner? | with Kharis Templeman
Aug 01, 2025
Why Should the Indo-Pacific Care About War in the Middle East? | with Zack Cooper
Jul 25, 2025
Why Should We Care if Australia’s Prime Minister Spends a Week in China? | with Andrew Phelan
Jul 18, 2025
Why Should We Care About the Defense of the Philippines? | with Philippine Defense Secretary Teodoro
Jul 14, 2025
Why Should We Care About the Cambodia-Thailand Border Conflict? | with Ambassador Pou Sothirak
Jul 11, 2025
Why Should We Care if China is the Superpower of Seafood? | with Ian Urbina
Jul 04, 2025
Why Should We Care if South Korea Finally Has a New President? | with Gordon Flake
Jun 27, 2025
Why Should We Care About Techno-Nationalism in the Indo-Pacific? | with Alex Capri
Jun 20, 2025
Why Should We Care About America's "Offensively Meager" Defense Budget? | with U.S. Congressman Don Bacon
Jun 13, 2025
Why Should We Care About a US-Japan-Australia-Philippines Defense Pact? | with Dr. Ely Ratner
Jun 06, 2025
Chinese Aggression Fuels Indo-Pacific Gray Zone Wars: Bonus Crossover Episode
Jun 03, 2025
Why Should We Care if Now Everyone Thinks COVID-19 Escaped from a Lab (and China Covered it Up)? | with Jim Geraghty
May 30, 2025
Why Should We Care About China's Gray Zone Influence Campaign in the Pacific Islands? | with Cleo Paskal
May 23, 2025
Illuminating Chinese Military Activity in the Indo-Pacific Region: Bonus Crossover Episode
May 20, 2025
Why Should We Care About China’s Human Rights Abuses? | with Luke de Pulford
May 16, 2025
Why Should We Care Whether America Has Enough Airlift? | with General Mike Minihan
May 13, 2025
Why Should We Care About the India-Pakistan Border Conflict? | with Nitin A. Gokhale
May 08, 2025
Why Should We Care About Australia’s Remarkable Election Results? | with Mick McNeill and Michael Rowland
May 05, 2025
Why Should We Care About Asia’s Growing Energy Needs? | with Paul Everingham
May 02, 2025
Bonus Crossover Episode with China Global Podcast: China-Korea Yellow Sea Dispute
Apr 30, 2025
Why Should We Care About U.S.-Australia Relations in the Age of Trump? | with Former Ambassador Joe Hockey
Apr 25, 2025
Why Should We Care if China Gains Influence Because of U.S. Tariffs? | with Mark Lambert
Apr 23, 2025
Bonus Crossover Episode with the China Global South Podcast: Ray Powell on the South China Sea
Apr 20, 2025
Why Should We Care Who Wins the U.S.-China Trade War? | with Steven Okun
Apr 18, 2025
Why Should We Care About Vietnam’s South China Sea Island-Building Campaign? | with Bill Hayton
Apr 14, 2025
Why Should We Care How Southeast Asia Responds to Trump’s Tariffs? | with John Goyer
Apr 11, 2025
Why Should We Care How Japan Responds to Trump’s Tariffs? | with Chris Johnstone
Apr 08, 2025
Why Should We Care About U.S.-India Relations as the Trump 2.0 Era Dawns?
Apr 04, 2025
Why Should We Care Why Asia’s Not Afraid of “America First”?
Mar 28, 2025
Why Should We (and Especially Taiwan) Care About China's New "Invasion Barges"?
Mar 25, 2025
Why Should We Care About "Dark Fleets"?
Mar 21, 2025
Why Should We Care About the Philippines’ Marcos-Duterte Feud?
Mar 19, 2025
Why Should the Indo-Pacific Care About Trump’s Tariffs?
Mar 14, 2025
Why Should We Care if China is Sabotaging Taiwan’s Subsea Cables?
Mar 07, 2025
Why Should We Care About Airpower in the Indo-Pacific?
Mar 03, 2025
Why Should We Care Whether the U.S. Can Build Enough Submarines for AUKUS?
Feb 28, 2025
Why Should We Care About Asia's Scam Syndicates?
Feb 25, 2025
Why Should We Care if China Dominates the Critical Minerals Supply Chain?
Feb 21, 2025
Why Should We Care About Thailand's Chaotic Politics?
Feb 14, 2025
Why Should We Care if USAID Gets "Curb-Stomped"?
Feb 10, 2025
Why Should We Care About the Quad?
Feb 07, 2025
Why Should We Care About Drone Warfare in the Indo-Pacific?
Jan 31, 2025
Why Should We Care About China's Gray-Zone Warfare?
Jan 24, 2025
Why Should We Care About China's 'Silent Invasion' of America's Homeland?
Jan 22, 2025
Why Should We Care if China's Military is Ready for War?
Jan 18, 2025
Why Should We Care if China's Military is Ready for War?
Jan 18, 2025
Why Should We Care About Trump’s Indo-Pacific Policies?
Jan 11, 2025
Why Should We Care About the U.S.-Japan Alliance?
Jan 03, 2025
Special Year-End Episode: Why Should We Care About 2024 in the Indo-Pacific?
Dec 30, 2024
Why Should We Care if Companies are Forced to Choose Between the U.S. and China?
Dec 28, 2024
Why Should We Care About the Changing Indo-Pacific Business Environment?
Dec 20, 2024
Why Should We Care About Indonesia's Prabowo Era?
Dec 13, 2024
Why Should We Care About what the Pacific Islands Think?
Dec 06, 2024
Why Should We Care About What the Hell Just Happened in South Korea?
Dec 04, 2024
Why Should We Care About the Kuomintang, Taiwan's Opposition Party?
Nov 30, 2024
Why Should We Care Whether China can be Deterred?
Nov 22, 2024
Why Should the Philippines Care About Trump 2.0?
Nov 20, 2024
Why Should We Care About India's Strategic Autonomy?
Nov 15, 2024
Why Should We Care About Economic Decoupling with China?
Nov 08, 2024
Why Should We Care About China's Spies?
Nov 01, 2024
Why Should We Care About how China Became a Great Power?
Oct 29, 2024
Why Should We Care About the Future of AUKUS?
Oct 25, 2024
Why Should We Care About North Korea’s Military Cooperation with Russia?
Oct 18, 2024
Why Should We Care if Supply Chains with China are Breaking?
Oct 12, 2024
Why Should We Care About Human Trafficking in Vietnam?
Oct 05, 2024
Why Should We Care About Donald Trump's Approach to U.S. National Security?
Oct 02, 2024
Why Should We Care if Malaysia is Moving Toward China?
Sep 28, 2024
Why Should We Care About the Future of Hong Kong?
Sep 21, 2024
Why Should the Indo-Pacific Care if it's Trump or Harris?
Sep 13, 2024
Why Should We Care About the South China Sea's New Flashpoint?
Sep 10, 2024
Why Should We Care About Indonesia's New President?
Sep 06, 2024
Why Should We Care if India is Deprioritizing its Navy?
Aug 31, 2024
Why Should We Care if AI can Predict Future Crises?
Aug 23, 2024
Why Should Southeast Asia Care about Maritime Law?
Aug 17, 2024
Why Should We Care if We Can't Produce Enough Weapons?
Aug 10, 2024
Why Should We Care About ASEAN Centrality?
Aug 03, 2024
Why Should We Care About the AUKUS Submarine?
Jul 26, 2024
Why Should We Care About China's Criminal Gaming Syndicates?
Jul 23, 2024
Why Should We Care About America's Lost Indo-Pacific Decade?
Jul 19, 2024
Why Should We Care About China's Wolf Warrior Diplomats?
Jul 13, 2024
Why Should We Care if India Becomes the World's Third Largest Economy?
Jul 06, 2024
Why Should We Care About China's Foreign Influence Operations?
Jun 29, 2024
Why Should We Care About Taiwan's "Davidson Window"?
Jun 22, 2024
Why Should We Care What Singapore Thinks?
Jun 15, 2024
Why Should We Care About the Pacific Island Countries?
Jun 08, 2024
Why Should We Care About America's Defense Priorities?
May 31, 2024
Why Should We Care About the Outlaw Ocean?
May 24, 2024
Why Should We Care About Myanmar's Civil War?
May 17, 2024
Why Should We Care About America's Indo-Pacific Allies?
May 10, 2024
Why Should We Care About the Defense of Taiwan?
May 06, 2024
Why Should We Care About Southeast Asian Economies?
May 03, 2024
Why Should We Care if China is Harassing Philippine Ships?
May 01, 2024
Why Should We Care About Beijing's Cyber Aggression?
Apr 19, 2024
Why Should We Care if China has the World's Biggest Navy?
Apr 18, 2024
Why Should We Care About the U.S.-Japan-Philippines Trilateral Summit?
Apr 06, 2024
Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific? (Pilot)
Apr 04, 2024