May 18, 2022
The Geopolitical Consequences of China’s Solomon Islands Pact
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
What is Beijing up to in the Southern Pacific?
April 29, 2022
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Lessons for Taiwan
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has limited relevance for understanding the risks of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
April 16, 2022
Continuity and Change in Pakistani Politics: The End of Imran Khan and What’s Next
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
What does the future hold for Pakistan?
March 26, 2022
North Korea Returns to ICBM Testing
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw his first full-scale ICBM test since November 2017.
March 10, 2022
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Geopolitical Ripples in Asia
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had wide-ranging effects across the Indo-Pacific. The hosts discuss the consequences.
January 11, 2022
Causes and Consequences of Kazakhstan’s January 2022 Unrest
By Ankit Panda, Catherine Putz, and Ankit Panda
Protests over gas prices have quickly spiraled into nationwide unrest, resulting in the first-ever intervention by the CSTO in one of its member states.
December 18, 2021
2021 in Asian Geopolitics: A Retrospective
By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
What were the major developments and events that drove geopolitical trends in Asia in 2021?
December 11, 2021
Taiwan Strait Geopolitics and Violence in the Solomon Islands
By Ankit Panda, Catherine Putz, and Ankit Panda
The hosts discuss the late-2021 violence in the Solomon Islands and the U.S.-hosted Summit for Democracy.
November 20, 2021
Biden, Xi, and the Importance of Guardrails in the US-China Relationship
By Ankit Panda, Catherine Putz, and Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
The United States and China aren’t satisfied with their relationship, but both sides appear to be interested in managing their differences.
November 04, 2021
Continuity and Flux in Central Asia: Elections in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
By Ankit Panda, Catherine Putz, and Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
Uzbekistan’s presidential election yielded few surprises. What about Kyrgyzstan’s upcoming parliamentary elections?
November 01, 2021
The Shifting Nature of India-China Relations
By Ankit Panda
Manoj Kewalramani joins the show to discuss Indian views of China and the bilateral relationship between the two countries.
October 15, 2021
The Inter-Korean Missile Race Picks Up the Pace
By Ankit Panda
Both North and South Korea demonstrated a wide range of new missile capabilities in September 2021. What’s driving their arms race?