Asia Geopolitics

Asian Talk

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.

Episodes

Southeast Asia’s Mandalas of Multialignment

The Geopolitics of the Trump-Xi Meeting

Iran Crisis: Pakistan’s Prominence and India’s Strategic Silence

US Strategic Incoherence and the Iran War

Inside North Korea’s 9th Party Congress

What the US-Iran War Means for Asia

Is China Conducting Secret Nuclear Weapons Tests?

The Downfall of Zhang Youxia

Venezuela: Trump, Geopolitics, and the View from Asia

2025: A Trumpian Year of Geopolitical Shifts in Asia

Dissecting Trump’s Remarkably Odd US National Security Strategy

Don’t Call it a Deal Just Yet: South Korea to Pursue Nuclear-powered Submarines

A Busy Month for Central Asian Multilateralism

The State of US Asia Policy in the Trump Era, With Special Guest Jim Sciutto

Inside China’s Struggle for Influence in Central Asia

Under New Leadership, What’s Next for Japan?

Escalating Tensions, Fresh Clashes on the Afghanistan-Pakistan Border

Inside the Story of America’s Failure to Disarm North Korea

Is Reconciling Cambodia and Thailand Possible?

Thailand Arrests Australian Journalist Over Malaysian Defamation Charge