Asia Unscripted
The US-Asia Institute podcast series Asia Unscripted features diverse experts with firsthand knowledge of Asia, who introduce key stories of the day in 20-30 minutes. The series covers issues in East Asia and the Asia Pacific, with episodes on China, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, and the 10 countries of ASEAN. Please be reminded that the US-Asia Institute is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization with no policy agenda. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US-Asia Institute.
Episodes
51 episodes
Bhutan’s Multifaceted Approach to Sustainable Development
This episode of US-Asia Institute's podcast, Asia Unscripted, features Mr. Michael Kugelman, the director of the Wilson Center's South Asia Institute. He is also a columnist for the Foreign Policy Magazine. His primary research projects include...
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Asia Unscripted: Cambodia's Approach to Climate Change: A Deep Dive Into their Environmental Policies
This episode of US-Asia Institute's podcast, Asia Unscripted, features Dr. Courtney Work, who is an Associate Professor at National Chengchi Univeristy. Before joining National Chengchi University, Dr. Work completed her PhD at Cornell Universi...
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Thailand's Foreign Policy: Exploring the Shifting Dynamic of US-Thai Relations
This episode of US-Asia Institute's podcast, Asia Unscripted, features Ambassador Scot Marciel, Ambassador Scot Marciel is the Oksenberg-Rohlen Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. From 2010 to 2013, Ambass...
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Modern India-Pakistan Relations: A look into the history of India and Pakistan’s Politics
This episode of US-Asia Institute's podcast, Asia Unscripted, features Dr. Alka Jauhari, who is a Practitioner In Residence at the Department of Human Sciences of the University of New Haven. Dr. Jauhari has obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Polit...
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Community Initiatives in Mongolia: Gaining Insight From the Co-Director of the Friends of Mongolia
This episode of US-Asia Institute's podcast, Asia Unscripted, features Nick Millward, who is the U.S. Co-Director of Friends of Mongolia. Nick Millward earned a bachelor’s in international studies at Virginia Military Institute. Upon graduating...
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The Honorable Sade Bimantara: Celebrating 75 Years of Indonesia-US Relations
This episode of US-Asia Institute's podcast, Asia Unscripted, features the Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, The Honorable Sade Bimantara. He is a career diplomat and graduate of Victoria University of Wellington, N...
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David Dollar: South East Asia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative
This episode features Dr. David Dollar, who is a senior fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution and host of the Brookings trade podcast, Dollar&Sense. He is a leading expert on China’s economy and U.S.-China...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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30:05
James Borton and Rodger Baker: Science Diplomacy and The Ecological Implications of The South China Sea
This episode features James Borton and Rodger Baker, the co-authors of the South China Sea Maritime Survey, a survey that aims to “underscore the urgency to examine the benefits and prospects of science-led initiatives in light of the unfold...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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27:54
Dr. Dini Sejko: Sovereign Wealth Funds in South East Asia
This episode features Dr. Dini Sejko, a Lecturer at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Business School, and a research affiliate at The Fletcher Network for Sovereign Wealth and Global Capital, Tufts University. Dr Sejk...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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26:58
Mark Manantan: AI Governance and Cybersecurity in South East Asia
This episode features Mark Manantan, the Director of Cybersecurity and Critical Technologies at the Pacific Forum. At the Forum, Mr. Manantan currently leads the Cyber ASEAN capacity-building initiative, and the US Cyber, Technology, and Sec...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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25:36
Justin Hall: Venture Capital Investment in South East Asia
This episode features Justin Hall, a partner at Golden Gate Ventures, a venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore that invests in early stage tech startups across various South East Asian countries (with offices in Indonesia and Vietnam)....
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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25:54
Ramesh Subramaniam: Climate Financing and ASEAN’s Clean Energy Transition
This episode features Ramesh Subramaniam, Director General of the Southeast Asia Department for the Asian Development Bank (or ADB), a regional development bank that works to promote social and economic development in Asia. Under his departm...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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25:39
Ambassador Ted Osius: Vietnam’s Economic Development, Clean Energy Transition, and Digital Economy
This episode features Ambassador Ted Osius, President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council and former US Ambassador to Vietnam. Ambassador Osius speaks to Laura about opportunities and challenges for US companies in Vietnam with respec...
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Gregory Poling: Outlook for the Philippines’ Foreign Policy and Climate Goals Under the Marcos Administration
This episode features Gregory Poling, Director of the Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He is a leading expert on the South China Sea disputes and conducts re...
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James Borton: Navigating to Common Ground in the South China Sea
This week, Lai and Kelly are joined by James Borton, a veteran journalist and author on Southeast Asia. He has reported widely for outlets such as The Washington Times and The Diplomat, focusing on environmental security issues stretching from ...
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Season 3
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30:06
The Big Brown Bag: Candid Career Conversations with Alec and Channing - Episode 4 - David Henry Hwang
This episode of Candid Career Conversations features David Henry Hwang, who speaks about his experiences in the arts through his career in American theater, film, opera, and playwrighting. Hwang’s stage works includes the plays M. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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The Big Brown Bag: Candid Career Conversations with Alec and Channing - Episode 3 - Dr. Konrad Ng
This episode of Candid Career Conversations features Dr. Konrad Ng, who speaks about his experiences in the field of art, culture, and more specific to his academic work, creative media. He is currently the Executive Director of Shangr...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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The Big Brown Bag: Candid Career Conversations with Alec and Channing - Episode 2 - Dr. Marc Futernick
This episode of Candid Career Conversations features Marc Futernick, MD, who speaks about his experiences in the field of medicine and his journey in becoming an Emergency Services Physician. Beyond his work at hospitals in the em...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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The Big Brown Bag: Candid Career Conversations with Alec and Channing - Episode 1 - Amy Lee Segami
This episode of Candid Career Conversations features Amy Lee Segami, who speaks about her experiences growing up in Hong Kong, studying and becoming an engineer in the United States, and the process of becoming a world renowned ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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The Big Brown Bag: Candid Career Conversations with Alec and Channing - Episode 0 - Introduction to Candid Career Conversations
This opening episode of Candid Career Conversations serves as a means for our listeners to understand the purpose, future content, and anticipated schedule of this brand new podcast series hosted by the US-Asia Institute. This series w...
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Season 3
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Episode 0
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Tyler Rasch: Intersections of Korean Media, Culture, and Politics
This week, Vivien and Isabelle are joined by Tyler Rasch, a TV Personality and Celebrity in South Korea who aims to connect Korean media to a global audience. He has appeared on all major Korean broadcasting networks and received awards for his...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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29:55
Laura Silver and Sheena Greitens: Current Perspectives of Americans towards China
This week, Isabelle and Vivien are joined by two guests. Their first guest is Laura Silver, who is a senior researcher at Pew Research Center. She is an expert in international survey research and writes about international public opinion on a ...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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31:24
Lauren Tom: Asian American Representation in US Media
This episode of Asia Unscripted features Lauren Tom, an Obie Award-winning actress, known for her roles in movies such as The Joy Luck Club, shows such as Friends, Supernatural, and Andi Mack, a...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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33:40
Alexander Feldman: Business and Investment in ASEAN
This week's episode of Asia Unscripted features Alexander Feldman, who is the Chairman, President & CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council. Mr. Feldman has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, holding pos...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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33:38
Sibarani Sofian: Designing Indonesia's New Capital
This week, Vivien and Isabelle are joined by Sibarani Sofian, who is the founder and director of URBAN+, a design studio based in Jakarta that won the design competition for Indonesia’s new capital in 2019. Mr. Sofian is an urban designer, plan...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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