The ASEAN Wonk Podcast

INTRODUCTION Our guest today is Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh, who has been one of Vietnam's leading diplomats, with key posts including deputy minister in the foreign ministry, ambassador to the United States, as well as several other roles, including with Vietnam's relations with ASEAN and Asia more generally. We will start our conversation today talking about Vietnam's recent hosting of the leader...

INTRODUCTION Our guest today is Dr. Ken Jimbo, who is a professor at Keio University and a renowned commentator on Japan's foreign security policy as well as wider Indo-Pacific geopolitics and geoeconomics. He's previously been a policy advisor to various parts of the Japanese government, including the Ministry of Defense and the National Security Secretariat. We'll start our conversation talking...

INTRODUCTION Our guest today is Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak, a professor and senior fellow at the Institute of Security and International Studies at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. He is regarded as one of Thailand and Southeast Asia's foremost foreign policy thinkers and commentators and he's written and spoken widely on a range of topics we write about on ASEAN Wonk, including Thailand, the...

Our guest today is Professor Dewi Fortuna Anwar who has several affiliations including as research professor at the National Research and Innovation Agency in Indonesia known as BRIN. She's regarded as one of Indonesia's leading foreign policy analysts. She's held several stints within the Indonesian government and is renowned for her writing and scholarship on a number of areas including Indonesi...

Note: This is a podcast version of an earlier post published on August 28, 2024 . This is not meant to serve as new content and is designed as a standard paired addition our dedicated website podcast section. INTRODUCTION ASEAN Wonk: Welcome to the ASEAN Wonk Podcast, where we bring you expert insights and regional perspectives on Southeast Asia and Indo Pacific geopolitics and geoeconomics. I'm y...

Note: This is a podcast version of an earlier post published on August 22, 2024 . This is not meant to serve as new content and is designed as a standard paired addition our dedicated website podcast section. ASEAN Wonk: Welcome to the ASEAN Wonk Podcast, where we bring you expert insights and regional perspectives on Southeast Asia and Indo Pacific geopolitics and geoeconomics. I'm your host, Dr....

Our inaugural ASEAN Wonk Podcast episode examines ASEAN centrality under challenge amid proliferating minilaterals, intensifying major power competition and flashpoint management stress across issues including the South China Sea disputes and the Myanmar crisis. The subject has come under scrutiny once again following the recent ASEAN meetings convened by Laos in July . For this inaugural episode,...