Asia Inside Out

WASHINGTON D.C., January 25, 2024 — In this special episode of Asia Inside Out, Wendy Cutler, Vice President & Managing Director of the Asia Society Policy Institute in Washington, D.C., leads a discussion at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Asia Spotlight 2024 conference with Nick Schifrin, Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent at PBS Newshour; Demetri Sevastopulo, U.S.-China Correspon...

This month, we dive into the details of COP28, the world’s annual climate policy gathering, and what it means for Asia. Host and Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) Managing Director Rorry Daniels discusses what progress was made and what remains to be done with her colleagues, Li Shuo , incoming Director of China Climate Hub at the Asia Society Policy Institute and Kate Logan , Associate Directo...

In the latest episode of Asia Inside Out, ahead of COP28, host and Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) Managing Director Rorry Daniels and guest co-host, Director of South Asia Initiatives of ASPI Farwa Aamer, talk to the UN Resident Coordinator in India Shombi Sharp, who shares his insights about the role of India on the global stage. The conversation covers a range of topics including India&apo...

NEW YORK, November 14, 2023 — Ahead of the important meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, renowned Sinologist and Australian Ambassador to the United States, the Hon. Kevin Rudd, chats with Danny Russel, Vice President for International Security and Diplomacy at the Asia Society Policy Institute, about the bilateral relationship, drivers of China&apo...

In the latest episode of Asia Inside Out, host and Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) Managing Director Rorry Daniels talks to Middle East specialist and ASPI Distinguished Fellow Jeffrey Feltman about the ongoing situation in the Middle East and its implications for regional and global politics and security. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the late...

Today’s geopolitical circumstance, defined by the rivalry between the United States and China, has redefined the dynamics of regional and global orders. This reality is palpable in the Pacific region, where the strategic interests of major powers and their allies intersect and undermine aspirations for a “united ocean of peace.”   In the latest episode of Asia Inside Out, host and ASPI Managing Di...

Where do things stand in Hong Kong today, and what might the future hold? This month, Asia Inside Out host Rorry Daniels speaks with two Hong Kong politicians and observers of US-China relations: Emily Lau and Adrian Ho.  The two Hong Kongers see the city's political culture, relationship with Beijing, and recent history—including the seismic 2019 protests—very differently. They each discuss...

This week we’re releasing a special edition of our podcast: Qin Gang Out.  Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang was recently removed as China’s foreign minister after being absent from public view for several weeks, so we recently live streamed a panel discussion on what may have happened, what it means for China's foreign policy, what might come next from his replacement, and U.S.-China relatio...

In July's edition of Asia Inside Out, our Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) podcast that explores the latest news and developments in Asia foreign policy, we walk through the U.S.-Korea relationship, what it looks like today, and what the future might hold.  Joining us for this conversation with ASPI Managing Director Rorry Daniels are two esteemed Korean diplomats, Ahn Ho-Young and Jaemin...

We're back! Welcome to the relaunch of Asia Inside Out, a podcast from the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) that explores the latest news and developments in Asia foreign policy. Our first guest in our return episode is Rahm Emanuel, United States Ambassador to Japan. A well established figure in American politics, he was most recently the Mayor of Chicago from 2011 to 2019. Prior to that...

We’re back! We're relaunching Asia Inside Out, a podcast from the Asia Society Policy Institute that explores the latest news and developments in Asia foreign policy. It's been three years so allow us to reintroduce ourselves… Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global aff...

Former Obama administration official and energy expert David Sandalow joins ASPI's Thom Woodroofe to discuss the latest climate data from China, the big decisions facing Beijing, and future possibilities for U.S.-China climate cooperation. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and gl...

Thom Woodroofe, Brendan Guy, and Anubhav Gupta discuss what a Democratic victory in November's presidential election would mean for the global fight against climate change. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs. Each episode we’ll deliver an interview with informed...

Anubhav Gupta and Dinusha Panditaratne discuss the foreign policy outlook for Sri Lanka under newly-elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs. Each episode we’ll deliver an interview with informed experts, analysts, and decision-makers...

Anubhav Gupta and Ali Wyne discuss how China, trade, and other foreign policy issues will affect the upcoming presidential election in the United States. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs. Each episode we’ll deliver an interview with informed experts, analysts, and...

Nuclear policy expert James Acton discusses the Trump administration's approach to its twin nuclear crises in Iran and North Korea and describes realistic pathways to managing these problems. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs. Each episode we’ll deliver an inte...

C. Raja Mohan, a prominent strategic thinker on India's foreign policy, describes India's tilt toward the Middle East and the effects of the Trump administration's Iran policy and China's regional influence. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs. Eac...

Asia Society Policy Institute President Kevin Rudd and ASPI Vice Presidents Wendy Cutler and Daniel Russel provide their takeaways from President Trump's meetings with Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un and discuss what may happen next for U.S. policy with China and North Korea, respectively. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines an...

Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President Daniel Russel talks with S. Jaishankar, former foreign secretary of India and ambassador to the U.S. and China, about the state of U.S.-India relations, the India-China-Pakistan triangle, and the foreign policy accomplishments of the Modi government's first term. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the lat...

Asia Society Policy Institute's Lindsey Ford talks to Anna Fifield from the Washington Post and Laura Rosenberger from the German Marshall Fund about the importance of promoting diversity and gender equality in Asia-Pacific policy discussions. They discuss the need for exposure to a wider set of viewpoints, relay their efforts to elevate female expertise, and reflect on the role mentorship ha...

Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President Daniel Russel talks with Dennis Kwok, a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council and a founding member of the Civic Party, about Hong Kong's perspective on the ongoing U.S.-China tensions and the state of the "one country, two systems" framework. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest...

Anubhav Gupta, assistant director of the Asia Society Policy Institute, talks with James Crabtree about his book "India's Billionaire Raj: A Journey through India's New Gilded Age," a detailed account of India's super-rich. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional an...

Jonathan Landreth speaks with Kevin Rudd about China's struggle to explain itself and its strict internet censorship to young people around the world, about what China and the United States might do at this late date to work together on climate change abatement, and about what Americans should be thinking about vis-a-vis China as they head to the polls in the U.S. midterm elections. Asia Insi...

The Asia Society Policy Institute’s Anubhav Gupta speaks with Columbia University’s Vishal Misra and Medianama founder Nikhil Pahwa about the implications of the FCC repeal of net neutrality and what the United States can learn from the example of India. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regio...

Asia Society Policy Institute's Lindsey Ford speaks with Rob York and Jean Lee to examine the origins of North Korea’s dynastic family, its evolution, and what it means for the current state of affairs on the Korean Peninsula. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy headlines and provide an insider’s view on regional and global affairs....