Asia Inside Out

For Asia Inside Out , Farwa Aamer , ASPI's Director of South Asia Initiatives, speaks with Anirudh Suri , author of The Great Tech Game: Shaping Geopolitics and the Destinies of Nations , and host of The Great Tech Game Podcast,  about India's evolving AI strategy, its pursuit of technological sovereignty, and how, as a middle power, it can collaborate with like-minded partners to advanc...

On her final episode of Asia Inside Out, Rorry Daniels , managing director of the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), is joined by Wendy Cutler, senior vice president of ASPI; and Danny Russel, distinguished fellow at ASPI. With President Donald Trump ’s visit to Beijing now scheduled for May, they take stock of U.S.-China relations, assess how the Iran war is reshaping the strategic landscape,...

February 9, 2026 — On this special episode of Asia Inside Out, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, 25th Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and non-resident distinguished fellow at Asia Society Policy Institute, speaks with Daniel Russel, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and distinguished fellow at Asia Society Policy Institute. They discuss U.S. defense and alliance stra...

January 22, 2026 — In this episode of Asia Inside Out, Rorry Daniels, Managing Director of the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), speaks with Jeffrey Feltman, Non-Resident Distinguished Fellow at ASPI, about the 2025-2026 protests in Iran and what they mean for the future of Ayatollah Khamenei’s regime. Daniels and Feltman unpack the range of international responses and examine how Iran fits in...

On this episode of Asia Inside Out, Rorry Daniels, Managing Director, sits down with Dr. Leslie Teo, Senior Director of AI Products at AI Singapore, to explore how Singapore is shaping AI adoption and setting governance norms across Southeast Asia. Ahead of the upcoming AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, they cover the importance of localized large language models and open-source data to equitable AI...

On this episode of Asia Inside Out, Rorry Daniels , Managing Director of the Asia Society Policy Institute, speaks with Todd Stern , Non-Resident Distinguished Fellow at ASPI and the former chief U.S. negotiator for the Paris Climate Agreement. They discuss the progress the world has made toward the Paris goals ten years after COP21, the impact of the United States’ withdrawal from the agreement,...

In this episode of Asia Inside Out, Rorry Daniels , Managing Director of the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), speaks with Raja Mohan , ASPI Non-Resident Distinguished Fellow and author of the forthcoming India and the Rebalancing of Asia . Daniels and Mohan discuss India’s relationship China, the U.S., and Russia; regional headwinds impacting New Delhi; and India’s strategic vision for its ro...

On this episode of Asia Inside Out, Rorry Daniels, Managing Director of the Asia Society Policy Institute, speaks with Wilson White, Vice President of Government Affairs and Public Policy at Google. They discuss AI adoption across the Asia-Pacific region and Google’s latest report on how governments can leverage AI to meet development goals. Wilson gives insights into the balance between AI innova...

 In this episode of Asia Inside Out , Rorry Daniels, Managing Director of the Asia Society Policy Institute, sits down with Jacob Sims, a visiting fellow at Harvard University’s Asia Center and leading expert on transnational cybercrime in Southeast Asia. Together, they unpack the $64 billion a year scam industry run by criminal syndicates operating out of Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar, as well as t...

In this episode of Asia Inside Out , Asia Society Policy Institute's Managing Director, Rorry Daniels, speaks with historian and author Thant Myint-U , grandson of former UN Secretary-General U Thant, about his latest book, Peacemaker: U Thant, the United Nations, and the Untold Story of the 1960s . They explore U Thant’s legacy as the first non-Western Secretary General of the UN, focusing o...

On this episode of Asia Inside Out, Rorry Daniels , managing director of the Asia Society Policy Institute, sits down with Tan Sri Nazir Razak , chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council and Ikhlas Capital. Daniels and Razak discuss Malaysia’s chairmanship of ASEAN, the importance of regional economic development and integration, and the ways in which Southeast Asia’s private and public sect...

Zichen Wang , founder and editor of the Pekingnology newsletter and research fellow and director for International Relations at the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), speaks with Rorry Daniels, managing director of Asia Society Policy Institute, on our latest episode of Asia Inside Out. Wang and Daniels discuss the state of U.S.-China relations one month after “Liberation Day”, the future o...

Sean Turnell , a former economic policy advisor to Myanmar’s democratic government, recounts his 650-day imprisonment in Myanmar which he served after being wrongfully arrested in the aftermath of the February 2021 military coup. Drawing from his career as an economic analyst and professor, Turnell examines the economic challenges facing Myanmar’s junta four years into the civil war and discusses...

Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis experts Sungmin Cho , Fellow on Chinese Politics, Foreign Policy, and National Security; Brendan Kelly , Fellow on Chinese Economy and Technology; Philippe Le Corre , Senior Fellow on Foreign Policy; and Pascale Massot , Fellow on Political Economy, explore China’s foreign policy. Lyle J. Morris , Senior Fellow on Foreign Policy and Nationa...

Center for China Analysis experts, Qiheng Chen , Affiliated Researcher on Technology and Economy;  Michael Hirson , Fellow on Chinese Economy and Technology; and Lizzi C. Lee,  Fellow on Chinese Economy, delve into the Chinese economy. G.A. Donovan , Fellow on Chinese Society and Political Economy, moderates the discussion. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you be...

Vilas Dhar, global AI expert and President of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, speaks with Rorry Daniels, ASPI’s Managing Director, about the transformative potential AI has to help close the digital divide and shape our shared future for the better. 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 region...

Todd Stern, former U.S. Climate Envoy, joins Li Shuo, Director of the China Climate Hub at Asia Society Policy Institute, and Rorry Daniels, Managing Director of ASPI, to discuss their takeaways from attending COP29, Stern’s new book “Landing the Paris Agreement”, and the future of climate progress. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy he...

Jeffrey Feltman, non-resident Distinguished Fellow at Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), joins Rorry Daniels, Managing Director of ASPI, for a conversation about the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, his time as U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon, and Iran’s proxy strategy anticipating the next US administration. Asia Inside Out brings together our team and special guests to take you beyond the latest policy...

The Hon. Linda Burney, former Minister for Indigenous Australians and member of Australian Parliament, speaks with Asia Society Policy Institute Managing Director Rorry Daniels about her experience as the first Aboriginal Australian elected to the House of Representatives, the Voice to Parliament Referendum, and her efforts to improve livelihoods of Aboriginal Australians. (48 min., 6 sec.) Asia I...

Prof. Tshilidzi Marwala , rector of the United Nations University and under-secretary-general of UN, speaks with Asia Society Policy Institute Managing Director Rorry Daniels about the importance of digital governance and the UN's new Global Digital Compact. The conversation covers how AI can be better understood, trusted, and used for the greater good.  Asia Inside Out brings together our te...

Dr. Eleonore Fournier-Tombs , head of Anticipatory Action and Innovation at the UNU-CPR, speaks with Asia Society Policy Institute Managing Director Rorry Daniels about the importance of digital governance and the UN's new Global Digital Compact. United Nations. The conversation covers how AI can accelerate economic development and climate action while managing the associated risks.  Asia Ins...

Author Dr. David Zweig discusses his latest book, “The War for Chinese Talent in America,” which documents China's aggressive attempts to gain access to U.S. technology and America's countermeasures in response. Asia Society Policy Institute Managing Director Rorry Daniels moderates the discussion on China’s need for science and technology inputs, its education and recruitment strategies...

June 21, 2024 — In this episode of Asia Inside Out, U.S. former officials and experts unpack the recently concluded summit meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) Managing Director Rorry Daniels is joined by ASPI Vice President for Security and Diplomacy Daniel Russel, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Stan...

Managing Director Rorry Daniels interviews Asia Society President and CEO, Dr. Kyung-wha Kang, on what has shaped her career, including her mentors and key successes. The conversation also covers how Dr. Kang's experience in national government and international institutions influences her perspective on global governance and the important role of civil society and non-profits, including the...

NEW YORK, March 21, 2024 — Asia Society Policy Institute, in partnership with Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania, hosts a discussion on the U.S.-China relationship and how it impacts global trends. Speakers include Kishore Mahbubani, 2023-24 Schlager visiting fellow at the University of Pennsylvania's Perry World House; and Orville Schell, Arthur Ross director of the Asia Soc...