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Podcast Season 1


Comparative Connections Podcast Season 1, Episode 2: Abe Shinzo’s Indo-Pacific Legacy
Season 1, Episode 2 of the Comparative Connections podcast, featuring Rob York and Brad Glosserman. Transcript: York: Aloha, I’m Rob York, Director for Regional Affairs at Pacific Forum and editor of Comparative Connections: A Triannual Journal of Bilateral Relations in the Indo-Pacific. Welcome to the Comparative Connections Podcast, brought to you thanks to our friends at Conversation Six. The…
Featuring Rob York and Brad Glosserman
Comparative Connections Podcast Season 1, Episode 1: What’s New at Comparative Connections
Season 1, Episode 1 of the Comparative Connections podcast, featuring Rob York and Carol Li. Transcript: York: Aloha. I’m Rob York Director for Regional Affairs at Pacific Forum and Editor of Comparative Connections A Tri Annual Journal of Bilateral Relation in the Indo-Pacific. Welcome to the first ever Comparative Connections Podcast, brought to you thanks to our friends at Conversation…
Featuring Rob York and Carol Li

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Daily Digest

The Straits Times – Indonesia walks geopolitical tightrope with Asean maritime drills and F-15 purchases

Indonesia’s decision to move the inaugural Asean-only maritime drills it is hosting away from waters disputed by China may be seen as making a concession to Beijing.

Nikkei Asia – Fresh faces are shaking up politics in Nepal

2022 election victors have had rapid impact but endurance not yet clear.

Asia Times – BOJ’s policy calls are being made in Washington and Beijing

Powell suggestion that the harshest US tightening cycle in 30 years isn’t over left Ueda’s BOJ with nowhere to go.

The Diplomat – The Rise and Fall of China’s Wolf Warrior Diplomacy

China’s shift toward coercive diplomacy has domestic sources that are important to consider, even as the government signals a new approach.

Asia Times – Philippines on cusp of new South China Sea cold war

Japanese join in expressing outrage over China’s activities in Philippine waters including environmental damage.

Nikkei Asia – Asian EV companies descend on Dunkirk as Europe courts investment

Influx from east is transforming France’s automaking heartland into electric hub.