CSDS-Asia Matters Podcast
Asia Matters
CSDS-Asia Matters Podcast
Asia Matters
Monday 04 April 2022 : This episode examines the responses of three of Asia’s most prominent nations to Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Japan, India, and Korea.The...
Tuesday 15 March 2022 : South Korea’s closest presidential election since it became a democracy in 1987 has led to victory for the conservative Yoon Seok-yeol,...
Friday 04 March 2022 : On the eve of International Women's Day, we're bringing you a special podcast in collaboration with King's College London's Lau China...
Friday 25 February 2022 : Welcome to the inaugural episode of CSDS-Asia Matters, in which we continue our mission to bring together policy experts and academics to...
Saturday 05 February 2022 : The eyes of the world are on China as Beijing hosts the Winter Olympics. A successful Games will be used by leader Xi Jinping to bolster...
Wednesday 15 December 2021 : We’re heading to familiar territory again on this week's podcast - the Indo-Pacific. Increasingly, the area is becoming the centre of the...
Saturday 27 November 2021 : This week we take stock of COP26, the latest major international meeting on climate change which just wrapped up in Glasgow - billed...
Friday 12 November 2021 : This week we look at China's tech industry - few sectors have been more dynamic or grown as fast in recent years, with the likes of...
Wednesday 13 October 2021 : For those hoping the coronavirus pandemic was under control in Asia, the summer has been a nasty shock. A resurgence of Covid-19 across...
Thursday 07 October 2021 : In any list of influential tech powers in the world, South Korea would undoubtedly be near the top. In this episode we delve into how the...
Sunday 08 August 2021 : We turn again to the Korean peninsula in this week's episode, in another collaboration with CSDS. We often talk about North Korea's future...
Monday 19 July 2021 : The most shocking political development in Asia so far this year is arguably the seizure of power by the military in Myanmar, and the arrest...
Monday 12 July 2021 : Against all odds, and after much compromise, the Tokyo Olympic Games are set to go ahead this summer. With no foreign fans and most...
Sunday 27 June 2021 : This week we turn our attention to the Indo-Pacific - the new geopolitical groupings emerging there, from multilateral trade deals to...
Tuesday 08 June 2021 : In July the Chinese Communist Party turns 100. From humble beginnings in a small building in Shanghai's French Concession, the party would...
Tuesday 01 June 2021 : For this episode we're taking a look at one of the world’s most intractable geopolitical issues - North Korea - as the second of our...
Friday 28 May 2021 : This week we set our sights on Japan and South Korea, East Asia's most prominent middle powers. With the United States and China showing...
Wednesday 12 May 2021 : US President Joe Biden has steamed past his first 100 days in office, typically a stage where we can look back and take stock of where a new...
Monday 03 May 2021 : This week Asia Matters joins forces with the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy at the Brussels School of Governance, home to a...
Friday 23 April 2021 : ASEAN leaders will meet in Jakarta on April 24 to discuss the ongoing crisis in Myanmar, which has shown no sign of abating since a military...
Sunday 28 March 2021 : China’s growing economic clout has seen its influence rise accordingly in major international institutions — and none more so than in...
Tuesday 16 March 2021 : China’s rulers have been setting out their goals for the country at their big annual political meetings in Beijing. This year’s event...
Monday 01 March 2021 : In this episode we turn to a part of the world we haven’t discussed before — the Pacific Islands. Stretching over a vast area covering...
Friday 19 February 2021 : After a year-long battle behind closed doors, Vietnam has a new political leadership. At its Congress, which finished on February 1st, the...
Sunday 07 February 2021 : "Our country was a bird that was just learning to fly. Now the army broke our wings," said one activist. "What was granted by the generals...
CSDS-Asia Matters Podcast
Asia Matters
Asia’s Response to the War in Ukraine
This episode examines the responses of three of Asia’s most prominent nations to Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Japan, India, and Korea.The...
Close and nasty: South Korea's divisive election
South Korea’s closest presidential election since it became a democracy in 1987 has led to victory for the conservative Yoon Seok-yeol,...
Women's Lives In Modern China
On the eve of International Women's Day, we're bringing you a special podcast in collaboration with King's College London's Lau China...
ASEAN and the European Union - Kindred Spirits or Worlds Apart?
Welcome to the inaugural episode of CSDS-Asia Matters, in which we continue our mission to bring together policy experts and academics to...
China's Politics and Economy as the Winter Olympics Open
The eyes of the world are on China as Beijing hosts the Winter Olympics. A successful Games will be used by leader Xi Jinping to bolster...
Is there a Transatlantic Approach to China and the Indo-Pacific?
We’re heading to familiar territory again on this week's podcast - the Indo-Pacific. Increasingly, the area is becoming the centre of the...
Good COP? China, Asia and Climate Change
This week we take stock of COP26, the latest major international meeting on climate change which just wrapped up in Glasgow - billed...
China Tackles Its Tech Titans
This week we look at China's tech industry - few sectors have been more dynamic or grown as fast in recent years, with the likes of...
Delta Damage: Asia's Continuing Covid Struggle
For those hoping the coronavirus pandemic was under control in Asia, the summer has been a nasty shock. A resurgence of Covid-19 across...
South Korea: The Tech Powerhouse on the Cyber Frontline
In any list of influential tech powers in the world, South Korea would undoubtedly be near the top. In this episode we delve into how the...
North Korea: The View from the South
We turn again to the Korean peninsula in this week's episode, in another collaboration with CSDS. We often talk about North Korea's future...
Myanmar Six Months On: A Failed State?
The most shocking political development in Asia so far this year is arguably the seizure of power by the military in Myanmar, and the arrest...
The Olympics in Asia: Gold, Glory and Geopolitics
Against all odds, and after much compromise, the Tokyo Olympic Games are set to go ahead this summer. With no foreign fans and most...
How the EU Fits into Asia’s Security Puzzle
This week we turn our attention to the Indo-Pacific - the new geopolitical groupings emerging there, from multilateral trade deals to...
Does China See Itself as a Great Power?
In July the Chinese Communist Party turns 100. From humble beginnings in a small building in Shanghai's French Concession, the party would...
North Korea: Is Full Denuclearisation Still a Viable Goal?
For this episode we're taking a look at one of the world’s most intractable geopolitical issues - North Korea - as the second of our...
Japan and South Korea: Navigating an Era of Competition
This week we set our sights on Japan and South Korea, East Asia's most prominent middle powers. With the United States and China showing...
Biden Post-100 Days: The View from Asia
US President Joe Biden has steamed past his first 100 days in office, typically a stage where we can look back and take stock of where a new...
Dealing with Disinformation: A Global Challenge
This week Asia Matters joins forces with the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy at the Brussels School of Governance, home to a...
ASEAN and Myanmar: How to Handle the Coup Next Door
ASEAN leaders will meet in Jakarta on April 24 to discuss the ongoing crisis in Myanmar, which has shown no sign of abating since a military...
How China Is Changing - And Being Changed by - the UN
China’s growing economic clout has seen its influence rise accordingly in major international institutions — and none more so than in...
China Faces Up To Its Biggest Challenges
China’s rulers have been setting out their goals for the country at their big annual political meetings in Beijing. This year’s event...
Islands Apart: Pacific Nations In The Covid Era
In this episode we turn to a part of the world we haven’t discussed before — the Pacific Islands. Stretching over a vast area covering...
What to Expect from Vietnam’s New Leaders
After a year-long battle behind closed doors, Vietnam has a new political leadership. At its Congress, which finished on February 1st, the...
Myanmar's Military Are Back: First Impressions of the Coup
"Our country was a bird that was just learning to fly. Now the army broke our wings," said one activist. "What was granted by the generals...
