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Asia Unscripted

US-Asia Institute

52 episodes

3 months ago

This episode features Mr. James Borton, who is a non-resident senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He has spent more than 30 years reporting from Southeast Asia, establishing himself as a leading voice on environmental policy in the South China Sea. Mr. Borton is a seasoned editor and commentator, frequently contributing op-eds and analysis to major publications including The Washington Times, South China Morning P...

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This episode features Mr. James Borton, who is a non-resident senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He has spent more than 30 years reporting from Southeast Asia, establishing himself as a leading voice on environmental policy in the South China Sea. Mr. Borton is a seasoned editor and commentator, frequently contributing op-eds and analysis to major publications including The Washington Times, South China Morning P...

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Episodes (20/52)

Asia Unscripted

Harvesting the Waves: Environmental Peacebuilding in the South China Sea

This episode features Mr. James Borton, who is a non-resident senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He has spent more than 30 years reporting from Southeast Asia, establishing himself as a leading voice on environmental policy in the South China Sea. Mr. Borton is a seasoned editor and commentator, frequently contributing op-eds and analysis to major publications including The Washington Times, South China Morning P...

3 months ago

21 minutes

Asia Unscripted

Bhutan’s Multifaceted Approach to Sustainable Development

This episode of US-Asia Institute's podcast, Asia Unscripted, features Mr. Michael Kugelman, the director of the Wilson Center's South Asia Institute. He is also a columnist for the Foreign Policy Magazine. His primary research projects include geopolitics in South Asia, U.S.-India technology cooperation, and the role of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. Some of Mr. Kugelman's longer publications include Pakistan’s Interminable Energy Crisis: Is There Any Way Out? (Wilson Center, 2015), Pakist...

1 year ago

21 minutes

Asia Unscripted

Asia Unscripted: Cambodia's Approach to Climate Change: A Deep Dive Into their Environmental Policies

This episode of US-Asia Institute's podcast, Asia Unscripted, features Dr. Courtney Work, who is an Associate Professor at National Chengchi Univeristy. Before joining National Chengchi University, Dr. Work completed her PhD at Cornell University, in Ithaca, NY in 2014, after which she spent five years on a research post-doc with the Institute for Social Studies, The Hague, and the Regional Center for Sustainable Development (RCSD) at Chiang Mai University. She researched the intersections of...

1 year ago

33 minutes

Asia Unscripted

Thailand's Foreign Policy: Exploring the Shifting Dynamic of US-Thai Relations

This episode of US-Asia Institute's podcast, Asia Unscripted, features Ambassador Scot Marciel, Ambassador Scot Marciel is the Oksenberg-Rohlen Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. From 2010 to 2013, Ambassador Marciel served as U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia and served as the first U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Southeast Asia from 2007 to 2010. Ambassador Marciel is a retired diplomat who has also served a...

1 year ago

27 minutes

Asia Unscripted

Modern India-Pakistan Relations: A look into the history of India and Pakistan’s Politics

This episode of US-Asia Institute's podcast, Asia Unscripted, features Dr. Alka Jauhari, who is a Practitioner In Residence at the Department of Human Sciences of the University of New Haven. Dr. Jauhari has obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Isabella Thoburn College, a Masters Degree in Political Science at Lucknow University, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Lucknow University as well. Dr. Jauhari’s research includes the South Asian Region, primarily highlighting the e...

1 year ago

29 minutes

Asia Unscripted

Community Initiatives in Mongolia: Gaining Insight From the Co-Director of the Friends of Mongolia

This episode of US-Asia Institute's podcast, Asia Unscripted, features Nick Millward, who is the U.S. Co-Director of Friends of Mongolia. Nick Millward earned a bachelor’s in international studies at Virginia Military Institute. Upon graduating, he served as an Infantry Officer in the US Marine Corps for 7 years, where he was eventually stationed in Japan, enabling him to travel to Mongolia. He left the military in 2021 and is pursuing a Masters of Peace and Conflict Studies as a Rotary Peace...

1 year ago

24 minutes

Asia Unscripted

The Honorable Sade Bimantara: Celebrating 75 Years of Indonesia-US Relations

This episode of US-Asia Institute's podcast, Asia Unscripted, features the Charge d'Affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, The Honorable Sade Bimantara. He is a career diplomat and graduate of Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, where he obtained his Bachelor and Masters in his focuses of interests: economics, finance, and communications. Mr. Bimantara speaks to USAI Program Assistant Tarang about the 75th anniversary of Indonesia-US relations and how they hav...

1 year ago

17 minutes

Asia Unscripted

David Dollar: South East Asia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative

This episode features Dr. David Dollar, who is a senior fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution and host of the Brookings trade podcast, Dollar&Sense. He is a leading expert on China’s economy and U.S.-China economic relations. From 2009 to 2013, Dollar was the U.S. Treasury’s economic and financial emissary to China, based in Beijing, facilitating the macroeconomic and financial policy dialogue between the United States and China. Prior to joining Treasur...

2 years ago

30 minutes

Asia Unscripted

James Borton and Rodger Baker: Science Diplomacy and The Ecological Implications of The South China Sea

This episode features James Borton and Rodger Baker, the co-authors of the South China Sea Maritime Survey, a survey that aims to “underscore the urgency to examine the benefits and prospects of science-led initiatives in light of the unfolding climate and ecological changes occurring in the region (Source: RANE Marcom blog).” James Borton is a Senior Fellow at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Foreign Policy Institute. He is also an independent environmental p...

2 years ago

27 minutes

Asia Unscripted

Dr. Dini Sejko: Sovereign Wealth Funds in South East Asia

This episode features Dr. Dini Sejko, a Lecturer at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Business School, and a research affiliate at The Fletcher Network for Sovereign Wealth and Global Capital, Tufts University. Dr Sejko’s research focuses on international economic law and the governance of state-owned enterprises and sovereign wealth funds (or SWFs). For his research on the impact of UN sanctions on the governance of the Libyan SWF, Dr Sejko received the Society of Interna...

2 years ago

26 minutes

Asia Unscripted

Mark Manantan: AI Governance and Cybersecurity in South East Asia

This episode features Mark Manantan, the Director of Cybersecurity and Critical Technologies at the Pacific Forum. At the Forum, Mr. Manantan currently leads the Cyber ASEAN capacity-building initiative, and the US Cyber, Technology, and Security partnerships with Japan, Australia, Taiwan, and South Korea. Mr. Manantan is also a non-resident fellow at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, National Chengchi University, Taiwan, and formerly a research consultant at the Asia Society Policy Ins...

2 years ago

25 minutes

Asia Unscripted

Justin Hall: Venture Capital Investment in South East Asia

This episode features Justin Hall, a partner at Golden Gate Ventures, a venture capital firm headquartered in Singapore that invests in early stage tech startups across various South East Asian countries (with offices in Indonesia and Vietnam). Hall’s investment portfolio is wide-ranging, including web-based marketplace Carousell, and most recently, a generative AI company called ‘Flyx.AI’. Hall holds an MA in Public Policy at the National University of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew School of Publ...

2 years ago

25 minutes

Asia Unscripted

Ramesh Subramaniam: Climate Financing and ASEAN’s Clean Energy Transition

This episode features Ramesh Subramaniam, Director General of the Southeast Asia Department for the Asian Development Bank (or ADB), a regional development bank that works to promote social and economic development in Asia. Under his department, he has managed over $24 billion in projects under implementation. In addition, he currently holds positions as a member of various Global Agendas/Future Councils of the World Economic Forum (WEF) since 2012, and is a co-chair of the ASEAN Hub of WEF’s...

2 years ago

25 minutes

Asia Unscripted

Ambassador Ted Osius: Vietnam’s Economic Development, Clean Energy Transition, and Digital Economy

This episode features Ambassador Ted Osius, President and CEO of the US-ASEAN Business Council and former US Ambassador to Vietnam. Ambassador Osius speaks to Laura about opportunities and challenges for US companies in Vietnam with respect to Vietnam's rapid economic growth and clean energy transition, as well as Mekong and environmental issues in the country. Support the show

3 years ago

34 minutes

Asia Unscripted

Gregory Poling: Outlook for the Philippines’ Foreign Policy and Climate Goals Under the Marcos Administration

This episode features Gregory Poling, Director of the Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He is a leading expert on the South China Sea disputes and conducts research on U.S. alliances and partnerships, democratization and governance in Southeast Asia, and maritime security across the Indo-Pacific. In this episode, Gregory speaks to Laura about the outlook for the Philippines’ foreign policy and climate and en...

3 years ago

20 minutes

Asia Unscripted

James Borton: Navigating to Common Ground in the South China Sea

This week, Lai and Kelly are joined by James Borton, a veteran journalist and author on Southeast Asia. He has reported widely for outlets such as The Washington Times and The Diplomat, focusing on environmental security issues stretching from the Philippines, Micronesia and to Vietnam, especially on the Mekong River and the South China Sea. Mr. Borton has also organized and participated as a panelist in many South China Sea programs at The East West Center, SAIS, CSIS, Walker Institute...

3 years ago

30 minutes

Asia Unscripted

The Big Brown Bag: Candid Career Conversations with Alec and Channing - Episode 4 - David Henry Hwang

This episode of Candid Career Conversations features David Henry Hwang, who speaks about his experiences in the arts through his career in American theater, film, opera, and playwrighting. Hwang’s stage works includes the plays M. Butterfly, Chinglish, Yellow Face, Kung Fu, Golden Child, The Dance and the Railroad, and FOB, as well as the Broadway musicals Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida (co-author), Flower Drum Song (2002 revival) and Disney’s Tarzan. Hwang is a Tony Award winner and three-...

4 years ago

34 minutes

Asia Unscripted

The Big Brown Bag: Candid Career Conversations with Alec and Channing - Episode 3 - Dr. Konrad Ng

This episode of Candid Career Conversations features Dr. Konrad Ng, who speaks about his experiences in the field of art, culture, and more specific to his academic work, creative media. He is currently the Executive Director of Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture, and Design in Honolulu, Hawaii. Before Shangri La, he was the Director for the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center. He took the time to discuss his experiences advocating for Asian Americans stories through cultural pre...

4 years ago

37 minutes

Asia Unscripted

The Big Brown Bag: Candid Career Conversations with Alec and Channing - Episode 2 - Dr. Marc Futernick

This episode of Candid Career Conversations features Marc Futernick, MD, who speaks about his experiences in the field of medicine and his journey in becoming an Emergency Services Physician. Beyond his work at hospitals in the emergency room, he also discusses his passion for addressing Climate Change, the intersections between Climate Change and medicine, as well as his non-profit work in support of his community in California. Support the show

4 years ago

38 minutes

Asia Unscripted

The Big Brown Bag: Candid Career Conversations with Alec and Channing - Episode 1 - Amy Lee Segami

This episode of Candid Career Conversations features Amy Lee Segami, who speaks about her experiences growing up in Hong Kong, studying and becoming an engineer in the United States, and the process of becoming a world renowned artist and respected businesswoman out of her engineering background. Support the show

4 years ago

29 minutes