State of Asia

Amrita Narlikar is President of the German Institute for Global and Area Studies and Professor of International Relations at the University of Hamburg. She is currently also serving as a co-chair of the T20's Task Force 3, which forms a part of the G20 process under India's Presidency.In this episode, she talks about why the West should engage and cooperate with India a lot more than it's doing now, about the new character of globalised trade, and the unique perspective India brings to its current G20 presidency.STATE OF ASIA brings you engaging conversations with leading minds on the issues that shape Asia and affect us all. New episodes are released every other Tuesday.Stay up-to-date on all our activities: subscribe to the newsletter and support our work by becoming a member.-STATE OF ASIA is a podcast from Asia Society Switzerland.  Season 4, episode 5 - Published: June 20, 2023Host: Serena Jung, Program and Communications Director, Asia Society SwitzerlandEditor/Producer: Remko Tanis, Programs and Editorial Manager, Asia Society Switzerland

Brian Hioe 丘琦欣 is a Taipei-based editor and writer. He is one of the founding editors of New Bloom Magazine, an online magazine covering activism and youth politics in Taiwan and Asia Pacific. He is a non-resident fellow at the University of Nottingham’s Taiwan Studies Programme, as well as a freelance journalist and translator. He also writes regularly for The Diplomat on Taiwan.He tweets on all things Taiwan, sometimes by the minute,  @brianhioe.In this episode, Brian talks about how people in Taiwan experience the rise and fall, but mostly rise, in cross Strait tensions – which have been a given on the island for decades now. And he looks ahead at the upcoming presidential election. While the world sees Taiwan mainly as a powder keg in the midst of China / U.S. strife, many voters also look at domestic issues like lackluster economic growth.STATE OF ASIA brings you engaging conversations with leading minds on the issues that shape Asia and affect us all. New episodes are released every other Tuesday.Stay up-to-date on all our activities: subscribe to the newsletter and support our work by becoming a member.-STATE OF ASIA is a podcast from Asia Society Switzerland.  Season 4, episode 4 - Published: June 6, 2023Host and Producer: Remko Tanis, Programs and Editorial Manager, Asia Society Switzerland

Huong Le Thu is a non-resident fellow with the Southeast Asia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She's a prolific writer and influential voice on Southeast Asia and its role in the region.In this episode, she talks about Southeast Asia's positioning in the great power competition between China and the U.S., and what opportunities can arise from it for both the region as a whole and for countries like Vietnam individually.The essay  'How to Survive a Great-Power Competition' she wrote for the latest issue of Foreign Affairs, which is referred to in the podcast, can be found here.STATE OF ASIA brings you engaging conversations with leading minds on the issues that shape Asia and affect us all. New episodes are released every other Tuesday.Stay up-to-date on all our activities: subscribe to the newsletter and support our work by becoming a member.-STATE OF ASIA is a podcast from Asia Society Switzerland.  Season 4, episode 3 - Published: May 23, 2023Host: Serena Jung, Program and Communications Director, Asia Society SwitzerlandProducer: Remko Tanis, Programs and Editorial Manager, Asia Society Switzerland

In this bonus episode of STATE OF ASIA, listen to four experts debate whether Japan's recently announced military build-up is a threat to regional stability, in an Oxford Debate organised on May 9, 2023, by Asia Society Switzerland.Presenting clear-cut, time-constrained arguments are:John Delury, professor of Chinese Studies at Yonsei University in SeoulLionel Fetton, assistant professor of International Relations at Webster University in GenevaYuka Koshino, research fellow for Security and Technology Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in LondonKen Moriyasu, diplomatic correspondent at Nikkei Asia in TokyoWatch the entire debate on the website of Asia Society. See previous Oxford Debates here.Stay up-to-date on all our activities: subscribe to the newsletter and support our work by becoming a member.STATE OF ASIA brings you engaging conversations with leading minds on the issues that shape Asia and affect us all. New episodes are released every other Tuesday.-STATE OF ASIA is a podcast from Asia Society Switzerland.  Season 4, episode 2.5 (bonus episode) - Published: May 16, 2023Host and Producer: Remko Tanis, Programs and Editorial Manager, Asia Society Switzerland

Marina Rudyak is a sinologist at the University of Heidelberg in Germany, working on the intersections of China Studies and International Development. Her research focuses on China as a global development actor, the implications of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and China in Central Asia and Africa. She also frequently comments on China's relationships with Russia and Europe. In this episode, she talks about the difference between the Chinese and the western definition of successful development aid, about how and why China sees itself as the voice of the Global South, and much more.Join us for the first live Oxford Debate on June 26 in Zurich, where Marina will be debating with three other stellar experts, Noah Barkin, Simona Grano, and Philippe Le Corre, on whether or not Europe should side with the U.S. in its China policies. More information on our website.STATE OF ASIA brings you engaging conversations with leading minds on the issues that shape Asia and affect us all. New episodes are released every other Tuesday.Stay up-to-date on all our activities: subscribe to the newsletter and support our work by becoming a member.-STATE OF ASIA is a podcast from Asia Society Switzerland.  Season 4, episode 2 - Published: May 9, 2023Host: Nico Luchsinger, Executive Director, Asia Society SwitzerlandProducer: Remko Tanis, Programs and Editorial Manager, Asia Society Switzerland

Sherry Rehman is Pakistan's Federal Minister for Climate Change. She was just named one of 2023's 100 most influential people in the world by TIME magazine. At the most recent U.N. climate talks, in November 2022, she led a delegation of 77 developing nations plus China.She sits down with Asia Society Switzerland to talk about the apocalyptic effect climate change is already having on her country. She explains what she means by 'climate colonialism', and how she remains hopeful the world will realise that real action needs to be taken now.State of Asia brings you engaging conversations with leading minds on the issues that shape Asia and affect us all. New episodes are released every other Tuesday.Stay up-to-date on all our activities: subscribe to the newsletter and support our work by becoming a member.-State of Asia is a podcast from Asia Society Switzerland.  Season 4, episode 1 - Published: April 25, 2023Host and Producer: Remko Tanis, Programs and Editorial Manager, Asia Society Switzerland

State of Asia, the podcast from Asia Society Switzerland, is back with a new season of engaging conversations with leading minds on the issues that shape Asia and affect us all.The season premieres this Tuesday with a conversation with Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's Federal Minister for Climate Change. New episodes follow every other Tuesday.Over the coming months, special episodes of State of Asia will also bring you insights from some of the many events organised by Asia Society Switzerland.Stay up-to-date on all our activities: subscribe to the newsletter and support our work by becoming a member.State of Asia is a podcast series from Asia Society Switzerland.  Season 4 trailer - Published: April 18, 2023Host: Nico Luchsinger, Executive Director, Asia Society SwitzerlandProducer: Remko Tanis, Programs and Editorial Manager, Asia Society Switzerland

A bonus episode, fully dedicated to India, before we kick-off an all new season of the State of Asia podcast.Nico Luchsinger, Executive Director of Asia Society Switzerland, recently spent nine days in India to take the pulse of the subcontinent that is certainly having its moment. He spoke with a wide range of experts in New Delhi on India's development, domestic and foreign politics, economy, and pioneering digital infrastructure. And he went to the movies.Nico talks about his experiences with Aurelia Rauch, Creative Director at Bergos AG and host of Bergos Now, the bank's weekly podcast.The conversation was recorded in March 2023 and published in its original form as an episode of Bergos Now. Thanks to Bergos, a Corporate Member of Asia Society Switzerland, for letting us share it with you here.For more of Bergos Now, subscribe here.The State of Asia podcast returns with an all new season on April 25, 2023. Subscribe to this feed to catch all episodes.Stay up-to-date on the many diverse activities of Asia Society Switzerland. Subscribe to our newsletter and support our work by becoming a member.State of Asia is a podcast series from Asia Society Switzerland.  Episode 9 - Published: March 23, 2022Host: Nico Luchsinger, Executive Director, Asia Society SwitzerlandProducer: Remko Tanis, Programs and Editorial Manager, Asia Society Switzerland

A nice extra in the State of Asia feed: an episode of Bergos Now, the podcast from Bergos Private Bank, hosted by Aurelia Rauch. In this episode, Aurelia speaks with Nico Luchsinger, Executive Director of Asia Society Switzerland, on the State of Asia.Together they ask themselves: Is this the Asian Century? And where is Asia, really?The episode was recorded in October 2022. Thanks to Bergos, a corporate partner of Asia Society Switzerland, for letting us share the episode with you here.Listen to more of Bergos Now, and subscribe, here.Stay up-to-date on all activities of Asia Society Switzerland. Subscribe to our newsletter and support our work by becoming a member.State of Asia is a podcast series from Asia Society Switzerland.  The new season starts  at the end of April 2023 – be sure to subscribe to this feed to catch it.Episode 8 - Published: December 27, 2022Host: Nico Luchsinger, Executive Director, Asia Society SwitzerlandProducer: Remko Tanis, Programs and Editorial Manager, Asia Society Switzerland

In this bonus episode of State of Asia, listen to four stellar experts debating whether China has reached the peak of its global power, in a recent Oxford Debate organised by Asia Society Switzerland.Presenting clear-cut, time-constrained, well-thought-out arguments are:Simona Grano, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Taiwan Studies Project at the University of ZurichBates Gill, Executive Director of the Center for China Analysis at the Asia Society Policy InstituteDan Rosen, Co-Founder of Rhodium Group, where he leads the research on ChinaRorry Daniels, Managing Director at the Asia Society Policy Institute and Senior Fellow at its Center for China AnalysisWatch the entire debate on Asia Society's YouTube channel. See previous Oxford Debates on the website of Asia Society Switzerland.Stay up-to-date on all activities of Asia Society Switzerland. Subscribe to our newsletter and support our work by becoming a member.State of Asia is a podcast series from Asia Society Switzerland.  The new season starts  early in 2023 – be sure to subscribe to this feed to catch it.Episode 7 - Published: December 7, 2022Host and Producer: Remko Tanis, Programs and Editorial Manager, Asia Society Switzerland