Eliot Cohen, SAIS professor and military historian, explores Shakespeare's insights on power and leadership. Topics include royal power dynamics, effective speeches, and the challenges of leadership. Joined by actor Phil Schneider for engaging discussion on the timeless themes of Shakespeare's works.

US Army Lt. Col. J. Kevin McKittrick discusses the abandoned WWII plan to invade Taiwan, emphasizing the importance of amphibious assaults. Topics include civil-military relations, Taiwan's defense concept, the relevance of traditional artillery, and the debate over a US rocket force.

Experts Jared McKinney and Peter Harris discuss the deterrence decay in the Taiwan Strait, exploring constraints vs. restraints in deterrence strategies. They debate the value of symbolic solidarity with Taiwan, strategic ambiguity, and how Taiwan can optimize its deterrence posture. The conversation touches on measuring invasion risk, decision trees for irrational choices, and lessons from Iran and Israel's dynamics.

Pablo Chavez and Kevin Xu discuss the digital sovereignty movement, open source architecture in AI governance, Meta's open source history, sovereign AI initiatives, and the geopolitical forces driving nations to pursue their own AI strategies on the 'ChinaTalk' podcast.

Experts Nathan Lambert and Allen Institute discuss the psyche of Bay Area AI engineers, the future implications of GPT4o and Google's AI Dev Day, OpenAI's model spec, and loyalty dynamics in leading labs. Reflective closing features Scarlett Johansson's The Moon Song.

Douglas Irwin, Dartmouth professor, delves into the history of US trade policy, highlighting flawed logic behind tariffs, tariff engineering tactics, and trade tensions with Japan. He discusses pivotal moments like the Tariff Act of 1930 and the evolution of trade policy from NAFTA to Trump, offering insights for scholars studying trade history.

Economic expert Brad Setser from CFR discusses Biden's new tariffs, exploring the impact on Chinese EV development, implications on batteries and legacy chips, China's financial reserves, and the national security significance of US electric vehicle production. The podcast also includes a light-hearted banter about pandas and diplomacy at the San Diego Zoo.

Charles Clancy, CTO of MITRE, discusses MITRE's role in national science & tech strategy, China's threat to US infrastructure, cyber workforce gap filled by AI, and the evolution of S&T funding. They delve into polarization, bridging divides with MITRE, empowering mission experts, cybersecurity workforce challenges, and the impact of defense tech unicorns on talent acquisition.

Journalist Viola Zhou discusses TSMC's challenges in Arizona, including cultural clashes, management issues, and worker complaints. Comparisons with Foxconn's India expansion and adapting to American work culture are explored, raising questions about the success of TSMC's Phoenix Fab.

Dr. Raja Mohan discusses India-China relations amidst elections, Modi's democracy spirit, US-India friction potential, Biden's Southeast Asia diplomacy, criticisms of Modi, and US-India Taiwan involvement. Exploring border disputes, anti-imperial history, challenges and opportunities in US-India ties post-election.