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The Asia Chessboard

The “Asia Chessboard” features in-depth conversations with the most prominent strategic thinkers on Asia. Co-hosts Jude Blanchette, Freeman Chair in China Studies at CSIS, and Michael Green, Henry A. Kissinger Chair at CSIS and CEO of the United States Studies Centre, take the debate beyond the headlines of the day to explore the historical context and inside decision-making process on major geopolitical developments from the Himalayas to the South China Sea. Experience the hard calls and consequential debates that drive US policy towards this critical region of the world.



The Asia Chessboard is produced by Mark Donaldson.

Podcast Series by Michael J. Green and Jude Blanchette

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Beyond Competing: The Security Treadmill

Mike hosts Nadia Schadlow, former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy in the Trump administration and current Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and Co-Chair of the Hamilton Commission on Securing America’s National Security Innovation Base, to discuss balance of power, national security strategy, overmatching, and risk.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — January 7, 2025

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The Philippines in the Asia Dojo

This week Mike hosts Richard Heydarian, Senior Lecturer at the University of the Philippines Asian Center and author of, among others, “Asia’s New Battlefield” (2015, Bloomsbury) & “The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China & The New Struggle for Global Mastety” (2019, Palgrave), to discuss the Philippines foreign policy, relationships, and strategy in the Indo-Pacific. 

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — December 19, 2024

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Deciphering Seoul's Indo-Pacific Tilt

Mike hosts Jina Kim, Dean of Language and Diplomacy Division at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, to discuss South Korea's foreign policy and strategy in the Indo-Pacific. 

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — December 5, 2024

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The Exit Interview

This week Mike hosts Jude for a final goodbye episode to get Jude's synopsis of the China watching fields ability to understand China, what they have rightly predicted, what has been missed, Beijing's politics, and many other topics discussed in previous episodes.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — November 12, 2024

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Myanmar After the Coup

Mike and Jude are joined by Aaron Connelly to discuss his recent book New Answers to Old Questions: Myanmar Before and After the 2021 Coup D’État.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green and Jude Blanchette — October 29, 2024

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US-China Relations From the Inside

This week Mike and Jude are joined by Rick Waters, managing director of Eurasia Group's China practice. Rick previously served as the US State Department's top China policy official, overseeing the creation of the Office of China Coordination, informally known as the China House, and concurrently serving as deputy assistant secretary of state for China and Taiwan.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — October 1, 2024

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Malaysia’s Path in a Contested Asia

This week Mike is joined by Elina Noor, Senior Fellow for the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. They discuss Malaysia’s approach to geopolitics and outlook for the future.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green and Jude Blanchette — September 5, 2024

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Debating America’s “Pivot” to Asia

Mike and Jude are joined by joined by Robert D. Blackwill and Richard Fontaine to discuss their new book Lost Decade: The US Pivot to Asia and the Rise of Chinese Power.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — August 6, 2024

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The View from INDOPACOM

Mike and Jude are joined by join Lt. General Stephen Sklenka, USMC, Deputy Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. They discuss deterrence and the current state of play in the Indo-Pacific region.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — July 24, 2024

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