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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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Indo-Pacific Strategy with U.S. Rep. Ami Bera

This week Mike speaks to Congressman Ami Bera, who represents California’s Sixth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Representative Bera is a senior Democrat serving as Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. They discuss the role of Congress in determining U.S. Indo Pacific Strategy.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — May 20, 2025

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The Biden Administration’s Indo-Pacific Legacy

This week Mike joins Mira Rapp-Hooper, a political scientist and expert on the Indo-Pacific who formerly served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for East Asia and Oceania at the National Security Council, White House.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — April 15, 2025

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South Korean Tumult and Strategic Direction

This week Mike joins Victor Cha, president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair. They discuss South Korea's recently failed coup in 2024, and the future of South Korean international relations in the region.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green and Victor Cha — April 1, 2025

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Abe's Legacy and Japan's Next Moves

This week Mike joins Nobukatsu Kanehara, Professor at Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan. Mr. Kanehara previously served as assistant chief cabinet secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from 2012 to 2019. In 2013, he also became the inaugural deputy secretary-general of the National Security Secretariat. He also served as deputy director of the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office. They discuss Japan's foreign policy and what to expect in the coming years.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — March 18, 2025

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Schemes and Scam Inc. in Southeast Asia

Mike hosts Sue-Lin Wong, the Economist’s Southeast Asia correspondent. She was formerly a China correspondent for The Economist and host of The Prince, a multiple award-winning Economist podcast series about Xi Jinping. They discuss Southeast Asia and her new podcast Scam Inc.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — March 6, 2025

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Technology Competition: The New Great Game

Mike hosts Tarun Chhabra, former Coordinator for Technology and National Security on the Biden administration’s National Security Council. He was also formerly the NSC Director for Strategic Planning and Director for Human Rights and National Security issues in the Obama Administration. They discuss developments in U.S.-China technological competition.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — February 20, 2025

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How Long Will Deterrence Hold?

Mike hosts Michèle Flournoy, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of WestExec Advisors for a discussion of deterrence and developments in the Indo-Pacific.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — February 4, 2025

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War Over Taiwan in 2027?

Mike hosts Bonnie Glaser, Managing Director for the German Marshall Fund’s Indo-Pacific program, and co-author of the recent book US-Taiwan Relations: Will China’s Challenge Lead to a Crisis? (Brookings Press, April 2023) to discuss China, Taiwan and expectations for the near future.

Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — January 22, 2025

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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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