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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How Sri Lanka Navigates Great Power Competition
Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green and Jude Blanchette — May 28, 2024
Taiwan Decides: Assessing Taiwan’s Presidential Election
Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — April 2, 2024
A Journalist’s Take on the U.S.-China Relationship
Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — March 12, 2024
The State of the US-India Relationship
Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — February 27, 2024
Australia’s Economic Future in a Shifting Geo-economic Landscape
Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — February 13, 2024
Southeast Asia in a Shifting Global Order
Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — January 2, 2024
Cold Rivals
Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — December 19, 2023
The Sino-Russian Strategic Alignment
Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — December 5, 2023
Vietnam’s Great Power Hedge
Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette, Michael J. Green, and Huong Le Thu — October 31, 2023
Japan’s Approach to De-Risking
Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette and Michael J. Green — October 3, 2023