The Diplomat | Asia Geopolitics Podcast
1) Strategic Alliances: The Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Mutual Defense Pact
{"_":"Under the agreement, the two countries pledged that “any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both.”\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","span":[{"_":"In this episode of The ...Show More
2) What’s Really Behind Nepal’s Gen Z Revolution?
{"_":"Nepal is the latest South Asian country to witness large-scale youth-driven protests take down a government.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","span":[{"_":"In this episode of The Diplomat’s Asia Geopoli...Show More
3) What Actually Mattered at China’s Big Military Parade?
{"_":"It was a big week for China, hosting an SCO Summit in Tianjin and then a massive military parade in Beijing. The world was watching closely.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","span":[{"_":"In this episod...Show More
4) South Korea’s Lee Hits the Road to Japan and the United States
{"_":"What did Lee accomplish in Tokyo and Washington?\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","span":[{"_":"The Diplomat","$":{"style":"font-weight: 400;"}},{"_":"’s ","$":{"style":"font-weight: 400;"}},{"_":"Asia Geopolit...Show More
5) Geopolitical Ripple Effects: US-Russia, China-India, and More
{"_":"Will Trump’s overtures to Russia yield anything?’s podcast hosts Ankit Panda () and Katie Putz () discuss recent geopolitical developments between the United States and Russia, India and China,...Show More
6) Reviewing Thailand and Cambodia’s July 2025 Border Skirmish
{"_":"What led to the flare-up of the long-running dispute between the two Southeast Asian neighbors?The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda () is joined by Sebastian Strangio to disc...Show More
7) A Trade ‘Deal’ and a Historic Election: What’s Next for Japan?
{"_":"What comes next for Japan?’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda () is joined by Tobias Harris, author of the Substack newsletter, to discuss recent developments in Japanese politics.\r\n...Show More
8) The Geopolitics of the Second China-Central Asia Summit
{"_":"How are Central Asian states navigating great power dynamics?’s podcast hosts Ankit Panda () and Katie Putz () discuss the recent China-Central Asia summit.\r\n\r\nIf you’re an iOS or Mac user,...Show More
9) What Does South Korea’s New Progressive Administration Portend for Northeast Asia?
{"_":"Will Lee Jae-myung succeed in implementing a pragmatic foreign policy?’s podcast hosts Ankit Panda () and Katie Putz () discuss the geopolitical environment that South Korea's new government in...Show More
10) France as a ‘Resident Power’ in the Pacific
{"_":"How does Paris think about the region?’s Asia Geopolitics podcast host Ankit Panda () is joined by Paco Milhiet, a visiting fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in ...Show More