“Diplomacy and Stern Deterrence”: Biden Administration Sets Line on North Korea
The Biden Administration sets out an approach of “diplomacy and stern deterrence” over North Korea and its nuclear weapon program.
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India’s Modi Rallies As His People Die From Coronavirus
India and Coronavirus: “As with all populist leaders whose weaknesses to govern have been exposed, it is people they supposedly represent who pay the price”
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Coffee Talk Politics Podcast: China’s “Project of the Century”
An in-depth hour on China’s “Project of Century”: political, economic, & military plans; relations with neighbors, US, Russia, & Europe; & tensions at home
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US and China Agree Cooperation Over Climate Change
Setting aside tensions in other areas, the US and China agree to cooperate over climate change: “This crisis must be addressed with seriousness and urgency”
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EA on Monocle 24: Is US Abandoning Afghanistan’s People?
Reviewing President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan by September 11 — and asking questions about the uncertainties for Afghans
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EA on China Radio International: Is US-Chinese Confrontation Inevitable?
A discussion on China Radio International about future of relations between the US, China, and other countries in Europe and Asia takes an unexpected turn.
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The Importance of a Nuclear Security Culture
As research and development expands, can states ensure a reliable and systematic approach for an effective “nuclear security culture”?
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EA on China Radio: Biden and Beijing — Competition, Cooperation, or Confrontation?
“First, America has to get its house in order before it can preach abroad. Second, this is a rules of the game approach, including over China and Russia.”
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World Unfiltered: Why We Should Care About Armenia
Richard Giragosian: Less than three years after its 2018 revolution, can the young system in Armenia avoid erosion and decline at home and abroad?
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“How exactly will the Biden Administration navigate divergent interests of key regional allies when it comes to competing and/or cooperating with China?”
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Bollywood Dismisses India’s Protesters: “They Are Not Farmers. They Are Terrorists”
India’s farmers protest Government measures — but Bollywood responds, “No one is talking about it because they are not farmers they are terrorists”
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EA on ABC: Australia, Afghanistan, and China’s Fake Image
Why is China attacking Australia with a faked image of an Australian soldier threatening to cut the throat of a child in Afghanistan?
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The Lost Grooms: How Trump’s Visa Changes Damaged the Indian Marriage Market
Indian marriage market in the US restricted by the Trump Administration’s changes in visa rules: Will a Biden Administration return hope to would-be grooms?
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EA on talkRADIO: Trump v. Biden (and Fauci) Over Coronavirus; No US-UK Trade Deal; Russia’s Cyber-Attacks; China’s Economy
Trump lashes out at Joe Biden and Anthony Fauci; UK Government’s Brexit self-harm; Russia cyber-attacks from Olympics to elections; China’s economic rebound
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EA on talkRADIO: Political Virus, Political Vaccine — From Trump to New Zealand’s Ardern
“Political virus” of Donald Trump’s denial and disinformation v. “political vaccine” of New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern’s effective handling of Coronavirus
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A Victory in New Zealand for A Progressive and Kind Politics
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s victory in New Zealand is a triumph for a progressive, kind, relational politics. Will other national leaders take notice?
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China and the EU in Africa: Clash or Convergence?
“The role of mediator between the EU and China, while representing the interests of Africa’s states, can only be occupied by those states themselves.”
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Imran Khan’s Strengthened Pakistan and Its Strategic Possibility for the UK
Imran Khan’s Pakistan has bolstered its global image and foreign relations. Does it provide a strategic lifeline for a post-Brexit Britain?
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Pakistan Seizes Iran Oil Tanker
Pakistan’s authorities have seized an Iranian tanker trying to bring oil into country, accusing owners of trying to break US sanctions with forged papers.
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Why Is Trump Blustering About A Ban on TikTok?
Evaluating bluster and warning in Trump’s executive order on TikTok: “The threat is, ‘You have 45 days’. But what’s going to happen at the end of that?”
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The Unstable Consequences of the Himalaya Clashes Between India and China
As South Asia struggles with political and economic effects of Coronavirus pandemic, trouble brews between India and China in the heights of the Himalayas.
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EA on Radio FM4: Is China “Greatest Long-Term Threat” to US?
US-China political, military, and economic tensions; bureaucratic politics behind FBI Director Wray’s statement; and catalysts of Hong Kong and Donald Trump
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EA on talkRADIO: A Triple Threat — China, Russia, and Trump
Triple threat to rights and stability from China, Russia, and Donald Trump: from clampdown on Hong Kong to Russian bounties to kill US troops in Afghanistan
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The US-China Cold War: Uncertainties and Opportunties
Whatever happens with the US, China will not return to isolation from the international community. That brings both uncertainty and opportunities.
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Loneliness, Coronavirus, and the Baba Business
“Many question the product offered by the Baba business. But in the market of believers, there is high demand for assurance of inner peace and stability.”
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Uneasy Neighbors, Uneasy Border: Iran and Pakistan
“A stable border, while welcome, is only a bandage. The cure for both Iran and Pakistan is economic interdependence — if politics does not get in the way.”
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A Border Failure: Pakistan and Coronavirus
In Pakistan, Coronavirus on provincial and national levels lay bare gaps in governance, structural issues, and Islamabad’s problems with borders in Asia.
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EA on Monocle 24: A US-China Coronavirus Confrontation?
While Trump pursues re-election with “Blame China”, Beijing is exploiting perceived US failure in handling the Coronavirus crisis.
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India Loses A “Guiding Light” in Cinema
Irrfan was not just a Bollywood star. He was above Bollywood, maverick who was “loved by millions in India” & made his name in English-speaking movie world.
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