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Asia Unscripted is a education podcast hosted by US-Asia Institute. It has 52 episodes, with the latest published July 2025.

The US-Asia Institute podcast series Asia Unscripted features diverse experts with firsthand knowledge of Asia, who introduce key stories of the day in 20-30 minutes. The series covers issues in East Asia and the Asia Pacific, with episodes on China, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, and the 10 countries of ASEAN. Please be reminded that the US-Asia Institute is a nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization with no policy agenda. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the official position of the US-Asia Institute.

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Harvesting the Waves: Environmental Peacebuilding in the South China Sea

2

Bhutan’s Multifaceted Approach to Sustainable Development

3

Asia Unscripted: Cambodia's Approach to Climate Change: A Deep Dive Into their Environmental Policies

4

Thailand's Foreign Policy: Exploring the Shifting Dynamic of US-Thai Relations

5

Modern India-Pakistan Relations: A look into the history of India and Pakistan’s Politics

6

Community Initiatives in Mongolia: Gaining Insight From the Co-Director of the Friends of Mongolia

7

The Honorable Sade Bimantara: Celebrating 75 Years of Indonesia-US Relations

8

David Dollar: South East Asia and China’s Belt and Road Initiative

9

James Borton and Rodger Baker: Science Diplomacy and The Ecological Implications of The South China Sea

10

Dr. Dini Sejko: Sovereign Wealth Funds in South East Asia

11

Mark Manantan: AI Governance and Cybersecurity in South East Asia

12

Justin Hall: Venture Capital Investment in South East Asia

13

Ramesh Subramaniam: Climate Financing and ASEAN’s Clean Energy Transition

14

Ambassador Ted Osius: Vietnam’s Economic Development, Clean Energy Transition, and Digital Economy

15

Gregory Poling: Outlook for the Philippines’ Foreign Policy and Climate Goals Under the Marcos Administration

16

James Borton: Navigating to Common Ground in the South China Sea

17

The Big Brown Bag: Candid Career Conversations with Alec and Channing - Episode 4 - David Henry Hwang

18

The Big Brown Bag: Candid Career Conversations with Alec and Channing - Episode 3 - Dr. Konrad Ng

19

The Big Brown Bag: Candid Career Conversations with Alec and Channing - Episode 2 - Dr. Marc Futernick

20

The Big Brown Bag: Candid Career Conversations with Alec and Channing - Episode 1 - Amy Lee Segami

21

The Big Brown Bag: Candid Career Conversations with Alec and Channing - Episode 0 - Introduction to Candid Career Conversations

22

Tyler Rasch: Intersections of Korean Media, Culture, and Politics

23

Laura Silver and Sheena Greitens: Current Perspectives of Americans towards China

24

Lauren Tom: Asian American Representation in US Media

25

Alexander Feldman: Business and Investment in ASEAN

26

Sibarani Sofian: Designing Indonesia's New Capital

27

Tim Ryan and Atley Chock: Workers' Rights in Thailand

28

Yasuyuki Sawada: Economic Recovery and Growth Prospects in Asia

29

"Hong Kong Protests and COVID-19" Webinar Highlights

30

China 101 "US-China Relations: Rebuilding Trust" Session Highlights

31

Tsung-Mei Cheng: Taiwan's Healthcare System and COVID-19 Lessons for the World

32

Jisoo Kim: Adultery and Gender Politics in Modern Korea

33

ASEAN Cooperation in the Face of COVID-19 Webinar Highlights

34

Chris Fenton: Author, FEEDING THE DRAGON: Inside the Trillion Dollar Dilemma Facing Hollywood, the NBA, & American Business

35

Alfred Nakatsuma: Asia and the Future of Environmental Work

36

Justin Stern: End of the Line? Business Process Outsourcing in the Philippines

37

COVID-19: Lessons Learned Webinar Highlights

38

Meredith Weiss: Turning Tides of Politics in Malaysia

39

Ramon Pacheco Pardo: South Korea at Geopolitical Crossroads

40

Asia Unscripted Season 2 Introduction

41

Al Reyes: Politics and Protest in Hong Kong

42

Kishore Mahbubani: The Rise of Asia in the 21st Century

43

Don Lam: The Rise of Vietnam's Economy

44

Ernie Bower: Business, Investment, and Economic Growth in Southeast Asia

45

Michael Green: Defense and Foreign Policy in Japan

46

Ambassador Aung Lynn: Nation-Building in Myanmar

47

Craig Allen: Understanding Brunei

48

Courtney Weatherby: Energy Planning and Sustainability in Cambodia

49

Alicia Campi: Democratization and Geopolitics in Mongolia

50

David Dollar: China's Economy and the US-China Trade War

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