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Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific? — 152 episodes

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Why Should We Care About the Trump–Xi Summit? | with Michael Sobolik

2

Why Should We Care if Beijing’s Propaganda is Attacking Journalists who Report Critically on China? | with Regine Cabato

3

Why Should We Care About Nepal? | Gen Z Revolution, India-China Rivalry & the Iran War’s Impact on South Asia | with BGA's Sujeev Shakya

4

Why Should We Care About the World’s Blocked Oil Artery? | with Sal Mercogliano

5

Why Should We Care About Kim Jong Un’s Dangerous Liaisons with Putin and Xi? | with Oriana Skylar Mastro

6

Why Should We Care if China is Poisoning the Water Around a Philippine Outpost in the South China Sea? | with Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad

7

Why Should We Care if China is Building its Biggest Island Yet in the South China Sea? | with Greg Poling

8

Why Should We Care About America’s Extraordinary Rescue Mission in Iran? | with Ioannis Koskinas and Joe Felter

9

Why Should We Care About Australia’s Big Economic Bet on Southeast Asia? | with Nicholas Moore

10

Why Should We Care About China’s Campaign to Steal Our Secrets? | with David Shedd

11

Why Should We Care if Southeast Asia is the World’s Fourth Largest Economy? | with retired Ambassador Brian McFeeters

12

Why Should We Care About the Iran War Energy Shock? | with Paul Everingham

13

Why Should We Care About the State of Thailand’s Democracy? | with Dr. Thitinan Pongsudhirak

14

Why Should We Care About the Future of the Indian Ocean’s Most Strategic Island? | with Cleo Paskal

15

Why Should We Care if Chinese Naval Flotillas Are Now Patrolling the Pacific Islands? | With Ambassador Laura Stone

16

Why Should We Care if the U.S. Supreme Court Just Struck Down Trump’s Tariffs? | with Bill Reinsch and Nydia Ngiow

17

Why Should We Care About Myanmar's (Sham) Elections? | with Ambassador Scot Marciel

18

Why Should We Care About Australia’s Fight Against China’s Political Warfare? | with Clive Hamilton

19

Why Should We Care About Japan’s Snap-Election Landslide? | with Jake Schlesinger

20

Why Should We Care How China Treats Its Own People? | with Yaqiu Wang

21

Why Should We Care if America Can Still Lead in the Indo-Pacific? with Robert Blackwill

22

Why Should We Care About the Chinese Embassy’s Brazen War of Words with Philippine Officials? | with Jay Tarriela

23

Why Should We Care if India is Embracing Free Trade? with Anuj Gupta

24

Why Should We Care if Taiwan is a Political Tinderbox? | with J. Michael Cole

25

Why Should We Care About the India Trump Made? | with James Crabtree

26

EMERGENCY EPISODE: Why Should We Care if America Just Deposed Venezuela’s Dictator? | with Col. (Ret) Michael Burgoyne and Dr. Robert Burrell

27

Why Should We Care About Taiwan’s Critical Energy Vulnerability? | with Craig Singleton

28

Why Should We Care About What Happened in the Indo-Pacific in 2025? | Special Year-End Episode

29

Why Should We Care About the Health of the US-Australia Alliance? | with Justin Bassi

30

Why Should We Care About America’s Unconventional New National Security Strategy? | with Mick Ryan and Zack Cooper

31

Why Should We Care if Chinese Chemicals are Fueling a Meth Tsunami in the Indo-Pacific? with Rebecca Tan

32

Why Should We Care How China’s Maritime Aggression Impacts America’s Prosperity and Security? | with U.S. Senator Todd Young

33

Why Should We Care About China's Political Warfare Against Taiwan? | with Peter Mattis

34

Why Should We Care if China is Threatening Japan over Taiwan? | with Bonnie Glaser & Amb. Shingo Yamagami

35

Why Should We Care if Indonesia's "Jakarta Model" for Critical Minerals is Bad for Indonesians? | with Dr. Alvin Camba

36

Why Should We Care if a Tribunal Just Sentenced Bangladesh’s Former Prime Minister to Death? | with Dr. Lailufar Yasmin

37

Why Should We Care if China is Waging a War for Our Minds? | with Andrew Jensen

38

Why Should We Care About China’s Law of the Sea? | with Isaac Kardon

39

Why Should We Care if China Doesn’t Really Want to Rule the World? | with David C. Kang

40

Why Should We Care About How Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Will Govern? | with Hanako Montgomery

41

Why Should We Care About the West Philippine Sea Film that China is Trying to Block? | with Baby Ruth Villarama

42

Why Should We Care if China Wants to Lead the Global South? | with Eric Olander

43

Why Should We Care What it’s Really Like Living in (and Escaping From) North Korea? | with Timothy Cho

44

Why Should We Care if America Pulls Back While China Pushes Out? | with Shannon Brandao

45

Why Should We Care About Disruption, Division and Competition in the Indo-Pacific? | with James Minnich

46

Why Should We Care if China’s Military is Innovating Faster than America’s? | with Steve Blank

47

Why Should We Care if AUKUS is at a Crossroads? | with Charlie Edel and Abe Denmark

48

Our 100th Episode! Lessons, Laughter, and Why We Care More than Ever About the Indo-Pacific

49

Why Should We Care if the U.S.-India Relationship Melts Down? | with Josh Rogin

50

Why Should We Care if National Security Depends on Foreign Rocks Controlled by China? | with Matthew Zolnowski

51

CHINA-PHILIPPINES AGAIN: Why Should We Care About Beijing’s Renewed Saber-Rattling at Second Thomas Shoal?

52

Why Should We Care About the Inside Story Behind AUKUS? | with Ambassador Arthur Sinodinos

53

Why Should We Care About Indonesia’s High-Stakes Balancing Act? | with Aristyo Darmawan

54

EMERGENCY EPISODE: Why Should We Care About the Shocking Chinese Ship Collision at Scarborough Shoal?

55

Why Should We Care About Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's Unrequited Love Affair with Xi Jinping? | with Marites Vitug and Camille Elemia

56

SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL GUEST: Why Should We Care About The Pacific Island Country Standing Up To China?

57

Why Should We Care About Taiwan’s Recall Election Stunner? | with Kharis Templeman

58

Why Should the Indo-Pacific Care About War in the Middle East? | with Zack Cooper

59

Why Should We Care if Australia’s Prime Minister Spends a Week in China? | with Andrew Phelan

60

Why Should We Care About the Defense of the Philippines? | with Philippine Defense Secretary Teodoro

61

Why Should We Care About the Cambodia-Thailand Border Conflict? | with Ambassador Pou Sothirak

62

Why Should We Care if China is the Superpower of Seafood? | with Ian Urbina

63

Why Should We Care if South Korea Finally Has a New President? | with Gordon Flake

64

Why Should We Care About Techno-Nationalism in the Indo-Pacific? | with Alex Capri

65

Why Should We Care About America's "Offensively Meager" Defense Budget? | with U.S. Congressman Don Bacon

66

Why Should We Care About a US-Japan-Australia-Philippines Defense Pact? | with Dr. Ely Ratner

67

Chinese Aggression Fuels Indo-Pacific Gray Zone Wars: Bonus Crossover Episode

68

Why Should We Care if Now Everyone Thinks COVID-19 Escaped from a Lab (and China Covered it Up)? | with Jim Geraghty

69

Why Should We Care About China's Gray Zone Influence Campaign in the Pacific Islands? | with Cleo Paskal

70

Illuminating Chinese Military Activity in the Indo-Pacific Region: Bonus Crossover Episode

71

Why Should We Care About China’s Human Rights Abuses? | with Luke de Pulford

72

Why Should We Care Whether America Has Enough Airlift? | with General Mike Minihan

73

Why Should We Care About the India-Pakistan Border Conflict? | with Nitin A. Gokhale

74

Why Should We Care About Australia’s Remarkable Election Results? | with Mick McNeill and Michael Rowland

75

Why Should We Care About Asia’s Growing Energy Needs? | with Paul Everingham

76

Bonus Crossover Episode with China Global Podcast: China-Korea Yellow Sea Dispute

77

Why Should We Care About U.S.-Australia Relations in the Age of Trump? | with Former Ambassador Joe Hockey

78

Why Should We Care if China Gains Influence Because of U.S. Tariffs? | with Mark Lambert

79

Bonus Crossover Episode with the China Global South Podcast: Ray Powell on the South China Sea

80

Why Should We Care Who Wins the U.S.-China Trade War? | with Steven Okun

81

Why Should We Care About Vietnam’s South China Sea Island-Building Campaign? | with Bill Hayton

82

Why Should We Care How Southeast Asia Responds to Trump’s Tariffs? | with John Goyer

83

Why Should We Care How Japan Responds to Trump’s Tariffs? | with Chris Johnstone

84

Why Should We Care About U.S.-India Relations as the Trump 2.0 Era Dawns?

85

Why Should We Care Why Asia’s Not Afraid of “America First”?

86

Why Should We (and Especially Taiwan) Care About China's New "Invasion Barges"?

87

Why Should We Care About "Dark Fleets"?

88

Why Should We Care About the Philippines’ Marcos-Duterte Feud?

89

Why Should the Indo-Pacific Care About Trump’s Tariffs?

90

Why Should We Care if China is Sabotaging Taiwan’s Subsea Cables?

91

Why Should We Care About Airpower in the Indo-Pacific?

92

Why Should We Care Whether the U.S. Can Build Enough Submarines for AUKUS?

93

Why Should We Care About Asia's Scam Syndicates?

94

Why Should We Care if China Dominates the Critical Minerals Supply Chain?

95

Why Should We Care About Thailand's Chaotic Politics?

96

Why Should We Care if USAID Gets "Curb-Stomped"?

97

Why Should We Care About the Quad?

98

Why Should We Care About Drone Warfare in the Indo-Pacific?

99

Why Should We Care About China's Gray-Zone Warfare?

100

Why Should We Care About China's 'Silent Invasion' of America's Homeland?

101

Why Should We Care if China's Military is Ready for War?

102

Why Should We Care if China's Military is Ready for War?

103

Why Should We Care About Trump’s Indo-Pacific Policies?

104

Why Should We Care About the U.S.-Japan Alliance?

105

Special Year-End Episode: Why Should We Care About 2024 in the Indo-Pacific?

106

Why Should We Care if Companies are Forced to Choose Between the U.S. and China?

107

Why Should We Care About the Changing Indo-Pacific Business Environment?

108

Why Should We Care About Indonesia's Prabowo Era?

109

Why Should We Care About what the Pacific Islands Think?

110

Why Should We Care About What the Hell Just Happened in South Korea?

111

Why Should We Care About the Kuomintang, Taiwan's Opposition Party?

112

Why Should We Care Whether China can be Deterred?

113

Why Should the Philippines Care About Trump 2.0?

114

Why Should We Care About India's Strategic Autonomy?

115

Why Should We Care About Economic Decoupling with China?

116

Why Should We Care About China's Spies?

117

Why Should We Care About how China Became a Great Power?

118

Why Should We Care About the Future of AUKUS?

119

Why Should We Care About North Korea’s Military Cooperation with Russia?

120

Why Should We Care if Supply Chains with China are Breaking?

121

Why Should We Care About Human Trafficking in Vietnam?

122

Why Should We Care About Donald Trump's Approach to U.S. National Security?

123

Why Should We Care if Malaysia is Moving Toward China?

124

Why Should We Care About the Future of Hong Kong?

125

Why Should the Indo-Pacific Care if it's Trump or Harris?

126

Why Should We Care About the South China Sea's New Flashpoint?

127

Why Should We Care About Indonesia's New President?

128

Why Should We Care if India is Deprioritizing its Navy?

129

Why Should We Care if AI can Predict Future Crises?

130

Why Should Southeast Asia Care about Maritime Law?

131

Why Should We Care if We Can't Produce Enough Weapons?

132

Why Should We Care About ASEAN Centrality?

133

Why Should We Care About the AUKUS Submarine?

134

Why Should We Care About China's Criminal Gaming Syndicates?

135

Why Should We Care About America's Lost Indo-Pacific Decade?

136

Why Should We Care About China's Wolf Warrior Diplomats?

137

Why Should We Care if India Becomes the World's Third Largest Economy?

138

Why Should We Care About China's Foreign Influence Operations?

139

Why Should We Care About Taiwan's "Davidson Window"?

140

Why Should We Care What Singapore Thinks?

141

Why Should We Care About the Pacific Island Countries?

142

Why Should We Care About America's Defense Priorities?

143

Why Should We Care About the Outlaw Ocean?

144

Why Should We Care About Myanmar's Civil War?

145

Why Should We Care About America's Indo-Pacific Allies?

146

Why Should We Care About the Defense of Taiwan?

147

Why Should We Care About Southeast Asian Economies?

148

Why Should We Care if China is Harassing Philippine Ships?

149

Why Should We Care About Beijing's Cyber Aggression?

150

Why Should We Care if China has the World's Biggest Navy?

151

Why Should We Care About the U.S.-Japan-Philippines Trilateral Summit?

152

Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific? (Pilot)