Episodes
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Alexander Downer Gives the View From Down Under
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Misha and John are joined by Alexander Downer, Australia’s longest serving foreign minister and former high commissioner to Great Britain, to discuss Beijing’s economic war against Australia, the new AUKUS agreement, how AUKUS differs from the Quad, why Australia has some of the world’s most stringent COVID policies, and more.
Friday Oct 15, 2021
From Mao to Now: David Shambaugh on China‘s Leaders
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Misha and John talk with George Washington University's David Shambaugh, about his new book From Mao to Now, a history of each of China's leaders. He ranks them in terms of effectiveness, and also ranks the US presidents who dealt with them. In between, he talks about the role of the Chinese Communist Party and the Leninist party-state.
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Adrian Wooldridge on the Aristocracy of Talent
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Misha talks with Adrian Wooldridge, political editor of The Economist, about his new book, The Aristocracy of Talent. They discuss the history of meritocracy in China, and look at how meritocracy works and doesn’t work today, in China, Singapore, Japan, and the West. Plus, he names his favorite “meritocracy movie”!
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Japan‘s New Leader and New Role in the Pacific with Senator Bill Hagerty
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Misha talks with Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), former US Ambassador to Japan, about Japan’s new leader, the US-Japan alliance, China, Taiwan, whether the US should rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and what the Biden Administrations needs to do to keep peace in the Pacific. And, he reveals his favorite Japanese restaurant!