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Asia In-Depth Podcast: How North Korea Is Already Changing From the Inside

A group of North Korean teenagers clap as they watch a performance in Pyongyang. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty)
Current Affairs

How a great famine gave birth to a young generation that's changing North Korea from the inside.

July 11th by Eric Fish

Does Trump's Presidency Mean Australia Needs a 'Plan B' — Toward China?

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on April 15, 2016. (Kenzaburo Fukuhama/AFP/Getty Images)
Current AffairsPolicy

A series of essays explores the increasingly crucial relationship between Canberra and Asia.

June 30th by Matt Schiavenza

Growing Up Asian, Gay, and Religious

Jeff Chu reading at the Linen Building for Storyfort during Treefort Music Fest (Matthew Wordell)
Current Affairs

Jeff Chu: “I'm not just gay, I'm also Chinese. I'm not just Chinese, I'm also Christian.”

June 29th by Juan Machado

TED's Chris Anderson on Reframing the 'Nationalism vs. Globalism' Debate

Jacqueline Novogratz and Chris Anderson discuss the importance of globalism. (Maria Baranova-Suzuki/Asia Society)
Current Affairs

Chris Anderson: Globalism is more than "big, fat, faceless companies."

June 28th by Matt Schiavenza

Asia Abridged Podcast: The Period of 'Maximum Danger' for the U.S. and China

Chinese soldiers march in formation passed Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City during a military parade on September 3, 2015 in Beijing, China. (Kevin Frayer/Getty)
Current Affairs

In this podcast short, Howard French discusses how history shapes China's territorial ambitions and how that could be a recipe for conflict.

June 26th by Eric Fish

The Implications of Modi's Visit to the U.S.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he delivers his Independence Day speech from The Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2015. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)
Policy

As the Indian prime minister prepares to meet with President Trump, the Asia Society Policy Institute discusses what's at stake.

June 24th by Matt Schiavenza

What Homelessness Taught Vikas Khanna

(Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Lifestyle

The Michelin-starred chef reflects on a brief stay at the New York Rescue Mission.

June 23rd by Matt Schiavenza

Asia Abridged Podcast: Padma Lakshmi's New York Memories

Padma Lakshmi at Asia Society in New York. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)
Arts

In this podcast short, Lakshmi discusses her New York roots, her Desi identity, the Indian food she’s dying to see on Top Chef, and why she has no love for Disney princesses.

June 21st by Matt Schiavenza

Former CIA Analyst: 'We Are Smoking Something' if We Think North Korea Denuclearization Is Achievable

(L to R) Chung-in Moon, Barbara Demick, Daniel Russell, and Sue Mi Terry speak at Asia Society in New York on June 19, 2017. (Elsa Ruiz/Asia Society)
Current AffairsPolicy

Sue Mi Terry says recent meetings with North Korean officials reemphasized the country's commitment to its nuclear weapons program.

June 19th by Eric Fish

35 Years After Vincent Chin's Murder, How Has America Changed?

Vincent Chin
Current Affairs

Asian Americans reflect on the racially motivated 1982 murder of a Chinese American man and its modern day legacy.

June 16th by Eric Fish
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