Current Affairs Video Gallery

This page features all video coverage of Asia Society New York's recent Current Affairs programming. Please note: Clicking on a video will send you to Asia Society's global video gallery.

Current Affairs

Godless Secularism: Europe, India, and Religion (Complete)

Oxford University historian Faisal Devji examines the decline of religion in society and its effect on modernity.

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Business

India 2050: Roadmap for Success (Complete)

Experts on the world's sixth-largest economy debate what India might look like by mid-century.

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A Sneak Peek at Asia Society New York's Season of India

A series of programs and special events held in conjunction with the exhibition "The Progressive Revolution: Modern Art for a New India."

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Policy

Wendy Sherman: Negotiating With North Korea Does Not Require Trust

Wendy Sherman explains why President Trump's assertion that he "trusts" Kim Jong Un is largely irrelevant to denuclearizing North Korea.

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Policy

How Kim Jong Un Won the Singapore Summit

A lack of progress toward CVID — concrete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization — marks a strategic victory for North Korea.

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Policy

Trump, Kim, and North Korea: Deal or No Deal?

What's next for U.S.-North Korea negotiations following the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore?

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'We Don't Know Why Aung San Suu Kyi Hasn't Said Anything' About the Rohingya

Two Burmese journalists explain why the democracy icon and de facto head of state has said so little about Myanmar's persecuted minority.

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Current Affairs

2018 Osborn Elliott Prize Luncheon and Discussion (Complete)

Asia Society honors two Reuters journalist in absentia for their coverage of Myanmar's Rohingya crisis.

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Lahore Literary Festival New York 2018: Keynote Address by Ayesha Jalal (Complete)

The author and MacArthur fellow delivers the keynote address at Lahore Literary Festival New York.

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How 9/11 Changed Immigration

Immigrant rights activist Tereza Lee details why the timing of the terror attacks on September 11, 2001, altered the trajectory of immigration legislation in America.

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Here To Stay: The Asian American Immigrant Experience (Complete)

Firsthand accounts of immigrant journeys to America are followed by a panel discussion on the immigration debate today.

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Lahore Literary Festival New York 2018: Pakistan at 70 (Complete)

Ayesha Jalal is joined by Saroop Ijaz, Raza Rumi, and Bilal Qureshi for a discussion on Pakistani politics, history, and current affairs.

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Current Affairs

LLF New York 2018: Ghost Wars Redux

As the United States looks toward an 18th year of conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a panel of experts asks: Have we learned nothing from history?

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Policy

How Societies Determine Who Matters and Who Doesn't

Ian Bremmer sketches a pessimistic future in which countries resolve scarcity by dehumanizing parts of their populations.

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Policy

'Us vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism' With Ian Bremmer (Complete)

The Eurasia Group founder and geopolitical analyst discusses key trends shaping the world with Kevin Rudd.

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Policy

Power Dynamics in the Asia-Pacific (Complete)

A panel discussion on power in the region marked the launch of the Asia Power Index.

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Policy

Averting a U.S.-China Trade War (Complete)

Wendy Cutler and Daniel Rosen discuss the latest findings of the China Economic Dashboard and assess U.S.-China trade relations.

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Current Affairs

Can Buddhism End Political Tribalism?

Robert Wright describes how mindfulness practice can help people escape their cognitive biases.

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