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In this timely conversation, Mami Mizutori talks about how countries can better prevent and prepare for future crises – whether a pandemic, climate change, or something else entirely.
Prof. Séverine Autesserre delivers a presentation on her book, The Frontlines of Peace, then participates in a discussion with Dr. Dahlia Scheindlin and Moien Odeh on the book's implications, moderated by Dr. Dana Landau of swisspeace.
In the fifth episode, we explore Bhutan – the landlocked country located in the Eastern Himalayas. Journalist and Musician Supe discusses Bhutan's development path and the role of media.
Zhang Xi and Eduard Kögel talk about the fundamentals of architecture in Asia, how foreign concepts can be adapted to a local context, and the Eastern ideas of architecture in the West.
The fourth episode brings us to one of the world’s most crowded countries: Bangladesh. Dr. Faraha Nawaz and Sara Hossain share their view of the country, and discuss the changing role of women in Bangladesh.
In politics, if you are criticized from all sides, it’s usually a sign you’ve reached a good compromise. So it was with Switzerland’s recently unveiled China Strategy: It was seen as either being too harsh or way too lax on China.
In our third episode of "A Closer Look" Iswandy Ahmad and agricultural entrepreneur Dr. Vanessa Teo share their view on Brunei, the monarchy, and discuss the government’s as well as entrepreneurial activities in the agricultural sector.
In the second episode of "A Closer Look" we’ll explore the landlocked and most populous country of Central Asia: Uzbekistan. Dilfuza Kurolova and Dr. Farkhod Tolipov will discuss the country's challenges and development of civil society.
As China increases its power and moves westwards, Russia is looking more to the East. The Sino-Russia relationship is more than a partnership, but less than an alliance as both countries share an ideology based on the notion of sovereignty.
