The Asia Chessboard
Hosted by Mike · Center for Strategic and International Studies
4.8from 192 ratings
- 137
- Episodes
- 22
- Transcribed
- 192
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 59M
- YouTube views
About The Asia Chessboard
The “Asia Chessboard” features in-depth conversations with the most prominent strategic thinkers on Asia. Host Michael Green, Henry A. Kissinger Chair at CSIS and CEO of the United States Studies Centre, takes the debate beyond the headlines of the day to explore the historical context and inside decision-making process on major geopolitical developments from the Himalayas to the South China Sea. Experience the hard calls and consequential debates that drive US policy towards this critical region of the world.
- Publisher
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 17 Jun 2019
- Latest episode
- 29 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
22 of 137 episodes have a transcript.
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Countering Asia's Axis of Authoritarianism
15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Taking Stock of U.S. Strategy in Asia
1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Asia in the New Nuclear Age
Inside a recent episode
Countering Asia's Axis of Authoritarianism
Published 29 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And that's a very sort of Marxist dialectical way of thinking about power and insecurity. But greater power actually seems to make China feel less secure and the Communist Party feel less secure because the risks are higher. And I think that's a really important part of understanding why is China has grown more powerful? […]
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- Sheena Chestnut Greitens
- Randall Schriver
- Vipin Narang
- Gorana Grgić
- Arzan Tarapore
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 58,974,216
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 107 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 85 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100
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- Quality
- 81
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 95
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Mike host the show. Published by Center for Strategic and International Studies.
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