Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific?
Hosted by Jim Carouso and Ray Powell · Ray Powell & Jim Carouso
4.9from 57 ratings
- 175
- Episodes
- 27
- Transcribed
- 57
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 831K
- YouTube views
About Why Should We Care About the Indo-Pacific?
Chart the world's new strategic crossroads. Join co-hosts Ray Powell, a 35-year U.S. Air Force veteran and Director of the celebrated SeaLight maritime transparency project, and Jim Carouso, a senior U.S. diplomat and strategic advisor, for your essential weekly briefing on the Indo-Pacific. Drawing on decades of on-the-ground military and diplomatic experience, they deliver unparalleled insights into the forces shaping the 21st century. From the U.S.-China strategic competition to the flashpoints of the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, we cut through the noise with practical, practitioner-focused analysis. Each episode goes deep on the region's most critical geopolitical, economic and security issues. We bring you conversations with the leaders and experts shaping policy, featuring some of the world's most influential voices, including: Senior government officials and ambassadors Defense secretaries, national security advisors and four-star military officers Legislators and top regional specialists C-suite business leaders This podcast is your indispensable resource for understanding the complexities of alliances and regional groupings like AUKUS, ASEAN and the Quad; the strategic shifts of major powers like the U.S., China, Japan and India; and emerging challenges from economic statecraft to regional security. If you are a foreign policy professional, business leader, scholar, or a citizen seeking to understand the dynamics of global power, this podcast provides the context you need. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or your favorite platform. Produced by Ian Ellis-Jones and IEJ Media. Sponsored by BowerGroupAsia, helping clients navigate the world’s most complex and dynamic markets.
- Publisher
- Ray Powell & Jim Carouso
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 4 Apr 2024
- Latest episode
- 2 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
27 of 175 episodes have a transcript.
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Should We Care if the “Asian Century” is a Myth? | with Bilahari Kausikan
25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Should We Care if the Illicit Iran-China Oil Trade Goes Through Malaysia? | with Charlie Brown
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why Should We Care About the Defense Secretary Who Won’t Back Down from China? | with Secretary Gilberto Teodoro
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Why Should We Care if the “Asian Century” is a Myth? | with Bilahari Kausikan
Published 2 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Is BRICS itself a testament to the success of the rise of Asia? Or is it sort of a hollow shell where they're trying to sort of fill it in as best they can? Well, I'll put BRICS in the same category as the non-aligned movement, the Group of 77. It's a Global South organization, and I think we may have talked about this before, that represents a certain mood. And I think it's important to understand that mood, but mood does not mean convergence of interest. In fact, you have very... very significant divergences of interest within BRICS. You have India and China, you mentioned. You have Iran on one hand. […]
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- Bilahari Kausikan
- Charlie Brown
- Gilberto Teodoro
- Melissa Sanderson
- David Capie
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- 830,984
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 34 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 23 ratings
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- 95
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- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 51
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