Podcasts by Asia Rising
Asia Rising, the podcast of La Trobe Asia which takes a critical look at the key issues facing Asia's states and societies.
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#214: Water Security in India from 2023-11-30T12:07:40
India has a population of 1.4 billion to support, and there is one basic commodity that every one of those citizens needs: water. But with only 4% of the world’s fresh water resources and demand...
ListenEvent: Climate Resilence in Asia from 2023-11-27T15:06:15
With its densely populated cities, low-lying islands, and melting glaciers, Asia is a region vulnerable to the impact of climate change. Extreme heat, weather disasters and the rising sea level ...
Listen#213: Sarnath and the Tourism of Buddha from 2023-11-10T15:32:27
Sarnath, in Uttar Pradesh, India, is the site where Buddha delivered his first sermon, and a significant stop on the Buddhist pilgrimage trail. But long since overshadowed by local Hindu sites, ...
Listen#212: Hong Kong's Changing Judicial System from 2023-09-28T12:32:07
In 2020 China’s top legislature unanimously passed a new national security law for Hong Kong. Entered into force the same day. Vague and broad in its remit, it applies to everyone who is deemed ...
ListenEvent: Australia, China and the Pacific Region from 2023-09-27T12:54:45
China’s activities in the Pacific have been the subject of increased media attention in Australia. Its vast resources exercised through trade and investment has bought both good will and influen...
Listen#211: Sport-for-Development in India's Schools from 2023-09-08T17:31:05
There’s a proven link between the benefits of sport programs within schools, not just through personal development but also community cohesion. In a country as linguistically and culturally dive...
Listen#210: The Politics of Indian History from 2023-08-16T00:24:50
In the past few years India's right-wing ruling BJP party has made efforts to change curriculum and censor textbooks in an attempt to deprioritise history that doesn't amplify their narrative - ...
ListenEvent: School Sport for Development in India from 2023-08-04T14:15:53
There has long been an associated benefit between sport and learning, as it develops communication, social and psychological benefits. In the context of India, it could be used as an active part...
Listen#209: How Japan Kept the Mongols Out from 2023-07-28T22:40:07
Along the coast of Hakata Bay in Fukuoka, Japan there is a 13th century wall, built by the local Samurai as defense against a Mongol invasion.
Guest: Associate Professor Andrew Hall (Asi...
ListenEvent: Australia’s Asian Identity from 2023-07-19T13:17:12
This event explores Australia’s identity in Asia, and what it means for Australia to be in the Asia-Pacific region. Ten years since the ‘Australia in the Asian Century’ Foreign Policy White Pape...
Listen#208: Hiroshima and the Legacy of Peace from 2023-07-07T16:40:04
When atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, it led a few months later to the surrender of Japan, effectively ending World War 2. There were up to 150,000 casualties in the atomic blast,...
Listen#207: Asia's Reaction to the Invasion of Ukraine from 2023-06-20T22:48:41
In June 2022 Indonesian President Joko Widodo went first to the Ukraine, and later to Moscow, hand delivering a letter from President Zelensky to Vladimir Putin. His purpose, to quote, was to op...
ListenEvent: Australia’s Foreign Policy Under a New Government from 2023-05-31T10:27:19
A year has passed since a new Labor government took power after nine years occupying the opposition benches. Over this time, the new government has prioritised the deepening of genuine partnersh...
Listen#206: How Japan is Redefining Defence from 2023-05-29T15:10:50
Japan is forbidden by their constitution to use force as a means of settling international disputes, or maintaining military forces with the potential of war.
Japan relies heavily on the...
Listen#205: Japan's Relationship with China from 2023-05-17T09:43:55
Japan has always had a tense relationship with China, but now due to both their geographic proximity and their close alliance with western countries, this tension is taking on new dimensions. Listen
#204: Japan's Relationship with Russia from 2023-05-08T14:14:54
Japan and Russia are geographically close, but have always had an uneasy relationship. Territorial disputes, strained diplomacy, and an unsigned war era peace treaty has amounted to strained bil...
ListenEvent: Fresh Perspectives on the Quad from 2023-05-04T10:37:55
Emerging leaders from Australia, Japan, India and the United States discuss key issues facing the 'Quad', and puts forward a strong case for the Quad working together on non-traditional security...
ListenEvent: Australia and Southeast Asia: A Joint Agenda for Maritime Security from 2023-05-03T13:53
What does it look like for Australia and Southeast Asia to develop a joint agenda for maritime security?
Join La Trobe Asia, consortium lead for the Blue Security program, to launch the ...
Listen#203: China's Global Media Campaign from 2023-04-28T13:47:35
The message conveyed by global media can be a powerful one, useful in influencing public perception and shaping politics, local media and information environments.
Controlling the media ...
Listen#202: Rising Sea Levels and Coastal Territory from 2023-04-13T20:21:35
A recent UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report found global sea levels have been rising at an accelerated rate.
For the small island nations of the Asia Pacific this...
Listen#201: Indigenous Language Politics in the Philippines from 2023-03-27T15:16:17
There are around 170 Indigenous languages spoken in the Philippines, as well as speakers of English, Spanish and several Chinese languages. Most people are multilingual, with more than 90 percen...
ListenEvent: Australia’s Asia-Pacific Engagement: Past and Future from 2023-03-24T16:09:42
Australia’s relationships in and with Asia and the Pacific is a perennial feature of debates about its foreign and defence policy and how it projects its sense of identity on the world stage. In...
Listen#200: The State of Asia in 2023 from 2023-03-10T12:12:11
What pressures will the Russian invasion of Ukraine put on Asia? How will China recover post-covid? Will the Quad and AUKUS change power dynamics in the region?
To celebrate the 200th ep...
Listen#199: A Walk in the Gardens by the Bay, Singapore from 2023-02-28T12:12:11
The Gardens by the Bay are an iconic feature of Singapore, where they dominate every tourist photograph with their towering tree-like structures. Now celebrating their tenth year, they're an emb...
ListenEvent: What Indonesia’s Criminal Code Means for Human Rights from 2023-02-08T10:07:25
Indonesia has passed a new criminal code, amongst which are a raft of controversial new morality laws and speech restrictions, including banning sex outside of marriage, insulting the president,...
ListenEvent: China and the Power of Xi Jinping from 2023-02-07T12:06:55
Xi Jinping has secured a historic third term as general secretary with unmatched political authority. This has given China a new drive to retain its position as a global superpower, and a desire...
Listen#198: Singapore's Relationship with China from 2023-01-27T11:58:51
Singapore is a small country, highly reliant on commerce and trade, and with strong ties to China. This relationship can be at odds with other practices, for example: Its small military has an a...
Listen#197: The Philippines Relationship with China from 2023-01-16T16:44:50
In 2022 The Philippines elected a new president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, and with him came a pivot in international views, particularly towards China and the United States. The previous administrat...
Listen#196: Reporting on the Philippine Drug War from 2022-12-13T15:53:15
When Rodrigo Duterte was elected to the office of president in 2016 one of his main election promises was to clean up the drug trade. And he was quite open about how he was going to do it. The l...
ListenEvent: The Quad: Emerging Security Issues in the Indo-Pacific from 2022-12-08T09:50:20
As tensions in the Indo-Pacific increase and new security issues emerge, Australia, the United States, India and Japan have come together with the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue to support the ...
Listen#195: Diabetes and Medicine in India from 2022-11-16T14:41:14
India is a country rich in food variety and tastes, but access to food has changed, bringing options of western foods of differing nutritional value. With changes in diet comes a change to healt...
Listen#194: John Howard on Asia from 2022-11-10T18:50:32
Mr John Howard, former Prime Minister of Australia (1996 - 2007) on Asia, his legacy, and Australia's place in the region.
His new book, A Sense of Balance, is published by HarperCollins...
Listen#193: The Repression of Indigenous Languages in Asia from 2022-10-31T16:27:31
The United Nations has declared 2022 the start of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages, aiming to raise awareness of the ongoing global loss of Indigenous languages.
Ongoing ...
ListenEvent: Indigenous Language Rights and the Politics of Fear in Asia from 2022-10-13T14:02:45
Approximately 7,000 languages are signed or spoken in the world today, more than half of them by Indigenous people. These languages are critical to services like education and healthcare, and th...
Listen#192: The Challenges of Reporting and Researching on China from 2022-09-29T10:20:36
With China mostly closed to international journalists accurate reporting is a challenging prospect, putting those engaged in it in danger from the Chinese government and their supporters.
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Angkor is an archaeological site in northern Cambodia, and was home to the impressive capitals of the Khmer Empire between the 9th and 15th centuries. It is one of the most important archaeologi...
ListenPublic Event: Human Rights in China from 2022-08-23T16:58:15
The track record of human rights in China is of global concern, with allegations of religious and ethnic repression, lack of freedom of information and civil liberties, violations of gender righ...
Listen#190: Security Challenges in the Asian Region from 2022-08-19T16:29:36
What are the broad strategic trends and security challenges affecting the Asian region, now and into the future?
Guests:
Dr Elizabeth Buchanan (Head of Research, Royal Australian ...
Webinar: China’s Ambitions in Antarctica and Their Implications for Australia from 2022-08-11T17:11:31
In recent years, as the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has grown in economic size, military strength and international influence, it has become more active in Antarctica. This has led to worri...
Listen#189: Pelosi's Visit to Taiwan Escalates Tension with China from 2022-08-08T16:58:20
There has been an escalation of tension between China, Taiwan and the United States in the wake of a visit to Taiwan by United States house speaker Nancy Pelosi, the first visit of such a rank i...
ListenWebinar: Protest, Dissent, and the Struggle for Justice in India from 2022-08-02T11:47:21
In early 2022 the NGO Civicus added India to its watch list of countries of concern. In doing so it highlighted recent protest movements, arrests of academics, journalists and activists.
Webinar: Enhancing Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific from 2022-07-29T21:41:27
The Indo-Pacific faces multiple security challenges, ranging from the risk of major war arising from territorial and maritime disputes to significant human and environmental threats to ecosystem...
Listen#188: The Democratic Decline of Indonesia from 2022-07-25T15:45:48
Indonesia has made impressive democratic gains since the fall of the authoritarian Suharto regime in 1998, and has long been praised as a ‘model Muslim democracy’.
But in recent years, ...
Listen#187: Australia's Unthinking Alliance with America from 2022-07-17T15:46:03
Australia has a strong alliance with America, one that has remained unwavering through changes of leadership and turbulent international developments.
While agreements such as AUKUS and...
ListenWebinar: Gender Mainstreaming in Foreign Policy from 2022-07-14T15:21:36
The idea of gender mainstreaming in foreign policy is gaining traction across the world. Several countries such as Sweden, Canada, France, Mexico, Germany, Spain, Luxemburg, Libya, Chile, and m...
ListenThe Catch ep 6: Victim's Voices from 2022-07-12T14:44:41
The Catch.
A podcast miniseries about modern slavery and forced labour in the offshore fishing industry in the Asia Pacific Region.
Episode 6: Victim's Voices
The final ...
ListenPublic event: Sleepwalk to War: The Australia-US alliance in Asia from 2022-07-05T14:27:51
Australia has a strong alliance with America, one that has remained unwavering through changes of leadership and turbulent international developments. While agreements such as AUKUS and the Quad...
ListenThe Catch ep 5: Support from 2022-07-04T12:52:25
The Catch.
A podcast miniseries about modern slavery and forced labour in the offshore fishing industry in the Asia Pacific Region.
Episode 5: Support.
The Catch ep 4: Reintegration from 2022-06-27T13:37:28
The Catch.
A podcast miniseries about modern slavery and forced labour in the offshore fishing industry in the Asia Pacific Region.
Episode 4: Reintegration
The Catch ep 3: Restitution from 2022-06-20T13:02:50
The Catch.
A podcast miniseries about modern slavery and forced labour in the offshore fishing industry in the Asia Pacific Region.
Episode 3: Restitution
#186: Indigenous Language Politics in the Chittagong Hill Tracts from 2022-06-17T14:19:22
The Chittagong Hill Tracts is in southeast Bangladesh, on the country’s border with India and Myanmar, and is home to 14 Indigenous groups. However, the state contests these people’s Indigenous ...
ListenThe Catch ep 2: In Too Deep from 2022-06-13T15:22:49
The Catch.
A podcast miniseries about modern slavery and forced labour in the offshore fishing industry in the Asia Pacific Region.
Episode 2: In Too Deep
The Catch ep 1: Recruitment from 2022-06-06T21:06:38
The Catch.
A podcast miniseries about modern slavery and forced labour in the offshore fishing industry in the Asia Pacific Region.
Episode 1: Recruitment
Podcast miniseries: The Catch from 2022-05-30T15:05:21
The Catch.
A podcast miniseries about modern slavery and forced labour in the offshore fishing industry in the Asia Pacific Region.
Listen#185: Bongbong Marcos Wins Philippines Election from 2022-05-27T13:53:01
At the end of June the Philippines will welcome new leadership featuring two very familiar names. Following in his father’s footsteps is Bongbong Marcos, son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos,...
ListenWebinar: Australia votes 2022: Our place in the region from 2022-05-19T16:55:30
As Australians head to the voting booth, much of this election has focused on our regional relationships and our place in the global order.
Many have labelled this a 'khaki election', wi...
Listen#184: Modern Monarchies in Asia from 2022-05-17T12:13:06
While the twentieth century saw the collapse of monarchies across Europe, recent events are a reminder that hereditary monarchies still matter in Asia. In some countries like Malaysia and Bhutan...
Listen#183: Indonesia’s Foreign Policy in a Changing Regional Environment from 2022-05-03T14:52:01
Indonesia aspires to play an active and influential role in regional and global affairs, and its public expects broad influence. How can its foreign policy ideas adapt to a changing and conteste...
Listen#182: Japan's Regional Security Challenge from 2022-04-26T16:57:54
Japan occupies an ambitious position in geopolitics, desiring to maintain a balance of power in the face of a rising China, and to bring about economic prosperity, peace, and stability in the In...
ListenPublic event: The Xinjiang Emergency from 2022-04-06T17:21:01
Since 2016, an estimated one million Uyghurs and members of other Turkic Muslim minorities have disappeared into a vast network of ‘re-education camps’ in the far west region of Xinjiang, China ...
ListenPublic event: Deepening Australia-Japan Relations in a Contested Region from 2022-04-05T11:24:11
As regional powers in the Indo-Pacific, Australia and Japan have much to gain from increased bilateral cooperation and increased interaction through ‘minilaterals’ such as the Quad. Strategic fo...
ListenWebinar: Fresh Perspectives on the Indo-Pacific from 2022-03-29T11:58:38
This launch of Issue 6 of the La Trobe Asia Brief brings together emerging leaders to discuss critical issues facing the Indo-Pacific. Written by students and young professionals from a diverse...
Listen#181: Indigenous Language Politics in Inner Mongolia from 2022-03-24T13:41:09
The Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in northern China has, in recent years, been the site of extensive protests against changes to the education system that have diminished the role of the Mon...
ListenWebinar: Gendering the Pandemic: Women’s representation and participation in the Asia-Pacific from 2022-03-21T13:27:14
For all states across the Asia-Pacific women's representation in all sectors remains dismally low. The COVID-19 pandemic and responses to it have disproportionately affected women and girls acro...
Listen#180: Indigenous Language Politics in the Indian Himalayas from 2022-03-14T14:07:14
The Lepcha community is indigenous to the Himalayan mountains, and can be found across India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet. There's estimated to be less than 70,000 speakers of the Lepcha language, ...
ListenWebinar: Indigenous Language Politics in Asia from 2022-02-23T15:01:22
Asia is a linguistically diverse region, but this diversity is currently under threat. After centuries of colonisation and decades of rapid development, communities throughout Asia are facing di...
Listen#179: Biden's Indo-Pacific Strategy from 2022-02-17T12:04:18
The Biden administration has released a new Indo-Pacific strategy, and much is at stake, with the acknowledgement that competition from China and climate change are of great concern to the Unite...
Listen#178: Beijing Hosts the Winter Olympics from 2022-02-03T18:59:33
The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing, and with the collision of sports, politics and covid this is proving to be an olympiad to remember.
Guest:
Assoc Professor Geof...
Listen#177: Health Systems and the Pandemic from 2022-01-19T17:06:18
As we enter year three of the covid-19 and settle into our schedule of working from home, home-schooling and hopefully not catching a deadly plague, how are health systems in Asia coping and ada...
Listen#176: Himalayan Refugees and Climate Change from 2021-12-13T16:35:58
The Himalaya and the adjacent Tibetan plateau house the globe's third biggest ice packed are the source of most of Asia's major rivers.
Over the past century of the people of these moun...
Listen#175: The Architecture of Repression in Xinjiang from 2021-11-26T17:39:47
Since the mass internment of Uyghurs and other indigenous groups in China was first reported in 2017, there is now a rich body of literature documenting recent human rights abuses in the Xinjian...
ListenWebinar: Democracy in Malaysia: Prospects and Possibilities from 2021-11-19T10:29:18
After a period of turmoil, Malaysia’s new Prime Minister, Ismail Sabri Yaakob, has a tenuous hold on leadership. A politician of the UMNO (United Malays National Organisation) coalition, his par...
Listen#174: Biden's Asia Agenda from 2021-11-11T21:24:46
After a quiet start to his presidency, United States President Joe Biden has made some recent decisive steps in engaging with Asia by selling nuclear submarines to Australia and establishing the...
ListenWebinar: The AUKUS Deal: Regional Security in the Indo-Pacific from 2021-10-28T22:40:25
Australia, the UK and the US have announced a historic security agreement, dubbed ‘AUKUS’, in response to regional security concerns about China’s rising power and influence in the Indo-Pacific...
Listen#173: Regional Security After the Taliban Takeover from 2021-10-27T13:50:25
The Islamic fundamentalist group the Taliban have returned to power in Afghanistan twenty years after being ousted by the United States, sparking concern for a harsh rule imposed on Afghans, a n...
Listen#172: Anti-China Sentiment in India from 2021-10-20T22:44:10
In June 2020 there was a clash between India and China at a disputed border site in the Himalayan Galwan Valley, in which twenty India soldiers were killed. A wave of anti-Chinese sentiment swel...
ListenWebinar: Asian Monarchies in the Modern Age from 2021-10-13T16:02:44
While the twentieth century saw the collapse of monarchies across Europe, recent events are a reminder that hereditary monarchies still matter in Asia. In some countries like Malaysia and Bhutan...
Listen#171: Vietnam's Strategic Challenge from 2021-09-30T23:54:44
As strategic competition between the US and China increasingly shapes the region, Vietnam has reoriented its national foreign and defence policy. Vietnam has a major stake in the international r...
ListenWebinar: The Shortest History of China from 2021-09-30T11:14:04
Modern China is seen variously as an economic powerhouse, an icon of urbanisation, a propaganda state or an aggressive superpower seeking world domination. From kung-fu to tofu, tea to trade rou...
Listen#170: Australia’s Relationship with India from 2021-08-23T16:23:01
India and Australia stand to benefit greatly through deep and ongoing engagement. But despite some share interests between the two states, there is a shallow public interest and understanding of...
Listen#169: Gender and Security in Asia from 2021-08-13T16:23:01
Why does gender matter when thinking about security? In Asia, discussions and policies concerning conflict, peace and security remain dominated by male voices and views. The exclusion of women’s...
ListenWebinar: The Challenge of China from 2021-08-10T22:01:17
The recent emergence of China as an economic and military super-power, rivalling the United States, is one of the most significant and challenging developments of the present era.
A La T...
Listen#168: Religious Tourism in India from 2021-08-06T18:47:18
India had more than 10 million foreign tourists arrive in 2019, and more than a billion domestic tourists. A large portion of these are religious tourists, visiting the multitude of Hindu, Musli...
ListenWebinar: Is Asia Going to War? from 2021-08-05T15:04:01
As Asia grapples with a global pandemic the region has become less secure. China's ambitions in Taiwan and Hong Kong are growing, North Korea is uncharacteristically silent, and the United State...
Listen#167: China Panic from 2021-07-29T14:43:55
Australia’s relationship with China has been in sharp decline, fuelled by a critical government agenda and a hostile media environment. The trust, warmth and confidence towards China is at a rec...
ListenWebinar: Australia-Southeast Asia Relations: The Post COVID-19 Regional Order from 2021-07-08T12:46:52
The relationship between Australia and Southeast Asian countries has grown substantially in the last decade, from a marriage of convenience to the development of regional agendas, strategic part...
Listen#166: Is Asia Becoming Less Democratic? from 2021-06-29T14:43:55
Asia’s relationship with democratic governance is complicated. While some countries such as Japan and Indonesia pride themselves on transparent elections, the struggles for democracy continue in...
Listen#165: Is Taiwan a Target? from 2021-06-16T16:35:07
For the last seventy years Taiwan and mainland China has remained mostly separated. While China has encouraged interaction in the hope of a peaceful reunification, they have sought to isolate Ta...
Listen#164: The Philippines and Regional Security from 2021-06-11T15:48:08
Regional security is a critical issue for The Philippines. Once closely aligned with western democracies, the strong-arm leadership of Rodrigo Duterte has guided it in a more authoritarian direc...
ListenWebinar: Japan’s Evolving Security Policy from 2021-06-08T18:01:15
Japan has been expanding its military roles in the post-Cold War period. While the conventional security threats associated with China’s military rise and North Korea’s nuclear weapons are still...
Listen#163: Xinjiang's Falling Birth Rate from 2021-05-19T17:26:09
In April 2017, Chinese Communist Party authorities in Xinjiang launched a series of “strike-hard” campaigns against “illegal births” with the explicit aim to “reduce and stabilise a moderate bir...
Listen#162: What to Expect at the Shangri-La Dialogue from 2021-05-12T11:21:19
The Shangri-La Dialogue is one of the premiere defence summits on the Asian calendar, where leaders from all over the region gather to discuss key global issues and security trends. James Crabtree,...
Listen#161: Social Justice in Japan's Education from 2021-04-29T17:04:26
Over the past two decades Japan has experienced slow economic growth, changed employment practices, population decline, an ageing society, and an increasingly multi-ethnic population resulting f...
ListenWebinar: China's Grand Strategy and Australia's Future in the New Global Order from 2021-04-27T15:15:50
The rise of China, Trump’s America First policies, division within Europe and successful defiance by authoritarian states are affecting the shape of the emerging new order. Human rights, rule of...
ListenWebinar: Modern Day Slavery and Human Trafficking in Asia from 2021-04-21T16:51:05
Human trafficking is an urgent human security issue in Asia. The abuse and exploitation associated with human trafficking have been documented across a range of sectors, including the sex indust...
Listen#160: China's COVID-19 Exit Plan from 2021-04-01T23:47:57
While the rest of the world still struggles with a deadly pandemic, Beijing has suppressed the spread of COVID-19 and is executing an exit plan to make the most of its opportunities in a changin...
Listen#159: The Chagos Islands Sovereignty Dispute from 2021-03-17T13:14:33
The Chagos Archipelago, a group of small tropical islands in the middle of the Indian ocean, has become a surprising location of strategic importance. Recent international legal rulings have inv...
ListenWebinar: Fighting Fake News in a Time of COVID-19 from 2021-03-17T12:13:57
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how the spread of fake news and misinformation online – even if shared without malicious intent – can weaken global public health efforts, contribute to soc...
Listen#158: How COVID Impacts International Students in Australia from 2021-03-12T16:20:02
The COVID pandemic has hit tertiary education in Australia hard, and for most of 2020 it prevented students from studying on campus. For international students they were unable to enter the coun...
ListenWebinar: Could Taiwan be the Next Global Flashpoint? from 2021-03-04T14:51:49
In late January 2021 China moved to intensify military activity in the Taiwan Strait, sending bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons and fighter jets into airspace just southwest of the isl...
ListenWebinar: Myanmar’s Military Coup: Challenging Democracy in Southeast Asia from 2021-02-24T16:05:39
Last month, the military upended years of quasi-democratic rule in Myanmar in a carefully orchestrated coup. Military leaders justified the takeover by alleging voter fraud in the 2020 November ...
Listen#157: Is the Democratic Dream of Hong Kong Over? from 2021-02-19T13:47:17
In the course of a year Hong Kong has been transformed by a new security law. Drafted by Beijing and aimed at protestors, it has led to mass arrests of activists, lawyers and law makers.
#156: Islam and Indonesian Politics from 2021-02-10T00:17:03
The political landscape of Indonesia has had a shakeup with the resurrection of the long-defunct Masyumi Party. The once-powerful party invokes a time when Islamists were more united in Indonesi...
Listen#155: Sacred Geographies and Asia from 2020-12-07T22:08:14
Cultural and environmental conservation can be motivated by a number of factors, such as desire for resources, tourism, or perhaps just an appreciation for the environment. Perhaps there is no g...
Listen#154: How will the Biden Presidency Affect Asia? from 2020-11-22T23:52:47
The election of Joe Biden to serve as the 46th President of the United States comes at a critical moment of the country’s relationship with Asia. A global pandemic, frayed diplomatic relations a...
ListenWebinar: Australia-China Relations: A New Low Point? from 2020-11-11T20:53:11
In 2020, Australia and China relations appeared to hit new lows. Diplomatic tensions flared over a range of issues, including Australia’s unilateral calls for an inquiry into the origins of the ...
Listen#153: Assessing Australia and India's Strategic Partnership from 2020-10-30T23:38:29
Over the past five years India and Australia’s bilateral relations appear to be deepening. Both states agree that the future security challenges are likely to occur in the world’s oceans, and ot...
ListenWebinar: India's Heritage: Preserving the Past While Embracing the Future from 2020-10-30T23:36:11
India has a long and unique history with a rich cultural heritage, but in the modern race for progress it can be difficult to conserve the past. The country boasts 38 recognised UNESCO world her...
Listen#152: Jokowi's Challenge from 2020-10-14T17:38:52
From a riverside shack to the presidential palace, Joko Widodo surged to the top of Indonesian politics on a wave of hope for change. However, six years into his presidency, he is struggling to ...
ListenWebinar: Trump vs Biden: the US Election and Implications for Asia from 2020-10-09T13:51:16
The 2020 United States presidential election is weeks away, and the stakes have never been higher. A global pandemic, frayed diplomatic relations and struggling economies make the outcome of the...
Listen#151: Japan After Abe from 2020-10-01T23:09:43
The retirement of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe was met with concern and dismay in Japan. The long-serving leader had been in office since 2012, retained a strong popularity, and was well r...
Listen#150: An Asian American in the White House from 2020-09-10T18:17:05
In its many successes and struggles, the Asian American community can be seen as a microcosm of the nation. Despite often being treated as a monolithic community there is great diversity amongst...
ListenWebinar: Education and the Politics of Identity in East Asia from 2020-09-10T13:25:09
Despite their diverse histories and cultures, common tensions characterize debates about identity and nationhood across the Asia-Pacific. Homogenous visions of identity and nationhood sit uneasi...
ListenWebinar: Pandemics and Public Health Systems in Asia from 2020-09-04T09:10:22
The covid-19 pandemic sweeping across Asia and the world has highlighted the strengths and limitations in the delivery of public health services within different states. While some states like V...
Listen#149: Singapore’s Place in Asia’s Pandemic Recovery from 2020-08-27T17:38:50
Singapore has long been a global hub of business, uniquely positioned in the world of economics at a crossroads serving multiple time zones and business interests. While the highly developed cit...
Listen#148: DNA Harvesting and Policing in China from 2020-08-12T22:28:13
The Chinese Government is building the world’s largest police-run DNA database, profiling tens of millions of people across the country who have no history of serious criminal activity. Those in...
Listen#147: Taiwan's Ally or Wildcard? (Trump in Asia #4) from 2020-07-27T16:00:44
The United States’ approach to Taiwan has long been defined by ‘strategic ambiguity’. While it has never directly challenged China’s claim over the island, the U.S. has also never shied away fro...
Listen#146: Is Trump Making Asia a More Unstable Region? (Trump in Asia #3) from 2020-07-16T16:06:03
The election of Donald Trump was met with mixed emotions across Asia, and in the years since his presidency has had a marked effect on the stability of the region.
Countries are adjustin...
Listen#145: India's High-Maintenance Relationship (Trump in Asia #2) from 2020-07-07T15:37:25
The election of Donald Trump heralded a new era in the relationship between the United States and India. For India, America has become arguably its most important partner, and the new president ...
ListenWebinar: Trump in Asia from 2020-07-02T15:52:47
Donald J. Trump’s win in the 2016 US elections was met with mixed emotions across Asia. Many in the region greeted the election with cautious optimism. They assumed that Washington would take a ...
Listen#144: A Wedge Between Koreas (Trump in Asia #1) from 2020-06-16T13:35:02
The United States and North Korea both share a desire to achieve a breakthrough in their relationship, but to very different ends. At one time there was the hope that strongman personalities of ...
ListenWebinar: South China Sea and Maritime Rule-Based Order from 2020-06-16T13:33:17
Over the past decade the hotly disputed South China Sea has become increasingly used as example of the rising strategic competition between the People’s Republic of China and the United States.<...
ListenWebinar: Women and Australian International Affairs from 2020-06-03T16:23:58
This La Trobe Asia event launches the newly released Australian Journal of International Affairs special issue “Critical Analyses in Australian Foreign, Defence and Strategic Policy”, a collecti...
Listen#143: Vietnam and the Covid-19 Crisis from 2020-05-27T21:08:17
Countries in Asia are dealing with the Covid-19 crisis differently, and Vietnam has been widely praised in its apparent success. But is this success down to luck, or tight government control? Listen
Webinar: How Asia Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pandemic from 2020-05-19T11:35:18
While much of the world is still in the grips of a tumultuous pandemic, areas of Asia are in recovery and planning for the year ahead, albeit at a cautious pace. China, Hong Kong, South Korea an...
Listen#142: Uyghur Forced Labour in China from 2020-05-12T16:12:33
Since 2017, more than a million Uyghurs and members of other Turkic Muslim minorities have disappeared into a vast network of ‘re-education camps’ in the far west region of Xinjiang in what some...
Listen#141: Asia in Lockdown from 2020-05-01T15:21:43
Asia has been coping with the coronavirus in a variety of ways. Some regions, such as China, Hong Kong and South Korea, have reached a point where they are living with it. Others, such as India,...
Listen#140: Rules-Based Order in the South China Sea from 2020-04-16T11:47:25
The South China Seas comprises a large international body of water south of Taiwan. There are island and maritime claims from a number of sovereign states in the region, and is economically impo...
ListenWebinar: Uyghurs for Sale from 2020-04-15T14:09:32
Since 2017, more than a million Uyghurs and members of other Turkic Muslim minorities have disappeared into a vast network of ‘re-education camps’ in the far west region of Xinjiang, China, in w...
Listen#139: Reporting the Hong Kong Protests from 2020-04-01T17:52:17
What started as a protest against a proposed new law, which would see people extradited from Hong Kong to mainland China to face Beijing-style justice, has now turned into a battle for the futur...
Listen#138: Coronavirus and Asia from 2020-03-13T16:52:50
With the coronavirus pandemic spreading throughout the world the long-term effects are hard to project, and many are starting to question how a global event like this could alter the Asian econo...
ListenEvent: Contest for the Indo-Pacific (book launch) from 2020-03-10T15:16:47
The Indo-Pacific is both a place and an idea. It is the region central to global prosperity and security. It is also a metaphor for collective action. If diplomacy fails, it will be the theatre ...
ListenEvent: Democracy in Hong Kong: A Challenging Road Ahead from 2020-02-20T12:12:03
For months the citizens of Hong Kong have been taking to the streets, protesting democratic deterioration and rights violations. There have been frequent clashes with police, outbreaks of viol...
Listen#137: Tourism in North Korea from 2020-02-10T14:06:01
North Korea is one the world's most authoritarian and isolated countries, cut off from global trade and Western influence. Yet, its doors remain open to tourists, who the government welcomes and...
Listen#136: Gender and Online Activism in Indonesia from 2020-01-07T14:58:26
Violence against women and gender activism became central issues in Indonesia during the 2019 elections. The growing importance of these issues and events is a sign of how successful they have b...
ListenEvent: Managing the Himalaya (live in Sikkim) from 2019-12-05T15:14:55
The mountains of the Himalaya are instantly recognisable, and they play a critical role in Asia’s climate, hydrology, ecology, and geopolitics. Despite their regional and global importance, they...
ListenEvent: Maintaining Stability in a Volatile Region: a Japanese Perspective from 2019-11-15T11:13:30
Japan’s national security is rapidly changing. Asia is shifting from an era of prosperity and peace to one of contestation and rivalry between powerful leaders. North Korea has grown emboldened ...
Listen#135: Tibetan Refugees in India from 2019-11-14T11:27:24
When Tibet was invaded by China in the 1950s the Dalai Lama and many Tibetans left, finding a new home in India. Over the years this population has grown, now overseen by a Central Tibetan autho...
Listen#134: The Risks of Engaging with China from 2019-11-04T17:17:25
Australian universities rely heavily on China for both students and research investment, but engagement brings considerable risk. Technology theft is common, and awareness of how research is bei...
ListenEvent: Melting Opportunities: Climate Change and Conflict in the Himalaya from 2019-10-25T16:30:03
The snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas are instantly recognisable, but the critical role these mountains play in Asia’s climate, hydrology, ecology and geopolitics is mostly underplayed.
#133: Climate Change and Conflict in the Himalaya from 2019-10-21T12:05:35
The ice-capped peaks of the Himalaya are instantly recognisable and play a critical role in Asia's climate, hydrology, ecology and geopolitics.
Despite this importance the mountains are...
Listen#132: Tibetan Language and Identity from 2019-10-15T14:34:22
A traditional Tibetan proverb tells that every valley has its river and every village has its own language. These languages are an important part of the Tibetan identity, and and there is much d...
ListenEvent: The Surprising Success of Chinese Communism: The PRC at 70 from 2019-10-10T12:30:15
In October 2019 the People's Republic of China celebrated its 70th anniversary with pomp, parades and pageantry. This lecture Asia examines the highs and lows, the failures and its successes of ...
Listen#132: An Insider's View of North Korea from 2019-09-18T16:11:39
Thae Yong-ho is a former North Korean diplomat to the United Kingdom who defected to South Korea in 2016. As the highest ranking North Korean official to defect, he has a unique perspective on N...
ListenEvent: An Audience with a North Korean Defector from 2019-09-05T12:43:08
The decision to defect from North Korea is not undertaken lightly, but for those in pr...
Listen#131: North Korea and Trump Diplomacy from 2019-09-02T12:26
On 30 June Donald Trump became the first serving US President to step into North Korea...
ListenEvent: The Indo-Pacific and Australia’s East-West Perspectives from 2019-08-29T12:26
Australia is one of the few countries whose shores lap both the Indian and Pacif...
ListenEvent: Pakistan's Terrorism Problem from 2019-08-27T11:16:28
For the past twenty years Pakistan has wrestled with terrorism. More than 60,00...
Listen#130: Crisis in Kashmir from 2019-08-19T15:36:34
India’s government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has made a controversial m...
Listen#129: Facing China Without our Historical Ally (Australia-China Relations #3) from 2019-08-05T15:26:45
For a long time Australia has taken it for grant...
ListenEvent: Australia-China Relations: Finding the Elusive Balance from 2019-08-01T14:59:36
The relationship with China is of critical importance to Australia. It is also inc...
Listen#128: Why is China Annoyed With Australia? (Australia-China Relations #2) from 2019-07-22T16:35:23
Australia has implemented a wide range of policies which, while not explicit...
ListenEvent: Can Australia Defend Itself in the Asian Century? from 2019-07-19T14:13:10
For decades in Australia we have assumed that America will prevent any serious emerg...
ListenEvent: Unmaking the Himalaya: Geopolitics, Environment, Citizenship from 2019-07-12T15:56:14
In recent years, the Indian and Chinese states have become increasingly asserti...
Listen#127: A Chinese Scholar on China from 2019-07-08T09:47:26
When talking about Chinese international politics, the loudest voices are often wes...
Listen#126: A Testing Friendship (Australia-China Relations #1) from 2019-07-01T15:35:36
For the most part, China has seen Australia as an especially agreeable and non-troublin...
Listen#125: Is Chengdu the New Tibetan Capital? from 2019-06-17T16:59:56
Over the past decade the city of Chengdu, capital of the Sichuan province, h...
Listen#124: The Collapse of Polonnaruva from 2019-06-03T16:39:32
The collapse of Polonnaruva marked the end of the lowland kingdoms in Sri Lanka'...
Listen#123: The Untold Influence of the Malay Archipelago from 2019-05-21T16:53:48
Nusantaria – often referred to as 'Maritime Southeast Asia' – is the world...
Listen#122: A Grand Bargain between U.S. and China? from 2019-05-07T15:31:54
Can a grand bargain be reached between the United States and China? For the past ...
ListenEvent: The State of Indonesia: A Post-Election Panel from 2019-05-02T15:59:50
On 17 April, Indonesians headed to the polls in one of the largest dem...
Listen#121 The India-Pakistan Relationship from 2019-04-24T17:32:15
The India/Pakistan relationship has rarely been an easy one, with the two dis...
Listen#120 Indonesia Votes 2019 from 2019-04-09T14:22:54
Indonesians head to the polls on April 17 in one of the largest democrati...
ListenEvent: Does China Pose a Threat to Australia? from 2019-04-02T14:45
Almost no question is of greater significance for Australia’s future than the emergenc...
Listen#119 Australia's Engagement With Asia from 2019-03-26T11:31:04
La Trobe University's incoming Chancellor explains his views on the importance...
ListenEvent: Mining Facts in the Evolving Australia-India Relationship from 2019-03-20T15:02:58
Australia and India are at a key moment in their relationship. Both countries will have el...
Listen#118 Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order from 2019-03-12T15:51
China’s Belt and Road strategy is acknowledged to be the most ambitious geopolitic...
ListenEvent: The Dawn of Eurasia from 2019-03-08T12:21:38
The global geopolitical landscape is shifting towards Asia. It can be seen in Chi...
Listen#117 When Trump Met Kim II from 2019-03-01T15:51:50
A second summit between the United States and North Korea has been cut short, wit...
Listen#116 Tourism in Bhutan from 2019-02-12T11:09:55
The Kingdom of Bhutan, on the eastern edge of the Himalayas, is a country rar...
Listen#115 What's happening to the Uyghur in China? from 2019-01-29T11:05:15
In the Chinese region of Xinjiang, tens of thousands of ethnic Uyghurs and other Musl...
Listen#114 China's Control of the South China Seas from 2019-01-15T11:10:08
The South China Seas is a region in hot contestation, and is important to many surroundi...
Listen#113 Developing the Brahmaputra River from 2019-01-02T13:40:32
China and India share a 4000km long border, and it’s been a relationship that has had ...
Listen#112 Defection From North Korea from 2018-12-18T12:30:13
For most defectors the decision to leave North Korea is never an easy one, and ...
Listen#111 Ache Din (India Rising #7) from 2018-12-11T09:50:21
When Narendra Modi and the BJP won the 2014 election in India they did so under the...
ListenEvent: What's Happening to the Uyghurs in China? from 2018-12-10T12:13:31
In the Chinese region of Xinjiang, tens of thousands of ethnic Uyghurs and other Musli...
Listen#110 A Land of Languages (India Rising #6) from 2018-12-04T11:10:45
There are 22 official languages in India, but more than 780 have been recogni...
Listen#109 Religion and Caste (India Rising #5) from 2018-11-27T11:06:24
Religion and caste divides Indians in many ways - religion primarily between Hi...
Listen#108 Waste of a Nation (India Rising #4) from 2018-11-20T11:10:22
With a fast-growing population and aspirations to join the throwaway prosperity...
Listen#107 Dynastic Leadership (India Rising #3) from 2018-11-13T15:44:30
The Indian National Congress party in India has mostly looked to the Nehru-Gand...
Listen#106 Voting in the World’s Largest Democracy (India Rising #2) from 2018-11-05T16:52:08
India goes to the polls in 2019, and the popular incumbent Narendra Modi is cur...
ListenEvent: How Kawaii Invaded Downtown Tokyo from 2018-11-05T12:39:46
The vibrant fashion styles of Tokyo are notable for their colour and playfullness, and...
Listen#105 A Post-Colonial Hangover (India Rising #1) from 2018-10-29T15:35:56
In 2017 India celebrated 70 years of independence from British rule. Prim...
Listen#104 India's Statue of Unity from 2018-10-23T10:30:13
India will soon be unveiling the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity. A...
Listen#103 A Walk Along The Bund, Shanghai from 2018-10-09T16:57:01
The Bund, or Wai Tan in Chinese, is a waterfront strip in central Shanghai. It...
Listen#102 Is Asia on the Brink of War? from 2018-09-25T17:21:52
Asia is at a dangerous moment. China is rising fast, North Korea may be assembling ...
ListenEvent: Australia and China in the Pacific from 2018-09-24T15:52:13
In recent months there has been intense speculation in the media and in policy fo...
ListenEvent: Cooperation in Contested Asia (policy brief launch) from 2018-09-12T15:59:39
East Asia’s security environment is changing rapidly. China’s power and confidence is...
Listen#101 Cooperation in Contested Asia from 2018-09-03T09:52:24
East Asia’s security environment is changing rapidly. China’s power an...
ListenEvent: How Asia Goes to War from 2018-08-29T09:14:24
Asia is at a dangerous moment. China is rising fast, and its regional ambitions are gr...
Listen#100 Australia Needs More Asia, Less US from 2018-08-28T14:21:42
For decades Australia’s security and economic policy has been developed based on...
Listen#99 Recycling in India from 2018-08-14T09:44:23
Waste in India is an important and visible issue, and the country is struggl...
ListenEvent: Refugee Crisis: Human Rights and North Korea from 2018-08-09T14:27:03
For most defectors the decision to leave North Korea is never an easy one, and ther...
Listen#98 Japan's Greying Population from 2018-07-31T12:42:13
Japan is one of many countries faced with an ageing population, but the problem...
Listen#97 Emperor Qin's Terracotta Army from 2018-07-18T13:52:58
The mausoleum of Emperor Qin is a national treasure of China, and is kno...
Listen#96 When Trump Met Kim from 2018-06-21T17:01:14
On 12th June 2018 the world witnessed a peace summit between two l...
ListenEvent: Fallout: North Korea and Nuclear Weapons from 2018-06-20T14:23
In recent history the world witnessed a peace summit between the United States presid...
Listen#95 Chinese Philosophy from 2018-06-19T16:33:55
Chinese philosophy has a long history stretching back more than two thousand years...
Listen#94 Will China Have an Economic Slowdown? from 2018-06-05T13:43:27
China's economy has long been a story of success and growth, and being the secon...
ListenEvent: Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India from 2018-05-31T14:23
India’s fast-growing population, and aspirations to join the throwaway prosperit...
Listen#93 Ageing Asia from 2018-05-22T10:57:58
Asia’s elderly population is on track to reach a billion by 2050, and there are ...
ListenEvent: Australian Foreign Policy in a Contested Indo-Pacific Region from 2018-04-26T14:23:40
The future of the Indo-Pacific region is being buffeted by an array of complex forces ...
Listen#92 China Under Surveillance from 2018-04-24T11:06:13
Any visitor to China will be acutely aware of the amount of security, and now...
Listen#91 Educating China's Little Soldiers from 2018-04-10T15:35:48
The Chinese education system has had its criticisms, but many argue that it d...
Listen#90 Jakarta is Sinking (Asia and the Environment #4) from 2018-03-27T10:44:27
Indonesia is a sprawling nation of islands across south-east Asia, and two en...
ListenEvent: Ageing Asia: Trends, Implications and Policy Directions from 2018-03-21T11:10
The population of Asia is ageing rapidly. People are living longer than in the past, an...
Listen#89 China's Green Leadership (Asia and the Environment #3) from 2018-03-13T12:55:25
China operates on a scale that outclasses every other country, and are taking cli...
ListenEvent: Japan's Approach to a Changing World from 2018-02-28T23:09
Japan faces a rapidly changing international environment. Asia is shifting from an era of...
Listen#88 North Korea's Vulnerable Ecology (Asia and the Environment #2) from 2018-02-27T09:59:04
North Korea is a country that can little afford a close examination of ecological imp...
Listen#87 Pollution and Priorities in India (Asia and the Environment #1) from 2018-02-13T13:52:37
India struggles with environmental imperatives. Its cities have the worst a...
Listen#86 China Ascendant with Kevin Rudd from 2018-01-30T10:49:11
With China's emergence as a power of the first rank it has changed the Asian regio...
Listen#85 Protest and Dissent in Hong Kong from 2017-12-19T11:47:24
From the turbulent 1960s until today, Hong Kong has been a city shaped by civil di...
ListenEvent: China and a New World Order from 2017-12-12T23:09:11
China’s emergence as a global power of the first rank has changed the Asian region and the wo...
#84 Xi Jingping and the Power of The Party from 2017-12-06T19:37:54
The 19th Chinese Communist Party Congress has been and gone, and in its wake we’re...
ListenEvent: Reading Duterte's Reign from 2017-11-30T15:01
President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte has been called many names: The Trump of the ...
ListenEvent: China-Australia Relations: Affluence, Influence and Soft Power from 2017-11-28T17:30:26
China and Australia have relationship anchored by strong trade bonds, and there is ...
ListenEvent: The Changing World Order? from 2017-11-16T11:35:20
Australia has a vital set of relationships with its Asian neighbours, built on the foundatio...
Listen#83 Rethinking Education in China from 2017-11-08T15:06:13
Western countries are impressed by the performance of China's schools in internatio...
Listen#82 Modi's Economic Leadership from 2017-10-24T13:33:07
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is a man with strong views on economics....
Listen#81 China's New Era from 2017-10-19T16:27:48
China’s Communist Party Congress has begun in Beijing and opened with an addre...
ListenEvent: Education and Society in Post-Mao China from 2017-10-17T12:27:35
Recent years have witnessed mingled alarm and envy in the West at the supposed excelle...
Listen#80 Censoring Tiananmen from 2017-10-10T12:11:13
History is the best textbook’ is one of the favourite phrases of China’s President Xi Jin...
ListenEvent: China's Influence in Australia from 2017-10-03T12:56:18
China's influence in Australia has become controversial. For years there have been repo...
Listen#79 Democracy and the China Model from 2017-09-26T09:58:02
For the past 15 years western democracies have appeared to reach a crisis po...
ListenEvent: The Relentless Invention of Modern India from 2017-09-19T14:26:36
Modern India stands on the threshold of becoming a global power. As it seeks to re...
Listen#78 Asian Migration to Melbourne in the 1890s from 2017-09-12T12:30:03
Much of migration to Melbourne is studied in a post-war context dominated by Gr...
ListenEvent: Duterte's Ambition: A Challenging Future for the Philippines from 2017-09-06T13:48:18
The Philippines’ maverick president, Rodrigo Duterte, has had a turbulent first year in ...
Listen#77 The Chinese Communist Party from 2017-08-29T10:48:27
China’s political and economic growth in the past three decades has been rapid and impres...
Listen#76 Trump vs North Korea from 2017-08-24T17:39
A North Korean threat is a reality Asia has had to deal with for some time, but now tha...
Listen#75 Japan Faces an Uncertain Asia (live) from 2017-08-02T21:27:45
Japan has a challenging future. Its population is declining, the economy remains an...
ListenEvent: Asia's Reckoning from 2017-08-01T11:12
For more than half a century, American power in the Pacific has successfully kept the...
Listen#74 India and the English-Speaking World from 2017-07-18T11:00:57
In recent years, the English-speaking world has become wildly enthusiastic about India. ...
Listen#73 The Great Wall of China from 2017-07-04T11:54:28
The Great Wall has long been a symbol of China, but a problematic one - an authent...
Listen#72 Integrated Asia (live) from 2017-06-20T15:46:45
Globalisation and major power rivalry are creating a China-centric integrated Asian...
Listen#71 Tibetan Culture in China Under Threat from 2017-06-06T12:20:37
Is Tibetanness under threat? As more young Tibet are lured towards a dominant Chines...
Listen#70 The Belt and Road Initiative from 2017-05-24T13:04:53
On 14 May this year 33 world leaders gathered in Beijing for what has been touted as the ...
Listen#69 Indonesian Screen Culture from 2017-05-10T10:57:23
Since the fall of President Suharto’s new order regime in 1998, culture has explod...
Listen#68 Chinese Investment in Australia from 2017-04-25T11:08:26
Australia is a country that depends on investment, and normally we can't welcome i...
Listen#67 Fear of Abandonment (book launch) from 2017-04-18T10:46:51
In Fear of Abandonment, expert and insider Allan Gyngell tells the story of how Aust...
Listen#66 A Lifetime Teaching in China from 2017-04-11T09:59
Colin Mackerras is a world authority on Chinese culture and society, and he has tau...
Listen#65 Does India Have a Youth Problem? from 2017-03-28T11:29:18
India has been described as a country of potential, but hiding behind that hopeful term...
Listen#64 What Does Trump Mean for Asia? from 2017-03-20T17:02:56
It's no exaggeration that the election of Donald Trump was a shock to the system, and ...
Listen#63 The Glass Ceiling in Japan from 2017-03-14T10:16:08
Many countries have a problem when it comes to gender equality, but in Japan it's quit...
Listen#62 Are we Still in the Asian Century? from 2017-02-27T15:51
The opening years of the 21st century seemed to herald the start of a new era. On ...
Listen#61 Human Rights Abuses in North Korea from 2017-02-14T09:45:27
In 2014 the UN's commission of inquiry into human rights in North Korea published a repo...
Listen#60 Chairman Mao's Little Red Book from 2017-01-31T09:59:13
In 1964 the Communist Party of China released a collection of Mao’s speeches and statement...
Listen#59 Australian Foreign Policy and Asia from 2017-01-17T09:43:05
A sound foreign policy is crucial to the success and safety of any country, and gove...
Listen#58 Resource Management in Himachal Pradesh, India from 2017-01-03T10:07:52
State intervention in natural resource management is often inflexible, but projects in t...
Listen#57 Thailand Crowns a New King from 2016-12-20T14:32:15
Thailand has reached a period of political change. The recent death of the long-servi...
Listen#56 A Health Check for China from 2016-12-05T16:21:17
China is home to 1.5 billion people, many of them living in industrialised cities, and with that comes a heavy burden of medical problems.
Martin Taylor (Team Leader, Health Systems and ...
Listen#55 Australian Studies in China from 2016-11-22T13:43:48
The study of Australia is well-established in China, and the active engagement across universities helps build cultural, social and economic understanding between the two countries.
Prof...
Listen#54 The World is Trumped from 2016-11-15T16:04:32
Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States. While America, the world, and the Donald comes to terms with this unexpected result, the question is inevitably asked… what happens ...
Listen#53 A Foreign Correspondent in China from 2016-11-08T13:02:04
Media in Australia and much of the western world are facing pressing times with shrinking revenue and a changing landscape, but how much of these trends coming across in the Chinese press?
... Listen#52 Trump vs Clinton vs Asia from 2016-10-25T11:41:04
The 2016 United States election is almost upon us, and much of the rhetoric has focused on countries in Asia. Hilary Clinton has made references to 'standing up to bullies', with Donald Trump go...
Listen#51 The Australia-China Relationship from 2016-10-11T10:16:54
China and Australia have a long relationship anchored by strong trade bonds, yet this relationship isn’t without tension. The two countries often find themselves on different sides of the table ...
Listen#50 Selling India's Sacred Cow from 2016-09-27T09:52:26
The cow is a sacred animal in India with nearly 80% of its Hindu population abstaining from eating beef and worshiping the animal for its production of milk. Surprisingly enough, the country has...
Listen#49 Indonesia's Foreign Policy from 2016-09-16T10:27:06
It’s been more than two years since Joko Widodo was elected Indonesian President. While his election occurred on a wave of high hopes and high expectations, little was known at the time about ho...
Listen#48 How Cheap Mobile Phones Changed India from 2016-08-30T09:14:29
India has more than a billion mobile phones in use, with more people having access to a mobile phone than a toilet with plumbing.
What impact has the phone had on India's society, politi...
Listen#47 How Will Duterte Lead the Philippines? from 2016-08-16T10:23:23
On 30th June, Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the Philippines 16th President. Observers outside the country were stunned by his sudden rise to power, in both his tone and at times violent rhetor...
Listen#46 Shinzo Abe wins a Supermajority from 2016-08-02T10:56:23
An election in the upper house of Japan has delivered a supermajority to Shinzo Abe, with two thirds of it in control of his Liberal Democratic Party and its allies. The win is a substantial vot...
Listen#45 What is the Future of ASEAN? from 2016-07-19T10:09:51
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a political and economic organisation formed 49 years ago by like-minded southeast Asian countries. Much like the EU it aims to streamline c...
Listen#44 Is Democracy Failing in Timor-Leste? from 2016-07-05T09:30:54
After hundreds of years of occupation and a bloody struggle for independence, Timor-Leste formed its democratic government in 2002, running an election under the watchful eye of the UN. It’s since ...
Listen#43 Forced Relocation and the Three Gorges Dam from 2016-06-21T09:44:13
The Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydro-electric power station, is one of the greatest infrastructure projects of modern times. Building it displaced many hundreds of thousands of people...
Listen#42 Uyghur Nation from 2016-06-06T16:16:51
The Uyghurs are a Turkic-speaking Muslim minority that predominantly inhabit the far...
Listen#41 Indonesia's Anti-Corruption Fight from 2016-05-24T12:07:58
Indonesia has had ongoing problems with corruption since it established democracy in 1998, and while some recent high profile cases have been exposed, it's a problem at every level of government...
ListenIslamic Resurgence in Java: The Role of Names from 2016-05-11T15:54
The Indonesian island of Java has experienced a resurgence of Islam in recent years. Professor Joel Kuipers (Anthropology, George Washington University), presents the striking rise of the use of...
Listen#40 Trump vs China from 2016-05-06T08:50:19
Observers worldwide are watching with trepidation as Donald Trump gains ground in the United States election. Perhaps none more carefully than China, who Trump directs many aggressive remarks to...
Listen#39 Little Comfort for Comfort Women from 2016-04-26T10:07:03
During World War II (and the wider Pacific War) women from many Asian countries were kept in 'comfort stations' for the use of Japanese soldiers.
While Japan has now given ¥1 billion in ...
Listen#38 Suicide Prevention in Hong Kong from 2016-04-11T12:46:50
Suicide is a significant public health problem. With a highly populated and urbanised environment, Hong Kong in particular has taken a proactive approach to suicide prevention, such as restricti...
Listen#37 India and Waste from 2016-03-30T09:07:56
India is a country that can overload the senses. One of the most striking features a visitor can notice is the country's seemingly endemic problem with rubbish and pollution.
Professor R...
Listen#36 Tipping Point in the South China Seas from 2016-03-14T10:11:51
The South China Sea is a critical commercial gateway for a significant portion of the w...
Listen#35 India's Sedition Controversy from 2016-03-01T15:59:27
The recent arrest of Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Kanhaiya Kumar on the charges of sedition have shaken India, the world's biggest democracy.
Dr Ian Woolford (Hindi Program...
Listen#34 Why Australia Will buy Submarines From Japan from 2016-02-25T13:41:11
Australia's Turnbull government has released a new defence white paper containing the affirmation of the purchase of 12 new submarines. There have been previous indications that these would come...
Listen#33 History of Chinatown, Melbourne, Australia from 2016-02-16T11:17:55
Chinatown was established in Melbourne in 1854, 20 years after the city started. It is located in Little Bourke St, and has a long history of supporting the local Chinese community.
Dr S...
Listen#32 Art Therapy in Samoa from 2016-02-02T09:37:50
Art therapy is a theraputic mental health inititiative from the western world, but it has now been incorporated into mental health initiatives in the Pacific Island nation of Samoa.
Dr P...
Listen#31 Involving Women in Conflict Resolution from 2016-01-19T10:04:57
It's been 15 years since the United Nations Security Council resolution on women, peace and security. Despite all the efforts there is still a lot of disappointment that women are still so exclu...
Listen#30 Is Japan Still a Pacifist Society? from 2016-01-05T12:04:24
At the end of World War II, Japan adopted Article 9 into their constitution, aspiring to international peace and not having a standing army. Pacifism became part of the Japanese identity, but th...
Listen#29 United States Perception of Asia (live) from 2015-12-22T16:48:35
America has an interesting relationship with many Asian countries - on the surface there is polite co-operation and trade, but always with a wary attitude.
Professor Nick Bisley (Executi...
Listen#28 Timor-Leste's Troubled Waters from 2015-12-07T16:34:31
Now an independent democracy, Timor-Leste is struggling to renegotiate treaties and agreements with neighbouring countries, particularly water territories with Australia which could give them be...
Listen#27 Turnbull's Asia (live) from 2015-11-24T13:21:04
Malcolm Turnbull has been the prime minister of Australia for two months, and while he hasn't made significant political moves regarding Asia, we can predict what kind of leadership he might bri...
Listen#26 China Ends the One-Child Policy from 2015-11-09T15:59:38
China has announced a relaxing of the family planning policy, with a change of the existing law to a two-child policy beginning March 2016.
Dr James Leibold (Politics and Philosophy, La...
Listen#25 Defining Asia from 2015-10-27T12:37:05
When we talk about the Asia what is the adjective referring to? Is it culture, geography, or somewhere in between?
Assoc. Professor Andrew Phillips (Reader in International Relations and...
Listen#24 China's Fragile Economy from 2015-10-13T09:52:35
China's economy is in a state of transition, and its success and failure has an impact on a global level.
Dr Geoff Raby (Australia's Ambassador to China from 2007-2011, director of his B...
Listen#23 North Korea's Emerging Middle Class from 2015-09-29T09:43:42
North Korea has an image of dire poverty and famine, but thanks to trade with Russia and China the economy is a dynamic space and fast developing.
Dr Benjamin Habib (Politics and Interna...
Listen#22 China's Parade: A Celebration or a Warning? from 2015-09-15T09:43:43
China marked the 70th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II with a massive military parade which was as much a celebration as it was a show of force to the rest of the world.
Pro...
ListenEvent: Nepal's Peace Process: Success and Failure from 2015-09-14T11:12:14
When the democratic government of Nepal was established in 2006 it marked the of...
Listen#21 A Brief History Of The Indian Ocean from 2015-09-01T10:57:04
The Indian Ocean is often thought of with a post World War II context, but it's had a long history prior to this when empires in the area struggled for dominance.
Assoc. Professor Andrew...
Listen#20 North Korea's Climate Co-operation from 2015-08-18T09:00:37
North Korea is vulnerable to climate change, and is a country vulnerable to food insecurity. It has an active relationship with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), brought on...
Listen#19 World War II Far From Over in Asia from 2015-08-04T14:55:46
With the 70th anniversary of World War II fast approaching in the Asian region, there will be a vastly different take on how the event is celebrated, particularly the Chinese independence from J...
Listen#18 Political Turmoil in East Timor from 2015-07-21T09:11:57
East Timor is a country struggling with internal conflict, and a young democracy still struggling to assert itself after years of political turmoil.
Dr Jasmine-Kim Westendorf (Lecturer i...
Listen#17 Australia's Asylum Seeker Dilemma from 2015-07-07T11:15:23
Australia has made refugee and asylum seeker issues a cornerstone of their political debate and excessive lengths have been taken to prevent asylum seekers from reaching Australia by boat.
... Listen#16 The Esky Economy of Cocos Islands from 2015-06-23T16:24:17
The population of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands have emigrated far, from Indonesia to Western Australia, but have maintained a strong community and bartered goods through the use of Facebook.
... Listen#15 Stand-off in the South China Seas from 2015-06-09T10:12:11
A number of high profile incidents have highlighted the contested territory of the South China Seas, most provocatively China's significant land reclamation and construction activties.
I...
Listen#14 One Year of Modi Government from 2015-05-25T10:51:37
After the first year of government Narendra Modi has been presented with a number of challenges, both from within his own party and on a national and international stage.
In this episode...
Listen#13 Nepal's Democracy and Earthquake Recovery from 2015-05-12T18:40:25
After years of civil unrest, will Nepal's struggling democracy survive the recent earthquake?
In this episode of Asia Rising, Dr Jasmine-Kim Westendorf (International Relations, La Trobe...
Listen#12 Jokowi's First Six Months from 2015-04-29T19:43:57
When Joko Widido won the 2014 Indonesian election with a significant popular mandate there was high expectations of the change he would bring to the office.
In this episode of Asia Risin...
Listen#11 Indonesia's Hard Line With Executions from 2015-04-16T21:01:18
The imminent execution of two Australians by Indonesia due to drug related offenses has put a strain on relationships between the two countries, and presents challenges for the leadership of bot...
Listen#10 China Bans the Veil from 2015-03-03T09:43:59
Regional authorities outlawed Islamic veils from all public spaces in the regional capital of China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.
Professor Nick Bisley (La Trobe Asia, La Trobe Un...
Listen#9 Japanese Politics and Fukushima Fallout from 2015-02-02T18:22:01
How did Japan’s recent election play out for Shinzo Abe, and what can Japan expect from his next term? Professor Nick Bisley (La Trobe Asia) and Assistant Professor Christopher Hobson (School of...
Listen#8 Asia 2014: A Year in Review from 2014-12-11T09:18:29
A look at the big events in Asia in the year 2014 - the elections of Modi in India and Jokowai in Indonesia, to the military coup of Thailand, the popular protests in Hong Kong, the tension in t...
Listen#7 Modi on the World Stage from 2014-11-24T19:55:08
With Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi proving to be a big hit in Australia during the G20, Professor Nick Bisley (Excutive Director, La Trobe Asia) and Dr Ian Hall (Department of International...
Listen#6 The Popular Protests in Hong Kong from 2014-10-06T19:04:50
Hong Kong is currently experiencing protests caused by public disagreements over changes to how the Chief Executive of Hong Kong will be selected.
In this episode of Asia Rising, Profess...
Listen#5 A Year of Abbott in Asia from 2014-09-19T09:51:57
During his first year of office, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has conducted a surprisingly energetic and focused foreign policy. He's visited a number of countries in the Asian region and furthere...
Listen#4 Japan's Emerging Place in Asia from 2014-08-01T14:26:55
Japan has had a re-energised approach to the global stage under the leadership of Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, so how has this altered its relationship with its neighbours and the power balance in...
Listen#3 The Thailand Coup of 2014 from 2014-07-08T15:44:30
On the 22nd May 2014 the Royal Thai Armed forces led by General Prayuth Chan-ocha launched a coup against the democratically elected government government, dissolved the senate and stabled a Jun...
Listen#2 Modi Wins the Indian Election from 2014-05-23T11:30:08
Narendra Modi won a landslide victory with the BJP in the 2014 Indian election, but what kind of government will India have, and how will it play out on the global stage?
Professor Nick ...
Listen#1 North Korea's Human Rights Issues from 2014-03-20T16:45:30
A recent report on human rights violations in North Korea outlined a well-known but persistent problem, but there is little indication as to how it can be used beyond a catalog of evidence.
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