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Want to hear about the latest developments and prospects for U.S.-Southeast Asia ties? Tune in to our podcast as we explore these topics with our network of regional experts. Engaging the Eagle is the official podcast by the U.S. Programme in the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, RSIS, NTU, Singapore. The views expressed in this podcast are the speakers’ own and do not represent the official position of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), NTU.For more podcasts by RSIS, check out the main RSIS spotify page: https://open.spotify.com/show/7JOolYgMAi4ScbAUwitxTs
USP-RSIS hosts Engaging the Eagle - Exploring U.S. Foreign Policy in Southeast Asia, a news show with 57 episodes published.
The United States and Indonesia signed a Major Defence Cooperation Partnership (MDCP) on April 13, signifying a new stage in bilateral defence cooperation. The MDCP’s three pillars concern military modernisation and capa
Show notesThis episode examines how ongoing conflicts in the Middle East are reshaping maritime security dynamics and strategic calculations across Asia’s critical sea lanes. It explores the extent to which disruptions at key chok
Show notesSince the start of March, Southeast Asian economies have been met with bad news from outside the region. For one, the US war on Iran has created economic ripple effects that reverberated beyond the Middle East. Then, on
Show notesFor years, successive US governments have expressed a desire to make Asia their primary strategic interest – but that push for a pivot to Asia seems to have faded. The most recent National Security Strategy and National
Show notesBarely 50 days into 2026, it feels like an eternity has passed in the realm of US foreign policy. From Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela on January 3, to the standoff over Greenland, to the announcement of the Boar
Show notesOver the first year of his second term, US President Donald Trump expressed territorial ambitions for places such as Canada and Panama – but his consistent statements about wanting to take control of Greenland have come
Show notesHow have Trump administration policies affected the reach of US influence, especially in Southeast Asia and BRICS countries? Tune in to hear Gregory Poling, Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Center for Strate
Show notesIt’s been ten months since United States President Donald Trump began his second term in office. Some of the uncertainty that dominated those first few months has given way to an understanding of how his administration f
Show notesGovernment shutdowns are nothing new to American politics, with the government shutting down some 20 times since 1975 over funding disagreements. The duration of these shutdowns, however, has generally been increasing, w
Show notesAs compared to his first term, US President Donald Trump’s approach to the Indo-Pacific appears to be undergoing a significant transformation. He has disrupted relationships with allies and partners with his tariff regim
Show notesBarely two weeks after South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s successful meeting with United States President Donald Trump in the White House, the US-South Korea relationship was once again disrupted by a record-breaking
Show notesWhat is the current state of American strategy in the Indo-Pacific? While he shuns multilateral groupings and institutions, US President Donald Trump is not an isolationist, and ostensibly has a vision of how he wants to
Show notesUS President Donald Trump’s tariffs have captured the public imagination in much of Asia – yet it is important to look past the specific tariff rates that he has threatened or assigned to each country. How have Trump’s t
Show notesIt is often said that Southeast Asian countries reject a zero-sum choice between aligning with either Washington or Beijing, preferring to engage both parties in the pursuit of their national interests. Yet a recent stud
Show notesCan the US still fight a major war? Does it still possess the industrial base to fuel a prolonged war effort, the political will to put aside partisan differences, and a myriad other factors that need to come together to
Show notesIt has been four months since United States President Donald Trump returned to the White House. There is little doubt that he is the most influential President that the world has seen in decades, but what really stands o
Show notesUnited States President Donald Trump is a vocal proponent of tariffs. Yet his dramatic tariff announcement on April 2, along with the tumultuous cycles of raising and lifting tariffs that followed, left many observers su
Show notesWith his cabinet staffed in large part by China hawks, many observers had surmised that US President Donald Trump would pursue a confrontational policy against China. Yet, from holding back on his initial threat to impos
Show notesJoin us for part two of this two-part episode, as we sit down with Dr Evan Laksmana, Shangri-La Dialogue Senior Fellow for Southeast Asian Security and Defence, and Editor of theAsia-Pacific Regional Security Assessment
Show notesIndonesian President Prabowo Subianto was one of the first foreign leaders to publicly congratulate Donald Trump on his electoral victory in November 2024. There are hopes that the two leaders might build a close persona
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