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Engaging the Eagle - Exploring U.S. Foreign Policy in Southeast Asia
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Engaging the Eagle - Exploring U.S. Foreign Policy in Southeast Asia

Hosted by USP-RSIS · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 57 episodes

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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

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USP-RSIS hosts Engaging the Eagle - Exploring U.S. Foreign Policy in Southeast Asia, a news show with 57 episodes published.

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Episode 40 - Assessing the US-Indonesia Major Defence Cooperation Partnership

May 12, 202627mEp. 6S4

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

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Episode 39 - YCAPS and RSIS - War in the Middle East and Its Impact on Asia's Sea Lanes

Apr 23, 202634mEp. 5S4

This 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

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Episode 38 - Iran and 301: Incoming Economic Shocks for Southeast Asia

Mar 24, 202625mEp. 4S4

Since 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

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Episode 37 - Asia After America - A Conversation with Dr Zack Cooper

Mar 5, 202635mEp. 3S4

For 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

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Episode 36 - 7 Weeks into 2026 - Trump's Foreign Policy Actions and their Implications for Southeast Asia

Feb 19, 202622mEp. 2S4

Barely 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

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Episode 35 - Trump's Desire for Greenland and Its Implications for the International Order

Jan 15, 202642mEp. 1S4

Over 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

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Episode 34 - Measuring US Global Influence Under Trump 2.0 with Mr Greg Poling

Nov 25, 202535mEp. 14S3

How 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

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Episode 33 - Reflections on a Week in DC

Nov 13, 202521mEp. 13S3

It’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

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Ask USP Episode 11 - The 2025 Government Shutdown

Oct 9, 202520mEp. 11S2

Government 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

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Episode 32 - Another Look at Trump's Indo-Pacific Strategy with Prof. Derek Grossman

Oct 7, 202538mEp. 12S3

As 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

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Episode 31 - Examining the US-South Korea Relationship

Sep 23, 202532mEp. 11S3

Barely 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

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Episode 30 - Assessing American Strategy in the Indo-Pacific - A Conversation with Prof. Hal Brands

Aug 28, 202528mEp. 10S3

What 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

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Episode 29 - Assessing the Implications of Trump's Tariffs for Japan

Aug 7, 202533mEp. 9S3

US 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

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Episode 28 - Why is Southeast Asia Drifting Towards China? A Conversation with Prof. Joseph Liow

Jul 9, 202538mEp. 8S3

It 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

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Episode 27 - Is the US Ready for a Major War in Asia?

Jun 12, 202536mEp. 7S3

Can 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

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Episode 26 - Southeast Asia, China Trade: Assessing Trump's First Four Months

May 22, 202531mEp. 7S3

It 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

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Episode 25 - Unpacking Trump's Tariff Policy

Apr 29, 202528mEp. 6S3

United 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

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Episode 24 - Deal or No Deal - US-China Ties Under Trump 2.0

Apr 8, 202544mEp. 5S3

With 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

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Episode 23 - US-Indonesia Ties Under Trump 2.0 Part II

Mar 18, 202542mEp. 4S3

Join 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

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Episode 22 - US-Indonesia Ties Under Trump 2.0 Part I

Mar 4, 202525mEp. 3S3

Indonesian 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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