Inside Asia

<p>Newly-arrived CAD doctoral fellow Khasan Redjaboev joins the pod to discuss his research on governance in Central Asia, with a special focus on Soviet colonial legacies in the region. What are the prospects for...

<p>Why did the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday celebrations get international headlines? The observances involved not only communal celebration, but also important announcements from the Dalai Lama about his future...

<p>Why have protests provoked a violent reaction from Indonesia's government in the past month, and what does this teach us about the health of democracy in the world's largest Muslim-majority country? Protests drew on...

<p>How do Buddhist monks impact politics across South and Southeast Asia? Buddhist nationalist movements have fueled democratic backsliding in places like Myanmar. Yet monks were among the pro-democracy protesters in...

<p>In early May, voters in the Philippines will head to the polls for the country's midterm elections. These races are always seen as a referendum on the incumbent president, and this year, they take on added importance...

<p>In early December, South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol shocked the world by declaring martial law. The declaration was swiftly challenged in the legislature and reversed by the administration. Impeachment and...

<p>In late-November, several dozen pro-democracy activists received criminal sentences in Hong Kong. Pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai is in the midst of his individual criminal trial. The trials and convictions...

<p>On October 27th, Japan’s voters headed to the polls for a snap election called by the ruling coalition. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the country’s governing party and dominant power, under-achieved, dogged by...

<p>In August 2021, Kabul fell to Taliban forces, as the militant groups finalized its return to power in Afghanistan. Three years later, how does Taliban governance compare to earlier periods in power? And what lessons...

<p>On September 21st, Sri Lankans headed to the polls for the country’s first presidential elections since the successful 2022 protests that forced then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa from power. They elected Anura Kumara...

<p>On April 19, voters in India begin to head to the polls for national elections that will stretch through May. The incumbent BJP faces a new opposition alliance, again under the leadership of the Indian National...

<p>Dr. Ahmet Kuru of San Diego State University joins the pod to analyze the fusion of religion, nationalism and populism. How did this combination lead to his interrogation by security forces while on a trip to deliver...

<p>Dr. Jayeel Cornelio, a visiting fellow at CAD, joins the pod to analyze the changing place of religion in Philippine politics. How have Catholic critics responded to the first eighteen months of Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s...

<p>Since February 2021, Myanmar has descended into one of the worst periods of its long-lasting civil war. Recent news reports indicate opposition gains on the battlefield, but what does it mean for the prospects for...

<p>Drs. Shahab Enam Khan and Geoffrey Macdonald join the pod to spotlight the stakes of Bangladesh's upcoming January 2024 election. It is a tense pre-election period, with the primary opposition party vowing a boycott...