An Asia-centered geopolitics conversation linking trade, alliance, and regional strategy.
Robert Kaplan and Parag Khanna frame great-power rivalry from Asia rather than Washington, which gives the discussion a sharper regional angle.

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Hosted by best-selling author Robert D. Kaplan, this 13-episode bi-weekly podcast features interviews with preeminent foreign policy experts discussing the critical issues and challenges facing the U.S. and its allies in this new era of great power rivalry. Each episode will cover how pandemics, climate change, massive cyber-attacks, and other terrors of a global media age will affect potential conflicts between the United States and China, and the United States and Russia.
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An Asia-centered geopolitics conversation linking trade, alliance, and regional strategy.
Robert Kaplan and Parag Khanna frame great-power rivalry from Asia rather than Washington, which gives the discussion a sharper regional angle.






This episode features an interview with Iran expert Karim Sajjadpour discussing Iran's internal political direction, the significance of its new president, and the country's future trajectory in the context of U.S.-Iran relations.
This episode examines India's status as a great power in global geopolitics, featuring an interview with expert Ashley Telles about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership during COVID-19 and India's relationships with major powers like the US, China, and Russia.
This episode explores how great power rivalries between the US, China, and Russia intersect with regional tensions in the Middle East, featuring an interview with author Kim Gattis about her book 'Black Wave' and the historical significance of 1979.
This episode features an interview with Elizabeth Economy about China's global vision under Xi Jinping and its implications for international relations and great power rivalry.
This episode features a discussion with former Assistant Secretary of State Wes Mitchell about the European Union's role in an era of great power rivalry involving the US, China, and Russia, and how historical parallels like the Habsburg Empire inform current strategic challenges.
This episode features an interview with General Philip Breedlove, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, discussing NATO's evolving role in addressing modern great power rivalries with Russia and China amid global challenges like cyber attacks and pandemics.
This episode features an interview with Nicholas Gavazdev, a professor at the Naval War College, discussing the complex state of Chinese-Russian relations and their implications for global geopolitics.
This episode examines geopolitical tensions between the United States, China, and Russia, exploring how conflicts interact with global challenges like cyber attacks and economic agreements such as RCEP and the Belt and Road Initiative.
This episode features an interview with former ambassador Stapleton Roy discussing the realities of China that are overlooked in mainstream media coverage within the context of U.S.-China great power competition.
This episode explores the shift from the global war on terrorism to an era of great power competition, focusing on cybersecurity challenges posed by Russia and China.
This episode examines Putin's strategic goals in Ukraine and Central Asia, exploring whether he aims to reconstitute Soviet influence amid great power rivalry with the United States and China.
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work discusses how intelligent warfare strategies can address the unique military challenges posed by China compared to the Soviet Cold War threat.
Host Robert D.
Host Robert D.
Host Robert D.