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Why Should We Care: Indo-Pacific Pod

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Why Should We Care: Indo-Pacific Pod

@IndoPacPodcast

Join Ray Powell and Jim Carouso as they explore issues defining this century's pivotal region, the Indo-Pacific. New podcast every Friday.

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New: Why Should We Care if Vietnam is Swinging Toward China? Is Vietnam quietly drifting into China's orbit, and what does that mean for the United States and the future of Southeast Asia? Dr. Nguyễn Khắc Giang explains why Hanoi is hedging harder than ever because, as the
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Mar 12, 2025
"Taiwan has never been part of China, not even one single second. Taiwan, because we are valuable, we are miserable. We are under threat." —Taiwan @MPWangTingyu on E62 "I believe if we can deter this conflict long enough, God will solve this: Xi Jinping won't live forever."🔗⬇️
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May 27, 2025
"We talk a lot about Chinese decoupling economically; for me, the model is much more like a parasite. It comes in, and it sucks out whatever it can, IP, logs... and weakens the host economically. So, it's more like de-parasiting than decoupling." @CleoPaskal in Ep. 80. Links 👇
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Jul 16, 2025
"The propaganda moves of 🇨🇳China have a sinister character to them. I'm just telling the truth. I have to call a spade a spade. No one in the world believes in a nine-dash line." An exclusive interview with the 🇵🇭Philippines' Secretary of Defense, Gilbert Teodoro - links below.
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Jul 14, 2025
🇵🇭Philippine Defense Secretary Teodoro Explains Strategy to Counter 🇨🇳China in Exclusive @IndoPacPodcast Interview in Manila with @GordianKnotRay In a very special episode, Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro sat down for an exclusive in-person
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Jul 24, 2025
"There just doesn't seem to be a national consciousness or awakening of the level of strategic danger that we find ourselves in," @ajphelo warned in Ep. 89. 🇦🇺#Australia's current defense capabilities pale compared to WWII preparations. Phelan says that today's "boutique defense
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Mar 7, 2025
🆕In Ep. 62, Taiwan Member of Parliament @MPWangTingyu discusses the “gray zone” warfare being prosecuted daily by China against his country. "Why Should We Care if China is Sabotaging Taiwan’s Subsea Cables?" w/ the Chair of Foreign Affairs & National Defense Committee. Links⬇️
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May 2, 2024
@jaytaryela: 🇨🇳#China's harassment of the 🇵🇭#Philippines' vessels is a mockery of international law and a fight for all like-minded states.
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May 1, 2024
1/In Ep5, "Why Should We Care if 🇨🇳#China is Harassing Philippine Ships?" we interview 🇵🇭#Philippines Coast Guard's Spokesman for the West Philippine Sea Commodore @jaytaryela while the mist of Tuesday's water-cannon attack at Scarborough Shoal still hangs in the air. Links👇👇
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Mar 28, 2025
China has constructed ~400 hardened aircraft shelters over the last decade — compared to 22 for the U.S. Hear more from defense analyst @tshugart3, who recently co-authored a report for @HudsonInstitute, "Concrete Sky: Air Base Hardening in the Western Pacific," on Ep. 66 🔗⬇️
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Mar 22, 2025
We asked Sal @mercoglianos about China's "dark fleet" sabotaging Taiwan's undersea cables 👇 Sal says, "it's really easy to break a cable," and that "ocean shipping is very myopic," making it difficult to get a clear picture -- especially in the Indo-Pacific.
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Jun 17, 2025
"America stands for freedom, free markets, rule of law. Without America, there's going to be a big void. Russia and China's going to fill that void. That's not a safer world. We lived through this in the 1930s." In Ep. 83, Congressman @RepDonBacon (R-NE) addresses growing
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May 28, 2025
"When China goes into the Pacific, they're going literally after the same locations that were strategically important during World War II... They've learned in great detail from WWII, and now they're trying to emplace in the same way through political warfare." —@CleoPaskal 🔗⬇️
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Aug 14, 2025
🚨 EMERGENCY POD: Why Should We Care About the Shocking Chinese Ship Collision at Scarborough Shoal? In this special episode, we dive into the dramatic South China Sea incident this week near Scarborough Shoal. Fresh from Manila, @GordianKnotRay takes the "guest" seat to unpack
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Mar 22, 2025
🆕 In Ep. 65, we welcome Dr. Sal @mercoglianos, maritime historian & host of "What’s Going on with Shipping?," to talk about how "dark fleets" challenge maritime law & Indo-Pacific security by evading international shipping regulations & sanctions against malign actors. Links 👇
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