Asia In-Depth

Kevin Rudd, the president of the Asia Society Policy Institute and former prime minister of Australia, discusses the dangerous year — and decade — ahead in U.S.-China relations with Asia Society Executive Vice President Tom Nagorski.

The author of the book New Kings of the World discusses the rise of Korean pop music, Indian cinema, and Turkish television dramas and explores why Asian pop culture is having a moment.

Actor and producer Daniel Dae Kim and producer Janet Yang discuss their work promoting fresh storytelling with diversity at its center.

The recent U.S. killing of Major General Qassim Suleimani — followed by a retaliatory attack on U.S. military bases in Iraq — has sparked the first major international crisis of 2020. Puneet Talwar, a former special adviser to President Obama, dissects the current situation in Iran and discusses what he thinks will happen next.

Author Thant Myint-U and Asia Society Executive Vice President Tom Nagorski discuss Myanmar's sudden reversal of fortune — from regional darling to international pariah.

Longtime China expert Orville Schell parses the evolution of Sino-American ties through the lens of two presidential summits: Jiang Zemin and Bill Clinton in 1998, and Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in 2017.

ABC News correspondent Dan Harris and Tibetan Buddhist scholar Thupten Jinpa, a former monk, discuss the recent emergence of mindfulness into the mainstream, and explore how mindfulness can help people cope with everything from the scourge of school shootings to political discussions in an age of divisiveness.

BuzzFeed News reporter Megha Rajagopalan describes how China uses high-tech surveillance to monitor its Muslim minority and assesses whether this technology will soon be ubiquitous among the world's dictatorships.

Top female cricketer Sana Mir sits down with Asia Society's Tom Nagorski to discuss sports, female empowerment, and what it's like being the only girl playing cricket in the neighborhood. In addition to her cricket acclaim, Mir is a fierce activist who uses her outsized celebrity and massive social media presence to advocate for everything from mental health awareness to an end to body shaming.

Writer Pico Iyer sits down with James Shaheen, editor of 'Tricycle Magazine,' to discusses his two recent books, 'Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewell' and 'A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations.' During the conversation, Iyer reflects on his life in Japan, his home for over 20 years, and his journey to understand and adopt the Japanese way of living, and how it has influenced the way he thinks, speaks, and writes.