With the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue kicking off in Singapore on Friday, June 2, Kaiser chats with the organizer’s managing director for Asia, James Crabtree, about the history, structure, and significance of this Asian answer to the Munich Security Conference, James, who joined the Institute for International Strategic Studies in 2018, offers a great sneak-peek and a curtain raiser on the three-day event, which will bring ministers and secretaries of defense together from all over the region and beyond.
05:54 – What are the differences between the Munich Security Conference and the Shangri-La Dialogue?
10:21 – Notable past Shangri-La Dialogues
14:42 – Who are the guests of this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue?
19:53 – The programming of the Shangri-La Dialogue
26:48 – The Chinese participation in the event and the background of China-US and Sino-Japanese relations
34:16 – European delegations in recent years attending the event and the challenges they face
37:42 – The connotation of Indo-Pacific as opposed to the Asia-Pacific
41:17 – The dynamics on the axis China-India-US and a multipolar vision for Southeast Asia
52:33 – The current intentions for the bilateral relationship between the United States and China?
A complete transcript of this podcast is available at TheChinaProject.com.
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The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India’s New Gilded Age by James Crabtree
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