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Straight Talk Southeast Asia Renegade Radio
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Welcome to Straight Talk Southeast Asia. In this podcast, host, political analyst and academic, Dr. Bridget Welsh covers politics, current affairs, developments and other news in Southeast Asia, all for your listening pleasure. Episodes cover the latest developments every week, so it's best to listen to the latest episode to get to know what's happening. See you soon!
This show is produced by Renegade Radio.
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EP39: Rise of Transnational Crime and Scamming in Southeast Asia with Dr. Jason Tower
This episode looks at the rise of transnational crime in Southeast Asia focusing on the findings of a May 2024 United States Institute of Peace report on drivers and the changing patterns of criminality. Joining me is Dr. Jason Tower, one of the chairs of the study.
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EP38: Legal Democratic Backsliding in Indonesia with Andreas Harsono
This week’s episode focused on contemporary legal measures that are undercutting democracy in Indonesia with Human Rights Watch’s Andreas Harsono.
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EP37: A More Resilient Singapore: Lee Hsien Loong’s Legacy in Conversation with Dr. Bilveer Singh
As Lee Hsien Loong steps down after almost twenty years as the third prime minister of Singapore this episode reflects on his legacy in conversation with Dr. Bilveer Singh.
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EP36: A Changing EU-ASEAN Relationship? In Conversation with David Hutt
This episode looks at the relationship between Europe and Southeast Asia with journalist David Hutt, focusing on shifts in priorities and engagement.
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EP35: Political Turmoil in Vietnam w/ Dr. Nguyen Khac Giang
This episode in conversation with Dr. Nguyen Khac Giang looks at Vietnam’s leadership crisis after the leader of the National Assembly Vuong Ding Hue resigned this month, removing yet another pillar of the country’s collective leadership.
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EP34: Myanmar Junta Losing Control of Borders? Overview of Losses and Kyaw Lynn on Rakhine
This episode looks at how conflict has intensified since Operation 1027 last year and in particular in the last three months as the junta has lost ground across border areas, from Rakhine and recent fall of Myawaddy to Muse in the Shan and Laukkai in Kachin states and fleshed out some of the implications. Special attention centres on Rakhine in conversation with analyst Kyaw Lynn.
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Customer Reviews
Great podcast
This podcast is great for those interested in the complicated political world of Southeast Asia. My wife is from Thailand and the pod has been a great way to keep up with what’s been going on with the election.