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Center for Strategic and International Studies · 137 episodes with transcripts

The “Asia Chessboard” features in-depth conversations with the most prominent strategic thinkers on Asia.

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Countering Asia's Axis of Authoritarianism

September 29, 2026

Mike Green (0:00)

Welcome to The Asia Chessboard, the podcast that examines geopolitical dynamics in Asia and takes an inside look at the making of grand strategy. I'm Mike Green of the United States Studies Centre in Sydney and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.

Welcome back to The Asia Chessboard. I'm Mike Green. I'm joined by Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens today.

Sheena Chestnut Greitens (3:04)

Yeah. Well, first, it's great to be on with you. I'm a big admirer of the podcast. It's terrific to be in Sydney and I've really been looking forward to this conversation today.

Yes, I did Scottish Highland dancing for years growing up as a girl. My mom's family is all from the north of Scotland in a relatively small town, Wick up in Caithness, if anyone is familiar with Scottish geography. But probably the origin story is a little bit adjacent to that in that, when I was in third grade, my…

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