Four Guests from Japan/Paris Access 2021. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guests are Paul Scott, Jiri Mestecky, SY Kim and Jonson Porteux. Three Political Scientists and One Professional working in Japan review the activity within 2021 from an international perspective. Items covered are recent election in Japan, the appointment of Rahm […]
Reflections on the G-20 and COP26 (Global Connections)
Is the USA Back in the Saddle. The hosts for this show are Carlos Juarez and Jay Fidell. Jay and Carlos analyze the recent G-20 and current COP26 Glasgow Climate Summit to see how they reflect continuity and change in global politics. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mHEEOF0uG_ZWaKXVlH7Wn9 ThinkTech Hawaii streams live […]
Are we Sailing Right into a Voting Disaster (Politics for the People)
Voting is at the Center of our Democracy. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Tim Apicella and Winston Welch. The ongoing Republican effort to undo voting in this country may not be on the top of the news every day, but it certainly should be. Our panel takes a look […]
The Threats Posed by Russia and China (Politics for the People)
Aren’t They Also Important to our Future. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Tim Apicella and Winston Welch. Our panel helps us understand the threats posed by Russie and China, the reasons Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin want us to fail and what they are doing to help us fail, […]
Roe v. Wade Hasn’t been Overturned (Policy for the People)
But the Rule of Law Might Have been. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Minara Mordecai. In its strange midnight decision, what did the Supreme Court mean. What does it tell us about the future of Roe v. Wade in Texas and otherwise, and what does it tell us about the Rule […]
Back to Business After Afghanistan (America Finding its Way)
How Has it Changed our Politics. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Tim Apicella and Jane Sugimura. Afghanistan sucked all the oxygen out for two weeks. Now that it’s essentially over as a news item, we need to get back to business. But how will that be. How will Joe […]
The U.S. Exit from Afghanistan (Global Connections)
Will Afghanistan Become Biden’s Legacy. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Carlos Juarez and Shannon Tangonan. Jay Fidell is joined by Carlos Juarez to discuss how and whether the Afghanistan crisis will become Biden’s legacy. The talk explores criticism of the hasty withdrawal as well as how the issue has […]
The Chaos Came Long Before the Blame (America Finding its Way)
It’s Hard when the Government is in Disarray. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Tim Apicella and Winston Welch. Our panel helps us understand how the governmental environment Biden has faced since his election, the failure of a transition, Trump’s legacy, Trump’s deal with the Taliban, U.S. Intelligence, military strategy, […]
Comparing Abandonment in Syria and Afghanistan (Global Connections)
What Did we Learn from the Kurd Experience. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Fazle Chowdhury. Fazle Chowdhury helps us understand and compare Foreign Policy in Syria and Afghanistan; Did we Learn Anything Since Syria. We discuss current events in Afghanistan, and the phenomenon of abandoning those […]
Trying to Get a Handle on Afghanistan (Finding Respect In The Chaos)
Answers for America. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Cynthia Lee Sinclair. The withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan and consequent government takeover by the Taliban has raised several questions going forward. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6kqhNNDwMlfaxShB3woC-as ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the […]