There Are Weapons Coming from Far Away. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tim Apicella. The guest is Jean Rosenfeld. In the close-quarter fighting in Gaza, Hamas has displayed some of its upgraded arsenal: a large number of shoulder-fired rocket-propelled grenade launchers and antitank missiles. Many of these have been smuggled into […]
Understanding Xi Jinping’s Vision and Agenda (Keeping the World Company)
What is in Store for China’s Global Expansion. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Jean Rosenfeld. Jean Rosenfeld, historian and independent scholar, helps us understand Xi Jinping’s agenda and his autocratic, economic and territorial aspirations for the future of China, and the drivers, factors and precedents that keep him in […]
Rights Without Distinction in our World (Cooper UNion)
Article 2 in Asia the Case of North Korea. The host for this show is Joshua Cooper. The guests are Wenise Kim, Jihyun Park, Jun Kaj and Michael Kirby. UDHR Article 2 is an all-encompassing umbrella right. Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any […]
Imagine: Front Page of the New York Times (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
D Student to Above-the-fold. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Host Fig Leaf recently had an article published on the front page of the New York Times. Not bad for a D student in English; our host discusses his journey as an author. He has published several essays and op-eds, and even […]
Imagine Getting Your Act Together (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
The Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. The Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act was reintroduced into the U.S. House of Representatives March 1, 2023. Fig examines the history of this bill, its significance, advantages, and shortcomings. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mKINeB1rYn5-MFU3JdqCSh […]
Imagine North Korea – a Practical Vision (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Getting past Conventional Wisdom. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Host Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf’s 2017 essay, ‘An urgently practical approach to the Korean Peninsula,’ won the Oslo Forum’s first ever Peacewriter Prize. While policy makers have tinkered with some of his suggestions, there has been no real progress towards lasting peace and […]
Countering Collective Nuclear Blackmail (Military In Hawaii)
Time for New Thinking and Capability. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf and Howard ‘Dallas’ Thompson. Two retired Air Force generals, Dan “Fig” Leaf and Howard “Dallas” Thompson, discuss what they see as a fundamental shift in nuclear thinking. They describe the emergence of a new norm […]
A Recent Spike in Cyberattacks in Hawaii (ThinkTech Tech Talks)
They Are Targeting Government Contractors. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Attila Seress and Gerhard Rickert. Atilla Seress of Cylanda and cybersecurity professional Gerard Rickert tell us about a spike in cyberattacks targeting local businesses that are prime or subcontractors for government work in Hawaii. Because of the nature of […]
Inside Korea – Looking Out (Law Across The Sea)
With Young-Moo Shin. The host for this show is Mark Shklov. The guest is Young-Moo Shin. We discuss recent events in Korea, including life and the practice of law in South Korea during Covid, the action by the National Assembly stripping Prosecutors of investigatory powers, President Biden’s visit, newly elected President Yoon Suk Yeol, Korea’s […]
Update on Korea, North and South (History is Here to Help)
Can Kim Jong-un Do Missles and Covid at the Same Time. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Cheehyung Harrison Kim. Cheeyhung Harrison Kim, a history professor at UH Manoa, helps us understand what is going on between the Koreas these days; Kim Jong-un’s expansion of North Korea’s missile program; his […]