What Can Taiwan Do to Protect Itself. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Bill Sharp. Bill Sharp, expert on Taiwan and the geopolitical considerations of its relationship with China, helps us understand how that relationship has evolved, the risks of an attack by China, the concerns of the Taiwanese about […]
Rest and Recuperation (KwokTalk: Breaking Boundaries)
Military and the Woman’s Body WWII. The host for this show is Crystal Kwok. The guest is Zach Fredman. Focusing on Taiwan, examining how sex tourism developed through R&R, military providing ‘comfort’ for soldier morale, the sexualization of Asian women. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6k-ynFpwaXt33MGAyHzUenc Please visit our ThinkTech website at […]
Not a World War but a World at War (Global Correlations)
A Dramatic Increase in Conflicts Around the World. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, Senior Advisor to Pacific Forum, helps us review the dramatic increase in conflict around the world. Paul Poast, who wrote about this in the Atlantic, calls it ‘Not a World War But […]
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 […]
Taiwan-China Culture (Trading Around the World)
Social Behavior and Trade. The host for this show is Ralph Winnie, Jr. The guest is Art Harman. We discuss Taiwan culture and social dynamics in light of Mainland Chinese economic and political developments. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6nKDzwqFIy3FfuhEkizNPEU Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see our Think Tech […]
What Can Taiwan Learn from Ukraine (Global Connections)
Ukraine’s Resistance is an Encouragement. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, Senior Advisor at Pacific Forum, helps us understand the connection between Taiwan and Ukraine. Taking a page out of the recent 60 MInutes segment, Taiwan could be under attack by China any time. Is it […]
Taiwan Today and Tomorrow (Law Across The Sea)
The Crossroads of East Asia. The host for this show is Mark Shklov. The guest is Jason Sass. We discuss the ethnic divisions within the Taiwanese population; the very different social, cultural, and historical experiences of each of the major ethnic groups; and how the interactions and differing perspectives of these ethnic groups affect domestic […]
Roundtable Discussion on Asia and Japan (Looking to the East)
Discussion of Topics on Asia. The host for this show is Stephen Zurcher. The guests are Paul Scott and Jiri Mestecky. Guests on the show discuss current topics on Asia such and the Yen depreciation, the recent meetings between Russia and China relating to Taiwan, and the evolving war in Ukraine from an Asian view. […]
What Happens if Trump Leaves the Political Stage (American Issues Take Two)
How Would his Departure Affect America. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Stephanie Dalton and Jeff Portnoy. Our panel addresses what happens if Trump left the political stage. How would that affect America. Nobody lasts forever especially when they’re pushing 80. What would happen to his sycophants and acolytes, to […]
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 […]