How will this National. Security Game Play Out. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Karla Cruz. Karla Cruz, Senior Security Analyst in the Philippines, helps us understand the current contention between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea, how and why it came about, and how it is […]
John Lee, Pro-Beijing Hardliner in Hong Kong (Global Connections)
Another Troubling Inflection Point. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Michael Davis. Professor Michael Davis, who spent many years living in Hong Kong and teaching at Hong Kong University, helps us understand the implications and effects of the ‘election’ of John Lee, pro-Beijing hardliner, as the new chief executive of […]
The Covid Resurgence and the Chinese Economy (Global Connections)
Maybe They Have Not Handled it so Well. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. The resurgence of covid in Shanghai and elsewhere in China has been mt with an aggressive response by the government, and that in turn has been met by an angry response by the people. […]
Update on Civil Liberties in Hong Kong (Global Connections)
It’s Getting Worse all the Time. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Michael Davis. Michael Davis helps us understand three major developments in Hong Kong: (1) the “election” of John Lee, (2) the cancellation of the Human Rights Press awards, and (3) the arrests of 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund Trustees […]
Figments Special Edition: Hot Topics (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Ukraine War, China Lockdowns and More. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Host Dan “Fig” Leaf, security consultant and retired Air Force three-star general, shares his insight on the Blinken/Austin visit to Ukraine and how the US role in the conflict should evolve. He also examines the situation in China with COVID-19 […]
Troubling Sea Changes in China (Community Matters)
Is There Anything we Can Do About it. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Marco Mangelsdorf. We discuss the changing relationship between the PRC, Taiwan and the rest of us; Xi as the Core leader; l’etat, c’est moi; Groupthink at the top levels of the Party; the liberal, democracies v. […]
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, […]
Current Cultural Changes in China (Global Connections)
Are we in Another Cultural Revolution. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Shackley Raffetto. A discussion of Desmond Snum’s popular new book Red Roulette about the new culture in business in China. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mHEEOF0uG_ZWaKXVlH7Wn9 ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 […]
The new world order under Biden and Blinken (America Finding its Way)
How are they doing. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Tim Apicella, Stephanie Dalton and Winston Welch. Our panel helps us understand The new world order under Biden and Blinken and how are they doing. We discuss relations under Trump, relations under Biden and Blinken, global security, […]
American Foreign Policy with Russia and China (Community Matters)
The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guests for this episode are Robert Girrier and David Santoro. Robert Girrier and David Santoro helps us understand American Foreign Policy with Russia and China and The complexities of the new world order. We discuss the condition of the U.S. State Department as it was handed […]