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 […]
Reflections on Afghanistan Global Connections
Talking Story with Ann Wright. The host for this show is Carlos Juarez. The guest is Ann Wright. Reflections on the recent US withdrawal from Afghanistan with retired US Army Coronel and former US diplomat Ann Wright. She helped reopen the US Embassy in Kabul after 2001 and would later resign from the Foreign Service […]
Andrew Zimmerman Comes Back from China (Global Connections)
What Did He Learn in his Two Year Visit. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Andrew Zimmerman. Andrew just returned from two years in Shanghai. He arrived just before the Covid outbreak in Wuhan and has some interesting observations about how China handled the pandemic, as well as insights about […]
Rebuilding our Diplomacy with France (Global Connections)
What Happened and How Can we Fix it. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, an expert in foreign policy and diplomacy, helps us understand why France recalled its ambassador and returned him just a few days later. What happened, what were the factors in play, and […]
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 […]
Global Learning for Local Service (Global Connections)
How Global Education Can Make a Difference. The host for this show is Carlos Juarez. The guest is Jackson D. Sayama. Carlos Juarez discusses global education with Hawaii State Representative Jackson Sayama and how his undergraduate studies in Shanghai prepared him for state and local government service. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is […]
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 […]
Not all Vaccine Cards Work in Hawaii (Global Connections)
Coming Back from Europe is Not all that Easy. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Martin Despang. This is the story of Martin Despang, one of our ThinkTech hosts,and a professor at the School of Architecture at UH Manoa, in his return to Hawaii from Germany, and the issues and […]
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 […]
From Diplomat to State Legislator (Global Connections)
Patrick Branco Reconnects with his Roots. The host for this episode is Carlos Juarez. The guest for this episode is Patrick Branco. Global Connections host Carlos Juarez talks story with former diplomat Patrick Branco on his transition as a Representative in the State Legislature. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mHEEOF0uG_ZWaKXVlH7Wn9 ThinkTech Hawaii […]