Global Connections
The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Roopmati Khandekar. Roopmati Khandekar helps us understand the tragedy of the Pandemic Surge in India and what can be done about it. We discuss the reasons for the current surge in India, the current and tragic effect of it, and what […]
Understanding the Hawaii State Auditor (Community Matters)
The State Auditor is critical to our state. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Les Kondo. Les Kondo, the Hawaii State Auditor, helps us understand the mission and work of the Hawaii State Auditor and what it does for state government and the people of our state. […]
Strategic Relations with Russia (Global Connections)
And a current comparison with China. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, formerly the Executive Director of Pacific Forum, helps us understand our Strategic Relations with Russia and how it compares with the relations we have with China. We discuss the heating up […]
The fallout of the grounding in Suez (Global Connections)
The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Jay Friedheim. Jay Friedheim helps us understand The fallout of the grounding in Suez and The grounding has international implications. We discuss the history, ownership and management of the canal; how the grounding happened; the resultant damage; the accountability of those […]
Why Do Central Americans Emigrate? (Global Connections)
Root Causes of Central America’s Crisis. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Carlos Juarez. Understanding the current migration crisis of Central Americans by exploring the root causes. This includes political upheaval in the region in the last decades of the 20th century that had a devastating human […]
The International System After the Pandemic (Global Connections)
Will the pandemic lead to a new world order. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Carlos Juarez. An analysis of how the pandemic is likely to impact the international system of politics. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Hawaii time […]
Update on the attack on Hong Kong (Global Connections)
China is systematically undermining democracy. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Michael Davis. Michael Davis, who taught for some years at Hong Kong University, and who is senior fellow at the Wood Wilson International Center and Jindal University, and an expert on democracy and freedom of speech […]
Revived Failure: Iran’s Reality (Global Connections)
The US Withdrawal on the Nuclear Deal. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Fazle Chowdhury. This new book by our guest Fazle Chowdhury tackles the tricky subject of the United States withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and the holistic view of Iran ― exploring the devastating […]
Chinese propaganda in the US (Global Connections)
We need to be aware of what’s going on. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is David Stilwell. David Stilwell, retired Aermy officer and retired State Department official and China expert, will help us understand Chinese propaganda in the United States, how it happens, what effect it has […]
The Future of the Republican Party (Global Connections)
What are the options and possibilities. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Carlos Juarez, Ph.D. Carlos Juarez will help us understand what is going on in the Republican Party and how its future is shaping up, particjularly in view of the CPAC conference on Sunday. Who are […]