Global Connections
And Other Current Stories in Asia Pacific. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Chris Cottrell. Journalist Chris Cottrell brings us current on the path to peace in Miyanmar, and the recent story about the Philippines Coast Guard and the China Coast Guard, and the US Mutual Defense Treaty. The ThinkTech […]
Drug Trafficking in Hawaii (Global Connections)
What Can we Do About it. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Gary Yabuta. Gary Yabuta of the Hawaii High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area helps us understand Drug Trafficking in Hawaii, and what we can do about it. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6mHEEOF0uG_ZWaKXVlH7Wn9 Please visit our […]
India is Becoming a Force in the Global Economy (Global Connections)
We Need to Reckon with What is Happening There. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Roopmati Khandekar, an author writing about global and Indian affairs, helps us understand the political and economic changes in India (it is the world’s 5th largest economy), soon surpassing China as the most […]
The Situation in Pakistan (Global Connections)
Its Relationship with Russia and the World. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Roopmati Khandekar. Dr. Roopmati Khandekar helps us understand the issues and challenges facing Pakistan these days, environmental, economic and political, and its current and critical diplomatic relationships with India, Russia, China, the US and the world The […]
Taking Stock of the Future for Ukraine (Global Connections)
And What Does that Future Depend on. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Baker. Carl Baker, senior advisor to Pacific Forum, helps us understand the status and condition of Ukraine now a year after the Russian invasion. Where does Ukraine stand, where does Russia stand, where does the US […]
What Does Moldova Think of the Ukraine War (Global Connections)
Eastern Europe is Concerned About Russie. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Mihaela Stoops. Mihaela Stoops, from Romania (next to Moldova), helps us understand the implications of EU accession for Ukraine and Moldova, the reforms, the relationship with Romania (possible unification?) and with Transnistria, the Russian presence and influence in […]
What is the Role of Belarus in the Ukraine War (Global Connections)
Will Lukashenko be Able to Stay in Power. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Valery Tsepkalo. Valery Tsepkalo, a leader of the Democratic Movement in Belarus who ran against Lukashenko for president, tells us about the trip that he and Dmitry Bolkunets recently made to Washington, and helps us understand […]
How Concerned Should Belarus be (Global Connections)
And What Role Does Lukashenko Have in that. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Dmitry Bolkunets. Dmitry Bolkunets of the Democratic Movement in Belarus helps us understand the presentations he and Valery Tsepkalo, made in Washington, what is happening in Belarus now, in terms of Lukashenko’s relationship […]
Why Should I Care About Learning French (Global Connections)
The Huge Benefits of Studying Foreign Languages. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Virginie Askildson. Virginie Askildson is on the faculty at the School of Education and Behavioral Sciences at Chaminade University. She is a Second Language Acquisition (SLA) scholar and the former Director of Foreign Language Pedagogy at Notre […]
Journalist Chris Cottrell Reports from Manila (Global Connections)
US-China Geopolitical Competition Heats up. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Chris Cottrell. Journalist Chris Cottrell discusses three main topics: 1. Meaning of new US-Philippines EDCA agreement in light of South China Sea aggression against Filipinos: 2. U.S. Embassy opening in Solomon Islands and local hopes: 3. The meaning of […]