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Separate fact from hysteria with a week’s worth of updates from the South Korean MERS crisis. Will the US cyber defense umbrella make a difference for Japan? EastWest Institute’s Greg Austin discusses this week. Just what can be done the Asia Migrant Crisis? RAND Corporation’s Jonah Blank identifies the cause and steps needed to be followed for its solution. Milken Institute Asia Fellow Curtis S Chin returns to the podcast to answer the question, “What can the AIIB do for me?” Plus regional updates and why Shinzo Abe may not apologize for Japan’s WWII deeds.
Host Steve Miller kicks off this week’s podcast separating the facts from the hysteria. What are the latest numbers from the Korean peninsula? What are some of the strange remedies South Koreans are trying? Why did things get so out of hand? Miller has the answers.
The United States announced last week it would extend its cyber defense umbrella over Japan. Then, two days after the announcement, The Japan Times reported that 1.25 million sets of personal data from its pension system were leaked in a huge cyberattack. Greg Austin, a cyber security expert and Fellow at the EastWest Institute discusses the new agreement.
Can we solve the Boat People crisis?
Regional leaders met towards the end of May to try and get a grip on the Asian Migrant Crisis. Jonah Blank, Senior Political Scientist with the RAND Corporation discusses why those leaders can’t make headway on a solution.
This is only a portion of the conversation. The complete interview is available on our website in the Asia Now podcast feed.
Developing Asia with Big Bucks
By the end of this month, it’s expected the Articles of Agreement for the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will be finalized and be ready for signing. The China-led development bank also believes it will be up and running by the end of the year. But what’s in it for you and me? Curtis S Chin, Asia Fellow with the Milken Institute returns to help make sense of all the financial gobbledygook.
There is more to that conversation on our website and in the Asia Now podcast feed.
Leaders gather in Europe calling on China to back down in the South China Sea. Hong Kong sets the stage for the final debate on democracy. Will Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heed calls to apologize this WWII anniversary?
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