The Asia Chessboard
by Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Estimated from 5 chart positions in 5 markets.
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- 🇮🇳IN · News#1691K to 10K
- 🇵🇪PE · News#853K to 10K
- 🇹🇭TH · News#943K to 10K
- 🇭🇰HK · News#188500 to 3K
- 🇮🇩ID · News#191500 to 3K
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4K to 18K🎙 ~2x weekly·126 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
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8K to 36K🇮🇳28%🇵🇪28%🇹🇭28%+2 more - Active Followers
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2.4K to 11K
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From 16 epsHost
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How Prepared is the United States for War in the Indo-Pacific?
Jul 21, 2026
43m 44s
The New Great Game in the Pacific Islands
Jun 30, 2026
46m 01s
The Power Politics behind Xi’s Grand Strategy
Jun 18, 2026
43m 56s
Grand Strategy Down Under
May 26, 2026
53m 23s
A New Security Consensus in South Korea?
May 12, 2026
46m 48s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/21/26 | military preparednessIndo-Pacific+4 | Bryan Clark | Center for Defense Concepts and TechnologyHudson Institute | United StatesIndo-Pacific | militaryIndo-Pacific+8 | — | 43m 44s | ||
| 6/30/26 | U.S. engagementPacific Islands+3 | Laura Stone | U.S. Department of State | Republic of the Marshall IslandsIndo-Pacific+2 | Pacific IslandsU.S. engagement+5 | — | 46m 01s | ||
| 6/18/26 | ChinaU.S.–China relations+4 | Professor Minxin Pei | Claremont McKenna CollegeThe Broken China Dream: How Reform Revived Totalitarianism | ChinaU.S.+1 | Xi JinpingChina+5 | — | 43m 56s | ||
| 5/26/26 | Australia's National Defence Strategystrategic outlook+4 | Justin Bassi | Australian Strategic Policy Institute | AustraliaCanberra+1 | Australiadefense strategy+5 | — | 53m 23s | ||
| 5/12/26 | South Koreasecurity challenges+4 | Dr. Choi Kang | Asan Institute for Policy StudiesU.S.–ROK alliance | South KoreaJapan+1 | South Koreasecurity+5 | — | 46m 48s | ||
| 5/1/26 | U.S.-China competitionSoutheast Asia+3 | Joanne Lin Weiling | ISEAS–Yusof Ishak InstituteMassachusetts Institute of Technology Center for International Studies | — | Southeast AsiaU.S.-China relations+3 | — | 39m 45s | ||
| 4/7/26 | Iran WarChina-Iran relationship+3 | Evan Medeiros | Georgetown’s School of Foreign ServiceCling Family+1 | IranChina+1 | Iran WarChina+3 | — | 43m 17s | ||
| 3/18/26 | U.S. strategic thinkingFirst Island Chain+4 | Toshi Yoshihara | Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments | United StatesAsia+4 | First Island ChainU.S. strategy+5 | — | 44m 07s | ||
| 2/24/26 | U.S.-India relationshipsecurity alignment+3 | Tanvi Madan | Center for Asia Policy StudiesBrookings Institution | — | U.S.-Indiasecurity alignment+3 | — | 53m 20s | ||
| 2/10/26 | Taiwan's strategic responseChinese foreign policy+3 | I-Chung Lai | The Prospect FoundationDemocratic Progressive Party+1 | TaiwanUnited States+1 | TaiwanPLA+4 | — | 42m 46s | ||
| 1/20/26 | U.S.-China relationstechnology competition+4 | Emily Kilcrease | Center for a New American SecurityU.S.+2 | — | China tech strategynational security+4 | — | 37m 07s | ||
| 1/6/26 | collective defenseIndo-Pacific security+4 | Ely Ratner | The Marathon InitiativeClarion Strategies+2 | U.S.Asia | Ely Ratnercollective defense pact+5 | — | 43m 27s | ||
| 12/16/25 | U.S.–Japan relationsdefense policies+3 | Christopher Johnstone | Center for Strategic and International StudiesThe Asia Group | JapanUnited States | JapanU.S.–Japan relations+3 | — | 45m 57s | ||
| 12/2/25 | international securityIndo-Pacific+4 | Elizabeth SaundersLuis Simón+1 | Saltzman Institute of War and Peace StudiesColumbia University+3 | AustraliaJapan+2 | Indo-Pacific FourNATO+6 | — | 50m 33s | ||
| 10/21/25 | U.S. trade policygeopolitical strategy+3 | Barbara Weisel | Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceOffice of the U.S. Trade Representative+1 | Southeast AsiaUnited States | trade policygeopolitical strategy+3 | — | 38m 26s | ||
| 10/7/25 | U.S.-China relationsdiplomacy+4 | Nicholas Burns | Harvard UniversityCenter for Strategic and International Studies | People's Republic of ChinaU.S.+1 | U.S.-China relationsdiplomacy+5 | — | 40m 07s |
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Chart history for The Asia Chessboard
Peaked at #85 in PE, currently #85 in PE.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE | — | #85 | #85 | — |
| TH | — | #94 | #94 | — |
| India | — | #169 | #169 | — |
| HK | — | #188 | #188 | — |
| ID | — | #191 | #191 | — |
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.