What does Russia’s invasion of Ukraine mean for Asia? In this relaunch of the Non-Aligned Podcast hear from Bilahari Kausikan, the former head of Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a former ambassador to Russia.
Topics: How Russia miscalculated and China is in a bind — What the West gets wrong about Russia — Why he rejects IR theorist Mearsheimer’s “crude realism” — The paradox of Singapore-China relations — What to expect for China and the Indopacific over the horizon.
Theme music thanks to Nova and Filastine.
#7 - This is not a new Cold War w/ Bilahari Kausikan