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Asia - Audio and Transcripts (members' only)

Members-only audio and transcripts from members' events related to Asia are listed below. Other event transcripts can be found in the reports and papers section under 'Other Resources'.


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Members eventWednesday 5 November 2008 12:15 to 13:30
Should Britain Withdraw Troops from Afghanistan?
BBC 'In Afghanistan' Series - BBC Radio 4 Recording
Speakers:
Christopher Alexander, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Afghanistan
Simon Jenkins, columnist, The Guardian and The Sunday Times
Farid Khan Popal, Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, London
Ahmed Rashid, journalist and author of Descent into Chaos
Rory Stewart, head of Turquoise Mountain Foundation in Kabul, and author of The Places in Between
Lt Col Stuart Tootal, former commander, 3rd Parachute Battalion Regiment
Chair: Eddie Mair, Presenter, PM Programme, BBC Radio 4
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Members eventMonday 20 October 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Post-Olympics China and its Relations with the West
HE Mrs Fu Ying, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China
Chair: Dr Kerry Brown, Senior Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House
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Members eventThursday 19 June 2008 13:30 to 14:30
China's March Towards Modernity
Tung Chee Hwa, Vice-Chairman, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Chief Executive, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (1997-2005)
Chair: Baroness Dunn, Executive Director, John Swire & Sons Ltd
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Members eventWednesday 11 June 2008 13:30 to 14:30
Malaysia's Response to New Global Challenges
Rt Hon Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak, Deputy Prime Minister (2004-) and Defence Minister, Malaysia (1999-)
Chair: Sir Charles Masefield, Chairman, Helvetica
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Research and other eventsFriday 30 May 2008 16:00 to 17:00
Korea's Response to Challenges from the Global Financial Markets
Korea Discussion Group
HE Dr Jun Kwang-Woo, Chairman, Financial Services Commission, Republic of Korea (February 2008-)
Chair: Dr John Llewellyn, Senior Economic Policy Advisor, Lehman Brothers and Chatham House Council Member
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Members eventFriday 23 May 2008 13:30 to 14:30
State-Building Strategies for the 21st Century
Dr Ashraf Ghani, Chairman, Institute for State Effectiveness; Finance Minister, Afghanistan (2002-04)
Clare Lockhart, Co-founder and CEO, Institute for State Effectiveness
Chair: Rt Hon Clare Short MP, Secretary of State for International Development (1997-2003)
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Members eventWednesday 2 April 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Globalization Vs Geopolitics: The US, EU and China Compete for the Second World
Parag Khanna, Senior Research Fellow and Director, Global Governance Initiative, New America Foundation
Chair: Dr Gareth Price, Head, Asia Programme, Chatham House
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Members eventTuesday 11 March 2008 17:30 to 18:30
The Modern Commonwealth: A Glass more than Half Full
HE Rt Hon Don McKinnon, Commonwealth Secretary-General (1999-2008)
Chair: Rt Hon Lord Luce
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Members eventFriday 7 March 2008 13:30 to 14:30
The Pakistan 2008 Elections: The Rocky Road Ahead
Dr Yunas Samad, Director, Ethnicity Social Policy Research Centre, University of Bradford and Deputy Director, South Asia Research Centre, Geneva
Chair: Dr Farzana Shaikh, Associate Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House
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Members eventTuesday 4 March 2008 17:30 to 18:30
Changing Relations between China and Mongolia
John Man, author, The Great Wall (2008)
Chair: Jonathan Fenby, Director, China, Trusted Sources and author, History of Modern China (forthcoming 2008)
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Members eventMonday 28 January 2008 17:30 to 18:30
China, Asia and the West: A Dangerous Confusion
Dr William H. Overholt, Director, RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy
Chair: Dr Kerry Brown, Associate Fellow, Asia Programme, Chatham House
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