While the COVID-19 Pandemic is ravaging the economies and societies of nations worldwide, Asia seems to have a large diversity of responses and impacts. What cultural and political settings have changed how the pandemic his hit each country, and how will this impact the region more broadly into the future. This is the first episode of two that examines a few key players in the Asian region to understand what factors change the social, economic, and diplomatic, consequences such a crisis can have. To help explain these issues Prof. Purnendra Jain, a member of the SIA Advisory Board and SIA's Head of Research & Academic Development, joins us in via Zoom to tackle Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, South Korea, and North Korea in the second half of the conversation.

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While the COVID-19 Pandemic is ravaging the economies and societies of nations worldwide, Asia seems to have a large diversity of responses and impacts. What cultural and political settings have changed how the pandemic his hit each country, and how will this impact the region more broadly into the future. This is the first episode of two that examines a few key players in the Asian region to understand what factors change the social, economic, and diplomatic, consequences such a crisis can have. To help explain these issues Prof. Purnendra Jain, a member of the SIA Advisory Board and SIA's Head of Research &amp; Academic Development, joins us in via Zoom to tackle Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, South Korea, and North Korea in the second half of the conversation.
This week's music comes courtesy of Leaf and Stem, check them out on<a href="https://www.facebook.com/LeafnStem/"> Facebook</a>,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/3yJ4XedtwKCOKg1s2fZJNR"> Spotify</a>, and<a href="https://music.apple.com/us/artist/leaf-stem/14340469390458"> iTunes</a>.<a href="https://www.sageinternational.org.au/strategikon-merch/" rel="payment">Support the show: https://www.sageinternational.org.au/strategikon-merch/</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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