Global Taiwan Insights is a podcast produced by the Global Taiwan Institute, a 501(c)3 policy think tank based in Washington, D.C. Global Taiwan Insights consist of brief, timely interviews with a wide range of journalists, activists, and policy experts. From security and defense matters to diplomatic, trade, and social issues, the podcast will explore a variety of topics related to Taiwan and its place in the world. In doing so, it will work to shed light on the unique challenges and opportunities facing the island democracy in an uncertain world.
Latest episodes
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19 min
Rep. Ami Bera on Taiwan Policy in Congress
In Season 7, Episode 4 of the Global Taiwan Insights podcast, Ben Sando interviews Representative Ami Bera of California, the Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommitt…
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32 min
The Chinese Companies Doing Mass Surveillance For Hire (with Brett Benson)
In Season 7, Episode 3 of Global Taiwan Insights, Ben Sando interviews Dr. Brett Benson, Associate Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University, on his groundbreaking re…
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30 min
Taiwan’s Home-Grown Drone Industry (feat.Lotta Danielsson)
In Season 7, Episode 2 of Global Taiwan Insights, Ben Sando and Eliza Cormier interview Lotta Danielsson, Executive Vice President of the US-Taiwan Business Council. Lotta shares h…
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32 min
Taiwan’s Own Political Warfare System (with Mariah Thornton)
In Season 7, Episode 1 of Global Taiwan Insights, Ben Sando interviews Mariah Thornton, teaching fellow at the London School of Economics, on her groundbreaking research into Taiwa…
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21 min
China and Russia Collaborate on Undersea Cable Sabotage? (With Andrew Yeh)
In Season 6, Episode 5 of Global Taiwan Insights, Ben Sando interviews Andrew Yeh, Executive Director of the China Strategic Risks Institute, on suspected Chinese and Russian colla…
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22 min
How will South Korea’s President Lee Jae-myung Approach Taiwan? (with Eun A Jo)
In Season 6, Episode 5 of Global Taiwan Insights, Ben Sando interviews Dr. Eun A Jo, an Assistant Professor at William and Mary and expert on South Korean politics. In June this ye…
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18 min
The PRC ID Card Controversy in Taiwan (with Sze-Fung Lee)
In Season 6, Episode 4 of Global Taiwan Insights, Ben Sando interviews Sze-Fung Lee, an independent researcher specializing in hybrid warfare. In December 2024, the Taiwanese YouTu…
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18 min
Winning the Cross-Strait Content War with Comedy (Feat. LeLe Farley)
In Season 6, Episode 3 of Global Taiwan Insights, Ben Sando and Diarra Molock interview Lawrence Farley, better known by his stage name LeLe Farley (樂樂法利). Farley is a YouTuber wit…
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19 min
Chile’s Cross-Strait Relations and its Dependence on China (feat. Sascha Hannig Nuñez)
In Season 6, Episode 2 of GTI Insights, Ben Sando interviews Sascha Hannig Nuñez, an executive secretary at the Centro de Análisis para la Democracia (CAD) of Chile. As Chile’s min…
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30 min
What can Ukraine’s Civil Defense Teach Taiwan? (Feat. Maksym Skrypchenko)
In Season 6, Episode 1 of GTI Insights, Ben Sando interviews Maksym Skrypchenko, president of the Transatlantic Dialogue Center and an expert in Ukrainian security. In the years si…
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23 min
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (with Tom Fraser)
In Season 5, Episode 5 of GTI Insights, Ben Sando interviews Tom Fraser, programs director of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), on marshalling parliaments around th…
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26 min
Lithuania’s Pivot to Taiwan: Three Years Later (with Raigirdas Boruta)
In Season 5, Episode 4 of GTI Insights, Ben Sando and Lillian Ellis interview Raigirdas Boruta, policy analyst at Lithuania’s Government Strategic Analysis Center (STRATA), on tren…
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34 min
GTI Insights Season 5, Episode 3: A Conversation with Jess Marinaccio on Tuvalu, Taiwan, and the Pacific Islan…
In Season 5, Episode 3 of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and Intern Uma Baron interview Dr. Jess Marinaccio, an assistant professor of Asian Pacific Studies at Cal…
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26 min
GTI Insights Season 5, Episode 2: A Conversation with MP Cătălin Teniță on Growing Romania-Taiwan Engagement
In Season 5, Episode 2 of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and Research Associate Adrienne Wu interview Cătălin Teniță, a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romani…
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27 min
GTI Insights Season 5, Episode 1: A Conversation with MP Kira Rudik on Ukraine, Taiwan, and the Global Democra…
In the first episode of Season 5 of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and Research Associate Adrienne Wu interview Kira Rudik, a member of Ukrainian Parliament, the l…
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28 min
GTI Insights Season 4, Episode 10: A Conversation with Stephen Nagy on Canada's Multilateral Approach to Taiwa…
In this episode of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and GTI Intern Daniela Martinez interview Dr. Stephen Nagy, a professor at the Department of Politics and Interna…
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29 min
GTI Insights Season 4, Episode 9: A Conversation with Ben Sando on Taiwan's Civil Society and its Role in Coun…
In Season 4, Episode 9 of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and GTI Research Associate Adrienne Wu interview Ben Sando, a research fellow at Doublethink Lab and a rec…
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22 min
GTI Insights Season 4, Episode 8: A Conversation with Ja-Ian Chong on Singapore's Complex Ties to Taiwan and C…
In this episode of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and GTI Research Associate Adrienne Wu interview Dr. Ja-Ian Chong, an associate professor of political science at…
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44 min
GTI Insights Season 4, Episode 7: A Conversation with Joshua Espeña on the Philippines’ Approach to Taiwan
In Season 4, Episode 7 of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and GTI Summer Intern Eric Jung interview Joshua Espeña, lecturer at the Department of Political Science a…
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28 min
GTI Insights Season 4, Episode 6: A Conversation with Dramane Germain Thiombiano on Taiwan's Ties with African…
In this episode of GTI Insights, GTI Program Manager Marshall Reid and Program Associate Zoë Weaver-Lee interview Dr. Dramane Germain Thiombiano, an assistant professor at National…