Bridging the Oceans Podcasts

This podcast creates a platform to discuss the key defence and security questions of the world’s most dynamic region: the Indo-Pacific.



The idea of the Indo-Pacific as a theatre for influence and power is gaining prominence among governments and expert communities across the world.

A number of regional and global powers with interests in the region, as well as groupings like ASEAN, have presented their own unique interpretations of the Indo-Pacific as a strategic concept that connects the Indian and Pacific Oceans along with their littoral states as an integrated arena for competition and collaboration.

The views or statements expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the podcast does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by RUSI employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of RUSI.


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Season 1

Bridging the Oceans, hosted by Veerle Nouwens, will explore what the Indo-Pacific is, where its limits lie, and what the fast-evolving defence and security issues are in this dynamic part of the world.

Together with a diverse range of experts, the podcast will also analyse today’s top geopolitical questions in the Indo-Pacific, understand how these are seen within the region itself, and consider how these issues may impact countries outside the region, like the United Kingdom.

Podcast team

Research support and coordination for Bridging the Oceans is provided by Aaditya Dave, and our sound engineer is Two Jacks Communications.

Bridging the Oceans Series Finale with Veerle Nouwens
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Episode 47: The Future of US–China Relations
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Episode 46: India’s Year of Presidencies
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Episode 45: China’s Quest for Control at Home and Abroad
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Episode 44: Between A ROK and a Hard Place?
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Episode 43: China’s 20th Party Congress: Foreign and Domestic Implications
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Episode 42: The Rising Tide of Competition in the Indian Ocean Region
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Episode 41: Cut from the Same Cloth? Ukraine and the Cross-Strait Crisis
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Episode 40: Trust in Truss: What’s Next for UK Policy on China and the Indo-Pacific?
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Episode 39: Anything but 'New Normal': How Taiwan Strait Tensions Impact Japan
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Episode 38: Cross-Strait Crisis: Taiwan’s View and the Way Forward
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Episode 37: Japan’s National Security and the Ukraine War
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Episode 36: What Foreign and Defence Policy Awaits Under a New Marcos Presidency?
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Episode 35: Macron, France’s EU Presidency, and the Indo-Pacific
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Episode 34: Ukraine’s War and the Lessons for Taiwan
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Episode 33: India and the Russia-Ukraine War
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Episode 32: Influence and Interference in Europe and the Indo-Pacific
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Episode 31: Ukraine’s Indo-Pacific Impact: The View from Tokyo
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Episode 30: Biden’s Indo-Pacific Approach: What’s New?
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Episode 29: What’s All the RAUKUS About? The View from Washington
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Episode 28: What’s All the RAUKUS About? Japan’s Ambivalence and Looming Reality Check
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Episode 27: What’s All the RAUKUS About? Southeast Asia’s Mixed Response
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Episode 26: What’s all the RAUKUS About? A Focus on France
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Episode 25: What’s All the RAUKUS About? The View from Australia
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Episode 24: US Perspectives on Maritime Security in the Indian Ocean Region
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Episode 23: Sailing East of Suez – the Royal Navy and the Indo-Pacific
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Episode 22: The Quad in the Indo-Pacific: Purpose, Policies and Perspectives
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Episode 21: African Agency and the Indo-Pacific
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Episode 20: Japan’s Security in 2021: A New Defence White Paper
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Episode 19: Taiwan’s Place in the Indo-Pacific
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Episode 18: Taking on Chinese Tech: Can the EU and US Find Common Ground?
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Episode 17: All but in Name: China’s Indo-Pacific Ambitions
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Episode 16: A Fractured Transatlantic Approach to China and Space Policy
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Episode 15: Large Ocean States in the South Pacific
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Episode 14: A Transatlantic Tech Talk
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Episode 13: Japan’s Engagement with Southeast Asia
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Episode 12: A Transatlantic Dialogue on China
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Episode 11: Indonesia’s Foreign and Security Policies
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Episode 10: New Zealand's Indo-Pacific Recalibration
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Episode 9: Turning to the Indo-Pacific: Canada Examines a Future Role
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Episode 8: South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Synergy
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Episode 7: Trump, Biden, and the Indo-Pacific
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Episode 6: Europe Turns to the Indo-Pacific
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Episode 5: Australia’s Indo-Pacific Approach: Principles and Partnerships
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Episode 4: ASEAN’s Outlook: Maintaining Centrality in the Indo-Pacific
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Episode 3: India’s Indo-Pacific Vision: Stabilising the Indian Ocean Region
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Episode 2: Japan’s Indo-Pacific Vision: What's Next After Abe?
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Episode 1: Conceptualising the Indo-Pacific
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Podcast trailer: Bridging the Oceans
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