{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Negotiation","title":"Mark Williams | Triumphs, Challenges and Threats: The Politics of the Asia-Pacific","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/736b5685\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3040,"description":"In this episode of The Negotiation, we talk with Mark Williams, Chair of Political Studies at Vancouver Island University. He is the author & editor of The Politics of the Asia-Pacific: Triumphs, Challenges, and Threats, published by the University of Toronto Press, and previously authored a book on the politics of Indonesia titled Indonesia, Islam, and the International Political Economy: Clash or Cooperation?. Says Mark: “My road to China is through this broader prism of the politics of the Asia-Pacific.” We discuss the main thesis of his book The Politics of the Asia Pacific; the biggest evolutions in the APAC region over the last 15 years; Mark also maps out the relationships between the APAC countries, as well as the major non-governmental actors in the region. Mark talks to us about how the local average citizen views the recent tensions in the region, and how Covid has impacted APAC politics in general so far. Enjoy!","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Wu4cbW0ERIV50FkYdsWDJCdAyxrlLfITgs8OoPtJoMU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzM2MzUvMTU2NzEy/MDA2NC1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}