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This is a special episode in which Andy is interviewed by the host of the ISSA podcast at Leiden University, Edmund Flett, about U.S. foreign policy towards the Asia-Pacific, the U.S.-Chinese relationship, and America's latest security relationship in the region. Let Andy know what you think on Twitter and check out more ISSA podcasts here.