John Bruni is joined by special guest Dr. Daniel Twining, Director &amp; Senior Fellow for Asia at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Topics covered: US Asia policy - especially what both the Trump and Clinton camps stand for. We also look at the Obama 'Pivot to Asia' and the increasing importance and complexity of the Indian Subcontinent to America's 'grand strategy' in Asia.<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.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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