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CogitAsia Podcast: Myanmar Elections Bring Change & COP21 Preview

by cogitASIA Staff • November 13, 2015 • 1 Comment

This week we cover the victory of Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party in the Myanmar elections with Phuong Nguyen of the CSIS Chair for Southeast Studies. Then we turn to the upcoming United Nations Paris Climate Convention, or COP21, and discuss the variety of positions and interests for the countries of the Indo Pacific. Jane Nakano and Michelle Melton of the CSIS Energy and National Security Program join to analyze what is at stake for states in Asia as the international community attempts to address climate change. Hosted by Colm Quinn. Audio edited by Samuel Ellis. Produced by Jeffrey Bean.