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The Red Leaf Express

The Red Leaf Express

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Broadcast Time： Every Tuesday

The Red Leaf Express is a short-form podcast examining geopolitical stability and instability across the Indo-Pacific, reimagining the spirit of the Mayflower—a voyage once made in search of religious and civic freedom—through a modern regional lens. Focused on current affairs and regional flashpoints, the show connects headlines to the historical, cultural, and strategic forces shaping the Indo-Pacific order.

Episodes

EP005 - The Price of democratic Solidarity

As world leaders queue in Beijing and Canada's Mark Carney declares a new "values-based realism" that abandons democratic principles, what happens to those who bet on solidarity? Joey Chou examines the shifting global order and speaks with former Czech Parliament Speaker Markéta Pekarová Adamová about small-country survival in an era of great power deals.

03/02/2026

EP004 - My Big Fat Canadian Divorce: Mark Carney's Middle Power Doctrine

When America's closest allies—Canada, UK, Finland, South Korea—make their first Beijing visits in seven years, it signals more than diplomacy. Mark Carney's standing ovation at Davos revealed the truth: middle powers are hedging against American unpredictability by building partnerships with China. The rules-based order isn't evolving—it's ruptured.

27/01/2026

EP003 - Hollowed Out: The Venezuela Lens on Taiwan

Venezuela wasn't invaded because of Maduro—it was invaded because it was already broken. This week, we apply that lens to Japan and Taiwan. As the US retreats to the third island chain and economic cracks widen, what happens when small states lose the leverage that keeps them safe?

20/01/2026

EP002 - What the Maduro capture reveals about being a small state in a G2 world

The US Venezuela operation wasn't about Maduro's crimes—it was a resource grab and capability demonstration aimed at China. But the real danger isn't that Beijing will copy this playbook for Taiwan. It's that we're normalizing decapitation operations as acceptable—and US allies are quietly jumping ship.

13/01/2026

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