War in Iran Is Exposing Oil Risks Across Asia
The war in the Middle East is rattling global oil markets, raising the risk of supply disruptions and price shocks for energy‑hungry Asian economies. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha ...
5 Maalis 17min
The Escalating Conflict With Iran
Targets in Iran, Israel and in the Middle East are under attack in an unprecedented escalation in the conflict between the US and Iran. The combat operations come after weeks of negotiations between t...
1 Maalis 15min
The Sixth Bureau Episode 4: The Duck Analogy
In Episode 4 of The Sixth Bureau, a series from The Big Take, we follow a spy from China’s Ministry of State Security as he tries to plan a delicate overseas meeting with a valuable source. But the pe...
27 Helmi 33min
Tariff Turmoil Hits China, India Again
From Brussels to Beijing, the United States’ largest trading partners are digesting the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn President Trump’s signature tariffs — along with his threats to impose new ...
24 Helmi 16min
SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs
The US Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump one of the biggest losses of his second term, striking down his signature tariff plan. On today’s Big Take podcast, Sarah Holder talks to o...
20 Helmi 18min
The Sixth Bureau Episode 3: Suck, Squeeze, Burn, Blow
In Episode 3 of The Sixth Bureau, a series from The Big Take, we follow a spy from China’s Ministry of State Security to the Paris Air Show, and then watch him develop a valuable source, despite his b...
20 Helmi 21min
The Sixth Bureau, Episode 2: The Spy’s Diary
In Episode 2 of The Sixth Bureau, a limited-run series from The Big Take, we learn how China’s Ministry of State Security recruits experts in the West — and why intelligence officers shouldn’t keep th...
13 Helmi 30min
The Sixth Bureau, Episode 1: Your Friend From Nanjing
It’s an open secret that the Chinese government has engaged in a global campaign to acquire intellectual property from foreign rivals. At the center of that campaign is the Ministry of State Security,...
13 Helmi 12min
