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Taiwan Will Not Descend into Chaos, Leading to China’s Takeover from Within
After Taiwan's Great Recall vote, the Financial Times explained to Western readers "Why Taiwanese fear China could take over from within." This article's misreading—or...
Solomon Islands Excludes US, China, and Taiwan from Key Pacific Regional Meeting
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele announced that a select group of 21 nations, encompassing both the United States and China, will be absent...
Taiwan, U.S., and the World: When Protests Replace Silence
After COVID-19, trust in many governments fell. Russia’s war in Ukraine broke the idea that Europe was safe from big wars. The United States,...
Soft Power by Design: China’s United Front Strategy for Taiwan’s Civil Society
Abstract: This article examines the evolving strategies of China’s influence operations targeting Taiwan, focusing on how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) employs soft power,...
Drawing the Line: Historical Lessons to Prevent a U.S.-China Dual Contingency in East Asia
As tensions flare simultaneously in the Taiwan Strait and on the Korean Peninsula, the specter of a dual contingency involving the United States and...
When Allies Waiver: Armenia and Taiwan’s Imperative for Self-Reliance
In today’s fragmented world—where “might is right” increasingly undermines the rules-based international order—even the strongest alliances can falter. At the Munich Security Conference in...
Balancing Steel and Silk: Small-State Defense Strategy in the Taiwan Strait
Flying Between the Cracks of Giants
Singapore’s defense relationship with Taiwan is one of the Indo-Pacific’s most discreet yet enduring military partnerships. Since 1975, under...
To Beijing, U.S. Deterrence Has Become Clichéd
At this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent mixed signals. On one hand, he emphasized that China is the biggest threat...
Reviving the Concert of Europe: Historical Lessons for the Indo-Pacific
As Europe once emerged from the upheaval of the Napoleonic Wars with a new diplomatic framework designed to stabilize the continent, the Indo-Pacific today...
Is Germany in a position to criticize Taiwan’s opposition party for its “anti-fascist” rhetoric?
On the 80th anniversary of the victory in Europe, for China and Russia, this marks the triumph of the global anti-fascist war. Taiwan’s role...