War with China over Taiwan won’t end well for anyone
As talk of defending Taipei militarily against invasion heats up in Washington, a new wargame offers a dose of reality.
As talk of defending Taipei militarily against invasion heats up in Washington, a new wargame offers a dose of reality.
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Seoul and Pyongyang appear to have calculated that being on opposing sides bolsters their relative positions on the Peninsula.
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The new president is clear that he’s willing to work with the United States, but his country will do its own bidding in international relations.
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Time to drive a stake through the heart of these establishmentarian ideas, which are super dysfunctional but never seem to die.
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