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.
Hopefully, more than just Tokyo’s massive new military spending will be on the agenda when the PM meets with Biden on Friday.
But they won’t do it without the rising capabilities of the region’s independent states to counter any great power effort to coerce them.
Regional governments have taken note of Washington’s reluctance to challenge Russia in Ukraine directly.
Other countries in the region seek to ensure their independence by working with each other — as well as courting US support.
After four centuries, China has emerged as the economic nucleus of its region and a credible contestant for global preeminence.
VP Harris says Washington is committed to stretching the security guarantee, which may put us closer to a confrontation with China.
The consequences of such a conflict would spread globally, with much greater impact than the Russo-Ukraine war.
Voices like Elbridge Colby think Biden should back up his tough rhetoric about defending Taiwan with a greater show of force.
Like it did with NATO and Russia, policymakers shouldn’t easily dismiss Beijing’s complaints about the West in its backyard.
From reaching out to NATO (a fool’s errand) to pledging to bolster defense in the region (a better tack), Tokyo is flexing long unused muscles.
Washington leaders largely overlooked the former Filipino president’s human rights abuses to keep him on their side against China.
While it might seem like the right thing to do at the moment, military showcasing doesn’t replace the hard work of diplomacy.
It’s time to talk about what we can learn from NATO in Eastern Europe and its lessons for U.S. policy towards China.
The country’s population of 25 million unvaccinated people offers COVID an extraordinary opportunity not only to spread but also to mutate.
But instead of threats of retaliation, Washington must end strategy of coercion and become more competitive economically.
The conservative Yoon Suk-yeol will take a harder line on North Korea and China. This might be harder — and more dangerous — than it sounds.
The ambassador’s statements are upping the ante. If both sides don’t check their rhetoric, it could lead to a confrontation sooner than we think.
A joint statement guiding the two countries’ diplomacy jacks up the China threat and plays lip service to real areas of mutual concern.
Despite their ‘peace constitution,’ the Japanese have a growing military footprint.
Over-the-top displays of strength can be viewed as part of a contest for military supremacy on the peninsula.