Asia-Pacific
Taiwan shouldn't become the thorn we use to provoke China
There is a reason US strategic ambiguity has worked for 40 years
December 24, 2025
There is a reason US strategic ambiguity has worked for 40 years
Leaders there, and the public, remain deeply wary of supporting American military operations beyond the peninsula — especially over Taiwan
The brand new Japanese prime minister set off a firestorm by implying war with China if Beijing attacked Taiwan
Trump announces largely one-way trade deals with Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand, and also takes credit for another peace agreement.
LDP leader Sanae Takaichi could use a primer on deterrence and the best way to help defend Taiwan without provoking a war
On the anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki we ask 17 experts whether 'deterrence' is the real legacy. Or not.
