The real lesson of the war in Ukraine for Taiwan
To prevent military conflict, Washington must provide reassurances to Beijing while strengthening allied deterrence.
To prevent military conflict, Washington must provide reassurances to Beijing while strengthening allied deterrence.
Instead it should be encouraging Beijing — through incentives, not punishments — to reduce its lean toward Russia.
Especially where Taiwan is concerned, if we learn the wrong lessons from Afghanistan, we are doomed to fail again.
Diversion to the black market was already a problem there. Now that the pipeline is flowing, there needs to be more controls.
Such chirping from the former secretary of state, who has obvious political ambitions, is reckless and irresponsible.
The question remains, are US policy elites aware of how their actions are perceived abroad, or do they know and just don’t care?
Washington may find that it’s much too high a price to pay, much like Vietnam 60 years ago.
By saying Taiwan is a ‘strategic’ asset that should be kept separate from Beijing, Ely Ratner may be flirting with, rather than diffusing conflict.
From the sinking of the Maine to Saddam’s WMDs, there’s usually a ginned-up event behind every destructive US war.
The strong possibility of misreading defensive signals from both sides has turned the island into a powder keg.
The idea that China is planning an invasion of the island is one that demands closer scrutiny.
At least he is consistent. Biden’s policy may be unclear, but the former National Security Adviser offers nothing to fill the gap.
But the training and military cooperation with other countries in the region is certainly picking up.
There were few tangible outcomes, but efforts to tamp down tensions made this first face-to-face worth it.
Tensions are reaching a fever pitch, but there seems to be interest on both sides in ratcheting it down. The question is, can they?
In wide ranging talk, the former Liberal Party leader said the world’s democracies need to do more to defend Taiwan.
At some point we have to demand more of our friends expecting military aid and support. That’s not mean, it’s just common sense.
Rep. Elaine Luria’s proposal pre-authorizing Biden to defend Taiwan if China invades has its roots in American exceptionalism.
The Democratic congresswoman supports legislation allowing the president to bypass Congress to defend Taiwan.
Growing conventional wisdom in Washington says that Beijing is preparing to attack the island. Not so fast.
Going from ‘TECRO’ to the ‘Taiwan Representative Office’ may have a potentially explosive impact when it comes to US-China relations.