A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Thomas J. Shattuck
A nation must think before it acts.
Thomas J. Shattuck
Assistant Editor
Research Associate - Asia Program
Editor, Geopoliticus: The FPRI Blog
Research Areas:
Taiwan, China, Cross-strait relations, U.S. Asia Policy
Thomas J. Shattuck is the Editor of Geopoliticus: The FPRI Blog, the Assistant Editor, and a Research Associate at FPRI. He received his BA in History and English from La Salle University in 2013 and his MA in International Studies from National Chengchi University in 2016. Thomas also received a Fulbright grant to teach English in Kinmen, Taiwan for the 2013-14 academic year.
His articles have appeared in the Washington Post, the National Interest, the Taipei Times, and Majalla.
Articles
- A Year in Taiwan’s Sovereignty - E-Notes - December, 2018
- Disappearing Acts: The Detention of High-Profile Chinese Citizens - Majalla - November, 2018
- Simmering Tensions Between US and China - Majalla - October, 2018
- The Second Taiwan Straight Crisis, Mao and the Middle East - Majalla - August, 2018
- Taiwan, Pivoting Allies, and American Interests Abroad - E-Notes - August, 2018
- How China Dictates the Rules of the Game - E-Notes - July, 2018
- Expanding Influence: Big China in Little Djibouti - Majalla - June, 2018
- Taiwan Battles a Brain Drain - Majalla - May, 2018
- Xi: It Man in China - Majalla - March, 2018
- The Taiwan Travel Act: Only as Important as Trump Makes It - E-Notes - March, 2018
- A Vatican-China Deal—But at What Cost? - The American Interest - March, 2018
- Trump remains tone deaf on China - Taipei Times - March, 2018
- Taiwan is linked to N Korea crisis - Taipei Times - March, 2018
- Xi’s China: Not the Global Leader You’re Looking For - Majalla - February, 2018
- China’s Syria Strategy: Beijing Prepares to Take the Reins - Majalla - January, 2018
- The East is Green? China Steps Up Against Pollution and Climate Change - Majalla - November, 2017
- Parsing Xi Jinping’s Statements on Taiwan at the 19th Communist Party Congress - E-Notes - October, 2017
- The “Great Firewall” of China - Majalla - August, 2017
- The Taiwanese, a force for freedom - Taipei Times - August, 2017
- The United States can look to the Far East for advice on its monuments - The Washington Post - August, 2017
- China’s Liaoning Power Play - Majalla - July, 2017
- Nations must stand up for Taiwan - Taipei Times - June, 2017
- Cross-Strait Tension Will Increase If Taiwan Buys New Weapons - The National Interest - April, 2017
- China brazenly arrests a Taiwanese activist — and the Trump administration says nothing - The Washington Post - April, 2017
- Taiwan’s White Terror: Remembering the 228 Incident - E-Notes - February, 2017
- Trump’s Asia Policy Takes Shape - E-Notes - February, 2017
- China: The Real Winner of the 2016 Election - The National Interest - February, 2017
- Rogue One: A Terrorist Story? - The American Review of Books, Blogs, and Bull - January, 2017
- Trump and Tsai: A Sign of Things to Come? - E-Notes - December, 2016
Events
Audio/Video
Blog Posts
- Déjà Vu All Over Again: China Re-Opens Flight Route M503 - Geopoliticus -
- Taiwan Loses Another Ally - Geopoliticus -
- Taiwan’s Ex-Presidents: A Carousel of Legal Problems - Geopoliticus -
- Clouded Reassurances in Asia - Geopoliticus -
- Stopover Hysteria: Understanding Tsai’s Stopover in the United States - Geopoliticus -
- Desperate for Attention: Hung-Xi Meeting Lacks Meaning - Geopoliticus -
- The False Promise of Drone Strikes? Ease vs. Effectiveness - Geopoliticus -
- [Taiwan] Is Not Made In China - Geopoliticus -
- Taiwan’s Summer of Dire Straits - Geopoliticus -