A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Thomas J. Shattuck
A nation must think before it acts.
Research Areas:
Taiwan, China, Cross-strait relations, U.S. Asia Policy
Thomas J. Shattuck is a Research Associate in the Asia Program and the Managing Editor at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. Shattuck was a member of the 2019 class of scholars at the Global Taiwan Institute, receiving the Taiwan Scholarship. 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. Shattuck 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 the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Contact info
Email: tshattuck@fpri.org
Mailing address:
1528 Walnut Street
Suite 610
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Articles
- Review of Taiwan Nation-State or Province? (Seventh Edition) - Education about Asia - October, 2020
- Options for Taiwan to Better Compete with China - Divergent Options - October, 2020
- Czech-Book Diplomacy: The Global Implications of a Czech Visit to Taiwan - Analysis - September, 2020
- China-Taiwan Competition over Somaliland and Implications for Small Countries - Analysis - August, 2020
- The Legacy of Taiwan’s Lee Teng-hui - Round Table - August, 2020
- Book Recommendations and Roundtable on The Death of Arms Control and the Birth of Putinism 3.0 - Orbis - July, 2020
- Taiwan Finds an Unexpected New Friend in Somaliland - Analysis - July, 2020
- On the Sidelines: Trump Gives Up the WHO—and Makes America Weaker - Analysis - June, 2020
- Beyond COVID-19, Part 13: Chaos in Hong Kong, A Georgian Anniversary, and Military Moves in Libya - Round Table - May, 2020
- Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen Begins Her Second Term amid a Pandemic - Round Table - May, 2020
- Beyond COVID-19, Part 12: Taiwan’s International Stock Rises as Turkey’s Falls - Round Table - May, 2020
- Beyond COVID-19, Part 11: Political Shake-up in Ukraine and Baseball Returns in Asia - Round Table - May, 2020
- Beyond COVID-19, Part 10: The Death of Arms Control and the Birth of Putinism 3.0 - Round Table - April, 2020
- Beyond COVID-19, Part 9: Space Launches and Growing Authoritarian Crackdowns - Round Table - April, 2020
- Beyond COVID-19, Part 8: The European Energy Market - Round Table - April, 2020
- The Streisand Effect Gets Geopolitical: China’s (Unintended) Amplification of Taiwan - Analysis - April, 2020
- Beyond COVID-19, Part 7: Turkish Economic Problems, China’s Human Rights, and Progress in the War in Ukraine - Round Table - April, 2020
- Beyond COVID-19, Part 6: U.S.-China Relations at a Standstill - Round Table - April, 2020
- The Race to Zero?: China’s Poaching of Taiwan’s Diplomatic Allies - Orbis - April, 2020
- Beyond COVID-19, Part 5: And Now For Something Completely Different - Round Table - April, 2020
- Beyond COVID-19, Part 4: The U.S. “Angers” China and North Macedonia Joins NATO - Round Table - March, 2020
- Beyond COVID-19, Part 3: Russia-Saudi Oil War and Developments in the Black Sea - Round Table - March, 2020
- Beyond COVID-19, Part 2: U.S. Marines Prepare for China and Russia Prepares to Vote - Round Table - March, 2020
- Beyond COVID-19, Part 1: News Stories You Should Pay Attention To - Round Table - March, 2020
- Transitional justice has just begun - Taipei Times - March, 2020
- The Coronavirus Comes for Taiwan - The National Interest - February, 2020
- Taiwan’s Reckoning with the White Terror - Orbis - January, 2020
- Introduction - E-Notes - January, 2020
- The Future of the Kuomintang in Taiwan: Reform, Recalibrate, or Stay the Course? - Analysis - January, 2020
- Combatting the Belt and Road Initiative Beyond 2019 - Orbis - November, 2019
- Transitional Justice in Taiwan: A Belated Reckoning with the White Terror - Special Reports - November, 2019
- NBA debacle in Philly and beyond shows Americans finally waking up to Chinese censorship - The Philadelphia Inquirer - October, 2019
- China Invades Taiwan—Sort Of - Geopoliticus - June, 2019
- After Kate Smith statue removal, Philadelphia can learn from Taiwan - The Philadelphia Inquirer - April, 2019
- The Taiwan Relations Act at 40 - E-Notes - April, 2019
- The Taiwan Relations Act Turns 40, So What Now? - E-Notes - April, 2019
- A Surprising Find in the Belly of Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall - Geopoliticus - March, 2019
- 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 Strait 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
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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 -
In the news
- Research Associate Thomas J. Shattuck Quoted by BBC Mundo on U.S.-Taiwan Relations - Scholars in the News -
- Research Associate Thomas J. Shattuck Cited by Focus Taiwan on Key Events in cross-strait relations in 2018 - Scholars in the News -
- Research Associate Thomas J. Shattuck Cited in the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission’s 2018 Report to Congress - Scholars in the News -
- Research Associate Thomas J. Shattuck Received Taiwan Scholarship from Global Taiwan Institute - Scholars in the News -
- Research Associate Thomas J. Shattuck Quoted by CNBC on U.S.-Taiwan Relations - Scholars in the News -
- Research Associate Thomas J. Shattuck Quoted By CNBC on Chinese Flight M503 - Scholars in the News -