The US AI Acceleration Plan vs China’s Diffusion Model
The latest US Artificial Intelligence Strategy is a meaningful policy shift and should not be treated as just another...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The US AI Acceleration Plan vs China’s Diffusion Model
A nation must think before it acts.
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How to Seize the Momentum for US–Indo-Pacific Relations
During his week-long tour of the Indo-Pacific, President Donald Trump at first blush accomplished what he had set out...
Searching for Taiwan’s South China Sea Policy under Lai Ching-te
The multi-state dispute in the South China Sea has enveloped the region for decades, with no signs of abating....
Nuclear Weapons In Space: Orbital Bombardment and Strategic Stability
Executive Summary In 2015, a new space race began. Blue Origin, a privately owned company, landed a booster on a launch pad back on earth, after lifting an object 100...
From Vouchers to Visas: China’s Innovative Plan for AI Dominance
Introduction While international attention often centers on China’s latest foundation models or its constrained access to high-end artificial intelligence...
China’s Cyber Playbook for the Indo-Pacific
Cyber operations are now a defining feature of modern warfare, as the war in Ukraine has demonstrated—and China is...
Partners or Rivals? Areas of Convergence and Divergence of Interests in the Indo-Pacific
Introduction The Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China announced that their friendship had “no limits” and “no...
Taiwan Relations Act in a New Era of Security Cooperation
For a document intended to carefully outline relations with a key US partner while navigating a region’s complex history...
Forging India-Taiwan Engagement: Theoretical Foundations, Policy Debates, and Pragmatic Pathways
This report is published in collaboration with the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), also available on their website. Introduction The...
The Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs on Taiwan
Three months on, the aftershocks of Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff spree in April 2025 continue to reverberate across...