The Ryukyu Defense Line: Japan’s Response to China’s Naval Push into the Pacific Ocean
For most of the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth centuries, the sea was the path over...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Ryukyu Defense Line: Japan’s Response to China’s Naval Push into the Pacific Ocean
A nation must think before it acts.
Taiwan
Biden Faced His First Taiwan Test. Now What?
Only days after his inauguration on January 20, President Joseph Biden faced one of his first foreign policy tests...
China’s New Pressure on Taiwan in the South China Sea
In October 2020, Hong Kong’s air traffic control denied a Taiwanese flight access to Pratas Island, a Taiwan-occupied feature...
Czech-Book Diplomacy: The Global Implications of a Czech Visit to Taiwan
Channeling President John F. Kennedy’s famous 1963 “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech, President of the Czech Senate Miloš Vystrčil...
China-Taiwan Competition over Somaliland and Implications for Small Countries
Over the past two months, the very public rivalry between China and Taiwan has moved into the Horn of...
The Legacy of Taiwan’s Lee Teng-hui
On July 30, 2020, former President Lee Teng-hui of Taiwan passed away at the age of 97. He had...
Whither Hong Kong: Beijing Imposes a “National Security Law”
The recent imposition of the National Security Law is by far Beijing’s most decisive effort to bring the less-than-ruly...
Taiwan Finds an Unexpected New Friend in Somaliland
COVID-19 seemed to change the narrative around Taiwan: from a nation whose existence is often characterized as standing on...
Beyond COVID-19, Part 13: Chaos in Hong Kong, A Georgian Anniversary, and Military Moves in Libya
Maia and Aaron are back with us this week! Last week, we took a little detour to discuss the...
Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen Begins Her Second Term amid a Pandemic
On May 20, 2020, President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan began her second term in office. In a more subdued...