Reports November 6, 2019 Transitional Justice in Taiwan: A Belated Reckoning with the White Terror From 1949 to the end of the Cold War era, the Kuomintang (KMT)—under the leadership of Chiang Kai-shek and... Read more »
Geopoliticus October 18, 2019 The Yushan Forum and Taiwan’s Warm Power Entering its third year, the 2019 Yushan Forum, centered on “Deepening Progressive Partner-ships in Asia,” was attended by 30... Read more »
Geopoliticus June 13, 2019 China Invades Taiwan—Sort Of On a recent trip to Taiwan, I visited the island of Kinmen, one of Taiwan’s outlying islands located off... Read more »
Geopoliticus May 28, 2019 China Provides no Solution for Taiwan Once again, Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) as an observer was the focus of heated debate... Read more »
E-Notes May 17, 2019 Taiwan on (the) Edge Over the past 30 years there have been many moments when Taiwan-watchers worked themselves into a tizzy worrying about... Read more »
E-Notes April 8, 2019 The Taiwan Relations Act at 40 April 10, 2019 marks forty years since the adoption of the Taiwan Relations Act. When President Jimmy Carter announced... Read more »
E-Notes April 8, 2019 The Taiwan Relations Act: Charting a Stable Course for the U.S. in Asia The Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) is a model of legal ingenuity spurred by political necessity. Jimmy Carter inherited Richard... Read more »
E-Notes April 8, 2019 The Taiwan Relations Act Turns 40, So What Now? April 10 marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA). At the time of... Read more »
E-Notes April 8, 2019 The Taiwan Relations Act at 40: Reaching a New Optimal Equilibrium in U.S.-Taiwan Policy The Taiwan Relations Act (TRA)—passed by the U.S. Congress in 1979—has provided an enduring framework for U.S.-Taiwan relations. This... Read more »
E-Notes April 8, 2019 The Taiwan Relations Act at 40: New Dynamics of an Enduring Framework The Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) was enacted in 1979 to “to solve an unprecedented diplomatic problem: How to continue... Read more »