June 21, 2018

Taiwan’s darkening national security picture

By: Ian Easton | TAIPEI TIMES | Today the island nation of Taiwan is watching China’s shadow close in. But there is still time for the […]
May 7, 2018

China’s Dangerous Path

By: Ian Easton | TAIPEI TIMES | The People’s Republic of China (PRC) has taken a turn for the worse. In recent months, the general secretary […]
May 2, 2018

Could China Flash Invade Taiwan?

By: Ian Easton | THE DIPLOMAT | It’s the ultimate nightmare scenario. China orchestrates a masterful strategic deception, and catches the Republic of China government (Taiwan) with […]
April 9, 2018

How the PLA Really Sees America

By: Ian Easton | In December 2017, the U.S. Government published a new National Security Strategy. This remarkable document referred to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) […]
April 9, 2018

Tensions rise over Taiwan Strait as U.S. and China harden positions

By: Simon Denyer | THE WASHINGTON POST | As President Trump battles it out with China over trade and the mood in Washington sours toward Beijing, […]
March 16, 2018

U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a Sea of Change

By: Richard L. Armitage, Ian Easton, and Mark Stokes | Concerned about a potential drift in the relationship, The Project 2049 Institute conducted a series of working-level dialogues, resulting […]
February 27, 2018

Fixing Our Troubled Taiwan Strategy

By: Ian Easton | The following draws from Ian Easton’s new book, The Chinese Invasion Threat: Taiwan’s Defense and American Strategy in Asia.   There is an odd […]
January 19, 2018

Airliners Have Become China’s Newest Means of Pressuring Taiwan

By: Chris Horton | THE NEW YORK TIMES | China has ratcheted up the pressure on Taiwan, an island democracy that it views as a breakaway province, […]
January 11, 2018

Taiwan plans to invest in advanced arms as China flexes its muscles

By: Jess Macy Yu, Greg Torode | REUTERS | Taiwan’s ruling party plans to use a long-term increase in defense spending to pursue advanced weapons systems, government […]
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