Why has the PRC been so determined that Taiwan be part of China? Why, since the 1990s, has Beijing been feverishly developing means to prevail…
Topic: East Asian Security
Today the most dangerous place on earth is arguably the Taiwan Strait, where a war between the United States and China could erupt out of…
This is a new analysis of the key issues facing Chinese policy makers in their approach towards Taiwan. This is one of the most tense…
This report examines Taiwan’s national security decisionmaking structure and process and the primary factors guiding its defense strategy, force structure, and military procurement decisions. It…
Summary Indigenous weakness and eroded U.S. support give Taiwan little choice other than continued accommodation of overwhelming and ever-increasing Chinese leverage. Cross-strait relations continue to…
Summary The role of Russia in cross-Taiwan Strait relations has been downplayed, if not ignored. This article attempts a systematic study by reviewing Russia’s Taiwan…
From the publisher: This paper analyzes the current and prospective implications of Asia’s energy consumption revolution for regional stability. Adopting a comparative and historical approach, I…
Despite the significance of the Taiwan issue to US-China relations as well as regional stability in the Asia-Pacific, one could hardly find a comprehensive and…
Summary Successful deterrence requires both threats and assurances about the conditionality of those threats. The real security dilemma is how to be tough enough without…
This is the first explanation and evaluation of Taiwan’s defence forces and infrastructure. It examines not only Taiwan’s armed forces, but also its Ministry of National…
From the publisher: China’s rise to become the world’s second-largest economy, surpassing Japan in 2010, and the modernization of its military have caused anxiety among China’s…
Summary As Taiwan heads into dual national elections—a legislative election scheduled for January 12, 2008, and a presidential election scheduled for March 22, 2008—tensions across…
Summary This paper analyzes the development of Taiwan’s security policy by exploring the decision-making of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government under the leadership of…
Why did the Truman administration reject a pragmatic approach to the Taiwan Strait conflict recognizing Beijing and severing ties with Taipei and instead choose the…
Publisher’s Note China’s tough stand on maritime territorial disputes evident in the 2012 confrontations with the Philippines in the South China Sea and with Japan…
