Charles Engelbrecht lives in Taipei and has written and edited news and technology articles for Taiwanese companies since 2000. He has previously worked at the Taipei Times, Taiwan News, Die Burger and various media outlets in New Zealand and South Africa. He holds an Honors Degree in Journalism and a Diploma in Financial Journalism from the University of Stellenbosch. CharlesE@dominotheory.com – His articles are listed below.
Some Taiwan watchers worried that the jamming of GPS signals over northern Taiwan meant that an invasion was imminent, as the same thing happened in
How Taiwan Can ‘MacGyver’ Together Harpoon Ship-killers While It Waits for Its Big Order
Taiwan finally signed a contract with Boeing to order the 400 land-based Harpoon missiles it was authorized to buy in October 2020. However, that
Why We’ll Soon See Underwater Combat Over Internet Cables
In the near future we might find ourselves living in a world where ‘Internet A’ only links countries that belong to one military or economic bloc,
Cable Wars: From Spy Subs to Fiber-Splicing Spies
Why ‘tapping’ a modern fiber-optic cable that lies on the seafloor is a lot harder than doing the same with a Cold War copper cable During
China’s Planned Undersea Network Could Split Internet in Two
During the Cold War, the U.S. used small, nuclear-powered spy submarines equipped with truck wheels to tap undersea Soviet communication cables. These
U.S. Senator Calls for Nuclear Tomahawks to Protect Taiwan
As China ended its three-day spike in military activity around Taiwan, Senator Lindsey Graham called for the U.S. to replace conventional cruise
Why China Is Not Going ‘Pelosi Crazy’ This Time
China did threaten to board and inspect Taiwan-flagged ships in the Taiwan Strait, but so far it has limited its reaction to the McCarthy meeting to
The Increasing Vulnerability of Taiwan’s Frontline Islands
As Taiwan’s president prepares to meet the new U.S. House Speaker, the island nation’s outlying islands are a tempting symbolic target for a
How Will China Avenge Taiwan President’s U.S. Visit Next Week?
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen started her trip to the Central American countries of Guatemala and Belize yesterday. Her official visits to these
‘Mini Kamikaze Drone’ Shows Taiwan is Learning From Ukraine War
Ukraine and Russia are rushing feverishly to create kamikaze drones by slapping improvised explosives on commercial quadcopters. Taiwan’s new mini
Using Small Drones to Drop Grenades on Invaders
From expensive long-range drones to small and cheap quadcopters that drop grenades on troops in trenches, the Ukraine conflict has shown how Taiwan
Each U.S. Warship Might Get Own Fleet of Missile Drones
As the U.S. loses the race to build new warships, one solution is to turn each warship into the command ship of a battle group comprised of lethal