Josh Hoang-Wilkes, Author at Domino Theory

Lai Reinvigorates New Southbound Policy

When Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) gave his inauguration speech on May 20th, many foreign listeners were hoping for clues about his

At the Republican National Convention last night, Donald Trump announced his running mate: J.D. Vance. This comes after a period of huge

On Wednesday and Thursday of this week I attended a two-day course organized by the Taipei City government on disaster relief volunteering. I went

Well actually, it’s not really a tank. At least, it’s not a main battle tank, which somewhat paradoxically might be defined as a vehicle intended

Unless all the polling from the last two months is incorrect, on Friday morning the United Kingdom will have a new government, the first Labour

In April 2022, two animals left Taipei Zoo and began a long journey to Prague in the Czech Republic. There, an unexpected event would propel them to

On June 17, Chinese Coast Guard vessels attacked Filipino resupply boats attempting to reach the Sierra Madre on the Second Thomas Shoal in the

Taiwan commissioned its third Chiayi-class Coast Guard cutter, CG5003 Yunlin (雲林), on June 15. The commissioning ceremony took place under the

“Deterrence is actually an act of psychology. You don’t deter a nation, you deter decision makers in a nation, and when you’re dealing with a

Last week, Domino Theory reported on the implications of Taiwan’s new frigate programs. Two new indigenously developed classes of frigate are now

Taiwan’s youngest frigate is older than the youngest ratings who sail on it. The oldest is more than twice their age. The navy needs new ships, but