Last year, Taiwanese tycoon Robert Tsao (曹興誠) pledged one billion New Taiwan dollars ($32.79 million) to fund civil defense training in Taiwan. Since
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Ukraine and Russia are rushing feverishly to create kamikaze drones by slapping improvised explosives on commercial quadcopters. Taiwan’s new mini
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Ronald Suny, University of Michigan Just a few days after being branded a war criminal in an international arrest warrant, Russian President
What If … Taiwan Stopped Being Road Traffic Hell?
Another week, another major road traffic incident making news in Taiwan. This time, a ten car pile-up following Korean pop group Blackpink’s concert
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
U.S.-China Tensions: How Africa Can Avoid Being Caught in a New Cold War
John J Stremlau, University of the Witwatersrand China’s foreign ministry published a 4,000-word analysis entitled U.S. Hegemony and its Perils on 20
Should Australia Trust China and Leave ‘Team America’?
Some say Australia should take its own path and detach from the U.S. — others say the risks outweigh the benefits On Tuesday, we looked at
U.N. High Seas Treaty: How to Avoid Destroying the World
Compare and contrast. On Tuesday, China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin (汪文斌) told a press briefing that the U.S. and U.K. deal to help
With AUKUS, Australia Has Wedded Itself to a Risky U.S. Policy on China — and Turned a Deaf Ear to the Region
Matt Fitzpatrick, Flinders University Much has been made of Australia’s renewed engagement with Asia and the Pacific since Labor came to
What Will Australia Do In ‘World War Taiwan’?
On February 19, 1942, an estimated 260 Japanese airplanes attacked Darwin in northern Australia. The airplanes dropped bombs and strafed the town and











