Taiwan’s legislature emerged from its fourth round of cross-party defense budget negotiations on Wednesday without any substantive progress toward a
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Tough Lessons for Taiwan From Iran
Iran’s experience fighting against a great power offers lessons for Taiwan, but they won’t be easy to learn. Much of the analysis of what Taiwan
KMT Heavyweight Explains Why Taiwan’s Opposition Won’t Budge on Defense Spending
Prominent Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) media personality Jaw Shaw-kong (趙少康) has a proposal for members of his party who are tired of blockading
Defense Budget Delays Are ‘Disaster’ for Taiwan’s Drone Industry
Further delays in the approval of Taiwan’s special defense budget would be a “disaster” for the country’s domestic drone production, Max Lo (羅正方),
Taipei Is ‘Fiddling While Rome Burns’
A retired admiral from the U.S. Navy made an extraordinary intervention in Taiwan’s political and military debate today, excoriating delays to
A War With China Would Look Very Different From One With Iran
Whatever the strategic outcome of the war in Iran, U.S. weapons have performed well. American and partner forces have suffered extremely low
Patriot Missile Demand Tests Washington’s Taiwan Priorities
In the first 16 days of the war in Iran, the U.S. and its partners in the region used 1804 Patriot air defense missiles, according to a report by the
Taiwan Learning From Ukraine’s Drone Warfare Success
Taiwan knows that its military is going to need a lot more drones of all types. The government has put resources behind creating a robust domestic
KMT Open to Backing TPP Defense Budget
The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) could support the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) special defense budget, a KMT lawmaker told Domino Theory. The
The Mysterious Dip in China’s Military Flights Around Taiwan
Over the past two weeks, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has detected an unusually low number of Chinese military flights around
Why This Taiwan Defense Budget Fight Is Different
In 2004, Taiwan’s executive branch, under the leadership of newly reelected President Chen Shui-bian (陳水扁), proposed a massive special budget for arms
HQ-Nein: Analysts Say No Evidence Iran Is Using Modern Chinese Air Defense Systems
Despite sensationalist reports of the failures of modern Chinese air defense systems in Iran, multiple experts interviewed by Domino Theory said there