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DECODING: Taiwan Han Kuang — the dress rehearsal before a real war with China
On June 22, 2026, Taiwan launched a military exercise of unusual scope: five days of immediate combat readiness drills, involving thousands of soldiers, armored…
ANALYSIS: China encircles Taiwan from the east — the fait accompli strategy
Since June 1, 2026, the waters east of Taiwan — the Pacific Ocean, the island's "forgotten side" — are no longer what they were.…
COMMENTARY: The G7 demands North Korea's denuclearization — Pyongyang responds with a definitive no
On June 16 and 17, 2026, the G7 leaders gathered in Évian-les-Bains, France, on the shores of Lake Geneva. A beautiful setting for a…
COLUMN: Taiwan Expels, Beijing Returns — The South China Sea as a Full Dress Rehearsal
On June 7, 2026, Taiwan's coast guard deployed seven patrol vessels to intercept four Chinese government ships that had entered restricted waters located 30…
ESSAY: Taiwan under pressure — war games, maritime standoff, and democratic lethargy
On June 22, 2026, in Taoyuan — home to the island's largest international airport — Taiwanese army tanks rolled through streets and onto highways.…
EDITORIAL: UK, France, Germany "concerned" about China near Taiwan — and that's it
On June 24, 2026, the British, French, and German representations in Taipei published a rare joint statement expressing their "concern" over China's recent activities…
PROFILE: Rafael Grossi, the man who must verify the unverifiable against Iran
It was from Tokyo, on the margins of an international meeting, that Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), spoke…
PROFILE: ASEAN Facing Beijing — Portrait of an Institution That Cannot Defend Itself
In June 2026, China positioned a floating platform inside the lagoon of Scarborough Shoal, a rocky formation disputed in the South China Sea, claimed…
COMMENTARY: The Hague 2016, the South China Sea and Ten Years of Sovereign Impunity
On July 12, 2016, the arbitral tribunal of The Hague constituted under Annex VII of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the…