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ANALYSIS: Taiwan Locks Down Silicon — How Taipei is Becoming the West's Last Bulwark Against Beijing
On June 9, 2026, Bloomberg reveals what Washington insiders had been anticipating for months: Taiwan is considering radically stricter export controls on
REPORT: Taiwan Forsaken — Trump Sacrifices a Democracy on the Altar of the Xi Summit
On June 21, 2026, while democracies across the globe celebrate their solidarity in words, Taiwan watches Washington with growing anxiety. Donald Trump
ANALYSIS: Trump-Xi Summit, a Facade of Stability — Taiwan, One Bargaining Chip Too Many
On May 14, 2026, Donald Trump landed in Beijing for the first state visit by an American president to China in nearly
BREAKDOWN: Japan Weaves Its Network of Navies Against China — The Pacific's Other Front
Something profoundly significant is happening in the waters of the Indo-Pacific, and most eyes are looking elsewhere. While the world watches Ukraine and Iran,…
ESSAY: Taiwan, the Slow Asphyxiation — 120 Flights and 160 Ships in Two Weeks
On June 13, 2026, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense logged six Chinese military aircraft, eight warships, and two coast guard vessels maneuvering around its…
COMMENTARY: Taiwan's 2026 Defense Budget Sabotaged — Lai Ching-te Forced to Work Around It
This is not a legislative footnote. What has been unfolding in Taiwan since autumn 2025 is of rare gravity: the 2026 defense budget has…
BREAKDOWN: $18 Billion for Space, Thousands of Drones — INDOPACOM's "Hellscape" Becomes Reality
On April 6, 2026, Admiral Samuel Paparo filed a 221-page classified report with Congress requesting $122 billion to deter China. The document reveals a…
ANALYSIS: The 18th Straits Forum in Xiamen — Beijing Accelerates Integration While Taiwan Sounds the Alarm
Every June, Xiamen hosts a 'civil exchange' forum that is anything but civilian. Eighteen years in, Beijing's machine for absorbing Taiwan — cultural, economic,…
ESSAY: Japan–Philippines Maritime Security — The Quiet Alliance That Has Beijing Alarmed
Tokyo and Manila have been quietly building the most consequential security partnership in the Indo-Pacific. Beijing's furious reaction to routine EEZ negotiations just proved…