Strategic Clarity?
Last week, President Biden made a comment in an interview suggesting the US would defend Taiwan if China launched an unprovoked attack. This is the fourth time the President articulated Continue Reading
The likelihood of Putin using WMDs
The foreign policy establishment has been abuzz in recent days with the reiteration of Putin’s threat to use weapons of mass destruction. This is not because the threats were new Continue Reading
Omicron boosters, what you need to know
The FDA has completely waived testing requirements for this new wave of “Omicron” vaccines, suggesting that this wave are not in fact new vaccines, but that they are simply changes Continue Reading
統獨的未來
With the KMT party lately focused on the inevitability of a Chinese invasion, necessitating the need for a peaceful settlement, Ukraine’s successes at repelling the invaders and maintaining its democracy Continue Reading
Iranian women lead protests in response to government abuse
Massive protests have erupted in Iran after a young woman, 22-year old Mahsa Amini, died in police custody. Some have alleged that Amini was beaten to death by the police. Continue Reading
Putin’s partial mobilisation
Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization to react to the losses in Ukraine recently, which means that Russia will deploy more troops to Ukraine. The range of Continue Reading
European Union nations’ interdependence
Recently, Europe is suffering from an energy crisis, which Russia triggered after the invasion of Ukraine. Russian President, Vladimir Putin threatened to turn off the gas supply to Europe because Continue Reading
Why Taiwan, and the world, should support Armenia
In the shadow of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia, another European democracy (technically Western Asia) has been invaded by its authoritarian neighbor. I am of course talking about Continue Reading
美國社會平等
The 15 million dollar settlement awarded last month to Vanessa Bryant for her “emotional distress,” pricing in a cash settlement her feelings at about ten times the cumulative lifetime earnings Continue Reading
Russia’s Vulnerability on its Eastern Fronts
As Russia flounders on its Western Front in the invasion of Ukraine, a new front has opened up, this time as a potential proxy conflict. Russian ally, Armenia, in which Continue Reading