As the balance of power equalizes, strategic thinking based on the balance of resolve becomes increasingly dangerous. Chinese military modernization necessitates recognition of the inherent dangers of a Chicken game by all policymakers involved.

[Ending US arm sales to Taiwan] sacrifices none of the major U.S. goals in the Taiwan Strait and eliminates all the unpleasant consequences. The U.S. would avoid escalating the arms race with China and at the same time protect itself from Taiwanese entrapment and shirking.

I’m going to be frank—I don’t have any elaborate theories lined up, and I’m hesitant to offer any kind of bold predictions. Instead, I hope to offer a perspective or two from my own experiences.

‘A Million Voices Against Corruption’ was a culmination of political and cultural opportunities that were shaped into a force of social change, made possible by the leadership of prominent political figures, and their organization of all the resources that became available to them once the plea was made for caring citizens to take to the streets.

A new era of East Asian security, marked by the triangulated relationship between the United States, China, and Taiwan, began in 1978. By officially establishing diplomatic relations with China and simultaneously establishing unofficial diplomatic relations with Taiwan, the United States was able to maintain the status quo of Taiwan independence and deny China the concessions it desired.

Cross-strait relations between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan remain a delicate issue in the 21st century, and one oftentimes hears the question “Will the PRC one day emulate Taiwan’s political system?” The democratization process is unique for every nation state; however, by studying the role of the Kuomintang Party (KMT) in Taiwan’s “Political Miracle,” one may perhaps draw conclusions for the future of the Chinese Communist Party in the PRC.

As prominent political scientists often state, a country’s foreign policy is strongly linked to its domestic policy. Taking this simple idea, no other crisis in the history of the world complicates and yet reinforces it much like the current Taiwan Crisis [...]