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Taiwan’s extreme dependence on imported energy leaves it dangerously vulnerable to a Chinese blockade, threatening both ...
Energy is the weakest element in Taiwan’s resilience against coercion,” warns a report by the U.S.-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wasn’t “playing with fire” when he stated that should an all-out war occur between the United ...
Second, Taiwan should accelerate asymmetric defense transformation. If Operations Spider’s Web and Rising Lion do nothing else, they demonstrate the risks associated with over-investing in $2 billion ...
Taiwan is at a critical point in terms of its energy security: despite its global importance in semiconductor manufacturing, the island is highly vulnerable due to its heavy reliance on energy imports ...
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Defending the Philippines without the Americans

PROTECTING our nation without being weaponized by the United States — that’s the subject of this and next Thursday’s columns, ...
Singapore-based military scholar Thomas Lim said he expected Taiwan would attempt in a war scenario to cover their "prized assets" with counter drone elements, or also deploy them from high ...
The “Great Recall”, as it has been dubbed locally, is the largest vote of its kind in Taiwan’s history and, depending on the ...