How to survive the ‘permacrisis’
2022 was a hard year, but also a clarifying one
Taiwan
Monday
Monday
The Biden-Xi meeting was long overdue
The last thing we need is a militarized conflict
Tuesday
America’s military isn’t ready for a war with China
It’s facing a readiness crisis and underfunding, among other issues
Sunday
Welcome to the age of nuclear blackmail
In Taiwan and Ukraine, we are at the start of a perilous new era
Wednesday
Keeping up with the Pelosis
Nance in Taiwan…her husband in court…what more could a reality show ask for?
Sunday
Trump at CPAC Texas: America should kill drug dealers like China does
‘When you look at China and other places, they don’t have a problem’
What has Pelosi’s Taiwan trip wrought?
If Taipei interprets her visit as support for independence, it could trigger a crisis
Tuesday
Pelosi is right to put China on notice
For all his bluster, Xi Jinping doesn’t want a war
Thursday
Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan is about politics not diplomacy
Joe Biden is right to be worried
Wednesday
2022 Biden contradicts 2001 Biden over action in Taiwan
‘Words matter,’ but only if you can remember them
John Cena’s car-crash Taiwan apology
‘You can’t CCP me’
Monday
What Ukraine means for Asia
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has scrambled Asia’s geopolitics
Tuesday
What does Ukraine really mean for Taiwan?
There has been no serious debate over whether Taiwan, a rapidly aging society, can defend itself
Friday
No, China isn’t about to invade Taiwan
The idea that Putin’s incursion into Ukraine sends Beijing a signal simply doesn’t hold up
Thursday
The NFL bends the knee to China
The league lectures Americans but cave to authoritarians abroad
Thursday
Talking turkey with William F. Buckley Jr. on Quemoy
Chopstick diplomacy would not be enough now
Thursday
Biden’s State Department is a laughingstock
China launches a hypersonic missile but Antony Blinken is very worried about gender pronouns
Monday
The sleepwalkers
The Biden presidency has donned Jimmy Carter’s cardigan of shame in only nine months
Wednesday
Taiwan could spark a war between America and China
If current trends persist, it’s a matter of when and not if
Wednesday
Why is Trump protecting a microchip company with close ties to China?
Qualcomm’s leaders have pitched the company as a ‘stabilizing force’ between the US and its most powerful foreign adversary
