The Biden administration is taking lessons from the war in Ukraine to turn Taiwan into a “porcupine” bristling with weapons that would inflict severe pain if attacked.
Tag: International Relations
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On Taiwan, Biden Should Find His Inner Truman
Biden’s astute pledge to defend the island democracy was no gaffe.
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Russia and China Held Military Exercise in East Asia as Biden Visited
The coordinated bomber flights were the first such activity the two nations had done together since President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered the invasion of Ukraine.
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Putin Showed His True Hand. The West Kept Shaking It.
It was a naive gamble: if we were nice to Putin, maybe he would be nice to us.
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Biden Says U.S. Military Would Defend Taiwan if China Invaded
Moving away from a policy of “strategic ambiguity,” the president said he would take a step to protect the island democracy that he has been unwilling to make when it comes to Ukraine.