“THANK HEAVEN WE ARE HERE TODAY. TO SEE THE SUN THROUGH PARTING FOG AND CLOUDS”, THE TALES OF KIEU, THEN-VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, 2015. Thuong Nguyen Joe Biden shook hands with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at a luncheon at the U.S. State Department in Washington, D.C., on July 7, 2015. From the first term … Continue reading Vietnam – US Relations Under a Biden Presidency
Who Holds the Future of the Middle Corridor?
TCSS Security Commentaries #018 AFTER THE G7 AND NATO SUMMITS, THE QUESTION ARISES ONCE MORE HOW MUCH INFLUENCE CHINA WILL EXERT IN ITS PLANS FOR GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY IN TRADE, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND INVESTMENTS. THE MIDDLE CORRIDOR PROJECT (MC) IS IN A POSITION TO HARMONIZE AND PERHAPS KEEP GROUNDED INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS IN THE REGION. Diren Dogen, Visiting … Continue reading Who Holds the Future of the Middle Corridor?
Build Back Better World (B3W), Like-Minded Nations of the World Unite?
TCSS Security Commentaries #018 TAIWAN, AS A LIKE-MINDED PARTNER AND A PRIVATE-SECTOR STRONGHOLD IN ASIA, WOULD AT FIRST GLANCE SEEM LIKE A STRONG CANDIDATE PARTAKING IN THE WASHINGTON-LED B3W. WHETHER THIS PREMISE HOLDS TRUE WILL LIKELY HANG IN THE BALANCE OF BILATERAL DEVELOPMENTS ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT, IF AT ALL. Richard Chen and Jaime Ocon, … Continue reading Build Back Better World (B3W), Like-Minded Nations of the World Unite?
US Secretary of Defense Austin Reaffirms American Commitments in Southeast Asia Strategic Triangle
TCSS Security Commentaries #019 US SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD AUSTIN BECAME THE FIRST MEMBER OF PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S CABINET TO VISIT SOUTHEAST ASIA, WITH THE DESIRE TO STRENGTHEN ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS AND AT THE SAME TIME, EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING A FREE AND OPEN INDO-PACIFIC REGION. Thuong Nguyen, Taiwan Center for Security Studies US … Continue reading US Secretary of Defense Austin Reaffirms American Commitments in Southeast Asia Strategic Triangle
Back in Vienna: The Iran Deal and Is It Salvageable?
Security commentaries #012 Iran and the P5+1 countries meet in Vienna to restore the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal. The initial sessions of the talks were promising for both sides at the table. However, on April 11, Iran accused Israel of launching a cyberattack on Natanz underground enrichment facility, and this event has ignited concerns over … Continue reading Back in Vienna: The Iran Deal and Is It Salvageable?
Japan’s Evolving Security Environment in the Taiwan Strait
TCSS Security Commentaries #019 Rising temperatures in the Taiwan Strait have reached the shores of Japan in the latest defense white paper from Tokyo. While Tokyo continues to abide by the One-China Policy as does most of the international community, the report outlines growing interest and higher stakes for Japan in the matter of Taiwan’s … Continue reading Japan’s Evolving Security Environment in the Taiwan Strait
Antarctica and Our Future
While Foreign Ministers met together in the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting last month, a growing concern about Antarctica climatic threshold raised on the other side of the planet. Thuong Nguyen Why is Antarctica critical? The Antarctic has long-time been known as Earth’s largest glacier, which is equivalent to 57.9 meters of global mean sea level … Continue reading Antarctica and Our Future
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