TCSS Security Commentaries #028 Latest military exercises have raised worries that China will normalize such drills and permanently station larger levels of military forces in the Fujian province across the Taiwan Strait. Hugo Tierny, MoFA Taiwan Scholar In response to US Congress Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, China conducted military exercises in the Taiwan … Continue reading August ’22 PLA Military Exercises: Implications for Taiwan’s Security
EU Gas Emergency Plan met with Divided Response
TCSS Security Commentaries #028 In an attempt to break away from the dependency on Russian gas supplies, the European Union must not only face persistent disunity at its core but reevaluate the role that it can play on a world political stage. Deliberate sabotage and large leaks in Nord Stream 1 and 2 on September … Continue reading EU Gas Emergency Plan met with Divided Response
Black Sea Grain Corridor Agreement: Risks behind Opportunities for Turkey
TCSS Security Commentaries #027 Turkey may also use its experiences to fructify the grain corridor agreement to resolve the energy and migration crises. Diren Dogan, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Turkey UN Secretary-General Guterres and Turkey's President Erdoğan at the Black Sea Grain Corridor signing ceremony in Istanbul (Source: UNIC Ankara/Levent Kulu) The agreement, abbreviated as … Continue reading Black Sea Grain Corridor Agreement: Risks behind Opportunities for Turkey
G-20 Bali summit: End of globalized world, start of new standard for international relations
TCSS Security Commentaries #027 G-20, a forum for forging compromises between the emerging and the developed world, is now an outlet to manifest their disagreements. Bruno Magno, MoFA Taiwan Fellow Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi at the opening ceremony of the G-20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Bali. (Source: https://g20.org) Most western news outlets denounce the … Continue reading G-20 Bali summit: End of globalized world, start of new standard for international relations
G7 Communiqué & PGII: Reining in the Global Turbulence and Response to Security Risks
TCSS Security Commentaries #027 For regional countries that availed loans and grants from earlier regional initiatives, especially China's BRI, the interest rates have heavily burdened their economy aside from the global recession resulting from the pandemic. Brian Castro, TCSS G7 heads of state and government met with representatives of partner countries and international organisations. (Source: … Continue reading G7 Communiqué & PGII: Reining in the Global Turbulence and Response to Security Risks
China’s Great Power Ambitions in Pacific Islands
TCSS Security Commentaries #026 The China-Pacific Islands agreement can potentially compel Taiwan's diplomatic allies to terminate relations with Taiwan, as happened with Nicaragua in 2021 and Solomon Islands in 2019. Bruno Magno, MoFA Taiwan Fellow Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Fijian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama at the second China-Pacific Island Countries … Continue reading China’s Great Power Ambitions in Pacific Islands
European Union and its Indo-Pacific strategy
TCSS Security Commentaries #026 EU Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific outlines seven priority areas that could be considered a continuation and arguably a replacement for the 2018 EU Asia Strategy. Lina Laur, Sciences Po Paris G7 leaders meeting with Ukraine President Zelenskyy. (Source: Twitter) On June 28, the G7 summit came to an end. … Continue reading European Union and its Indo-Pacific strategy
Finland and Sweden joining NATO reshapes European geopolitical landscape
TCSS Security Commentaries #025 On May 16, both Finland and Sweden officialized their adhesion process to join NATO. It is a historical step in ending both countries' non-alignment policies. Lina Laur, Sciences Po Paris Moscow violated the Budapest Memorandum of Understanding (1994) by invading Ukraine and violating its territorial integrity. It also triggered Finland and … Continue reading Finland and Sweden joining NATO reshapes European geopolitical landscape
Inaugural Japan-Philippines “2+2” meeting reaffirms commitment to Free and Open Indo-Pacific
TCSS Security Commentaries #025 With the inaugural "2+2" meeting, Japan and the Philippines took a step forward to foster greater security cooperation and demonstrate Japan's willingness to commit to a more vital role in the region. Angelo Brian T. Castro, Taiwan Center for Security Studies (Source: Ministry of Defense, Japan) In April, the Japanese Minister … Continue reading Inaugural Japan-Philippines “2+2” meeting reaffirms commitment to Free and Open Indo-Pacific
Ukraine Conflict and Geopolitical Turbulence within Quad
Security Commentaries The Indo-Pacific region seems to be an outlet for the US’s strategic competition with China. It is demonstrated in the US’s exaggeration of China’s aggressiveness as an inevitable threat to the region’s integrity and global stability. Elpeni Fitrah, Taiwan Center for Security Studies Quad foreign ministers meeting the Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison … Continue reading Ukraine Conflict and Geopolitical Turbulence within Quad
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