From the editors,

As 2023 draws to a close and we look forward to a new year, the editors and staff of Strategic Vision would like to wish our readers well. The security situation in the Indo-Pacific region, and indeed the world, continues to experience tensions. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine continues to unfold, even as the Israel-Hamas war increases in intensity, with little hope the Israeli hostages will soon be released. In this issue, we examine a number of topics of direct relevance to observers of the region’s security situation.

PRC’s Himalayan doctrine follows SCS model / Kumari Mansi

Hybrid threats demand whole-of-society defense / Serafettin Yilmaz

Chinese spying skyrockets in Taiwan / Aaron Jensen

Bayraktar TB-2s proposed for Taiwan’s defense / Ahmet Yiğitalp Tulga

Internationalizing the cross-strait issue / Tobias Burgers

We hope you enjoy this issue, and that our coverage helps to make sense of current geopolitical realities. We look forward to bringing you the finest analysis and reporting on the issues of importance to security in the Taiwan Strait and the Asia-Pacific region.

Dr. Fu-Kuo Liu

Editor, Strategic Vision