Over the weekend, a confrontation in the Middle East escalated.Iran and Israel, after years of indirect engagements, are openly attacking each other with drones, missiles and airstrikes because of Iran’s nuclear program, which is viewed by Israel as an existential threat and by the US as a serious c
Congratulations to China’s working class — they have officially entered the “Livestock Feed 2.0” era. While others are still researching how to achieve healthy and balanced diets, China has already evolved to the point where it does not matter whether you are actually eating food, as long as you can
US President Donald Trump on Sunday dealt a devastating blow to Iran’s nuclear program. US B-2 bombers entered and exited Iran’s airspace while the country’s air force and air defense systems remained completely oblivious. Fordow — an underground nuclear facility, which was built with help from Chin
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No other military in the world could have done it. That was one of the Truths, as they are called, that US President Donald Trump banged out during the early hours (Iranian time) of Sunday, and which US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine repeated
In the late 1970s, the Soviet Union launched a decade-long war in Afghanistan that would cost it 15,000 lives and contribute to its eventual implosion. Nearly half-a-century later, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his own war, against Ukraine, and this one has cost his side at least 250,000
Many people over the past two decades have called for the government to establish a sovereign wealth fund, with discussions mainly focused on whether it should be funded through Taiwan’s foreign exchange reserves; whether it would be managed by investment professionals, free of political interferenc
In a world increasingly defined by unpredictability, two actors stand out as islands of stability: Europe and Taiwan. One, a sprawling union of democracies, but under immense pressure, grappling with a geopolitical reality it was not originally designed for. The other, a vibrant, resilient democracy
On Monday last week, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Taipei chapter director Huang Lu Chin-ru (黃呂錦茹) and her key staff were indicted for allegedly misusing personal information and forging documents. The indictment said that the KMT broke the law by forging signatures in their recall petitions. Howe
Mr Ma: Stop abetting ChinaDear Mr Ma,Twice, the people of Taiwan entrusted you with the highest office. That trust is gone — replaced by disbelief, and a deep sense of betrayal.At the recent Straits Forum, they stripped you of your title, calling you simply “Mr Ma.” As a stage prop in a carefully sc
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Japan wanted change in its corporate sector. It got it — for better or worse. A decade from the introduction of the country’s first Corporate Governance Code, there is so much mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in Tokyo these days that it is tough to even keep track. From private equity to acti
When we think about the future of warfare, it is tempting to imagine a world dominated by advanced technologies: artificial intelligence-powered drones, hypersonic missiles and satellites coordinating every move. However, the war in Ukraine has shown that high-tech capabilities alone do not win wars
The Central Election Commission (CEC) on Friday announced that recall motions targeting 24 Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) lawmakers and Hsinchu Mayor Ann Kao (高虹安) have been approved, and that a recall vote would take place on July 26.Of the recall motions against 35 KMT legislators, 31 were review
A foreign colleague of mine asked me recently, “What is a safe distance from potential People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force’s (PLARF) Taiwan targets?” This article will answer this question and help people living in Taiwan have a deeper understanding of the threat.Why is it important to under
A pig carcass that was recently found on a beach in Kinmen County tested positive for African swine fever (ASF), and disease control and prevention agencies are once again finding themselves strained.The ASF Central Emergency Operation Center said it incinerated the pig carcass and buried its ashes
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Confronted by an unprecedented and alarming situation, it can be hard to resist simplistic explanations.Blaming thunder and lightning on warring gods, as the ancients did, misses the real reason: that clouds can build up electrical voltages thousands of times higher than you would find in a power li
On the eve of the 1991 Gulf War, a TV reporter asked general Norman Schwarzkopf, then-commander of US Central Command, if he would topple then-Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Stormin’ Norman replied with a memorable succinctness: “Easy say. Hard do.”Schwarzkopf knew what he was talking about. The ge
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