Elbridge Colby, America’s Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, is the most influential voice on defense strategy in the Second Trump Administration. For insight into his thinking, one could do no better than read his thoughts on the defense of Taiwan which he gathered in a book he wrote in 2021. T
Saturday’s mass recall election was a strategic blunder that exposed the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) growing disconnect from public sentiment. What was framed as a defense of sovereignty and a purge of “pro-China” forces instead became a cautionary tale of overreach, fatigue and the
Voters on Saturday turned out in about one-third of Taiwan’s constituencies to decide whether 24 lawmakers from the opposition Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), as well as suspended Hsinchu Mayor Ann Kao (高虹安), formerly a member of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), would be removed from office in an u
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Mandatory detention is the newest and potentially most powerful weapon in the White House’s arsenal for turbo-charging deportations. Once arrested, immigrants without legal status would, with few exceptions, be held in custody until they are deported by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC
Vietnamese cybersecurity researcher Dinh Ho Anh Khoa in May uncovered a vulnerability in Microsoft Corp’s document management software, SharePoint, at an event designed to encourage ethical hacking that makes our technology more robust. He received US$100,000 from Trend Micro, the security group tha
This year’s global wealth report by UBS confirms what is self-evident, but rarely confronted: while riches are accumulating, their distribution remains starkly unbalanced. In the 56 countries and economic areas surveyed, the report said global personal wealth grew 4.6 percent last year. However, not
When Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) caucus whip Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘) first suggested a mass recall of Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators, the Taipei Times called the idea “not only absurd, but also deeply undemocratic” (“Lai’s speech and legislative chaos,” Jan. 6, page 8).In a subseque
When nursing students begin clinical internships, they are often told: “You’re here to learn, not to work.” On the surface, this sounds reasonable, but it masks a deeper institutional issue: While this statement might seem reasonable at first, it conceals a deeper institutional issue: students assis
On July 19, Chou Chia-cheng (周佳正), a renowned breast surgeon from Taoyuan General Hospital, was fatally struck by a bus while crossing a road in Taipei. On Sunday last week, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) said that he was “deeply pained” by the incident and immediately directed the Taipei Transpor
During the Summer World University Games in Germany on Wednesday, the Chinese team repeatedly challenged Taiwan’s national dignity, including by contacting officials from the Essen City Government, demanding the removal of a Taiwanese flag from a doorway, and even told organizers that the crowd’s ch
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Retailing for as little as US$10, India’s beloved Kolhapuri sandals are a staple in wardrobes across the subcontinent. So when luxury brand Prada SpA debuted a new type of footwear at Milan Fashion Week that bore a stark resemblance to them, it did not take long for the fury to build online.The saga
I am sure you have heard all about Greece’s remarkable turnaround, its metamorphosis from basket case to success story, from Europe’s laziest student into the best in class.However, this article is not about Greece. It is addressed to Europeans who might suffer what Greece has if they are conned int
With Coldplaygate on track to become one of the most viral moments of the year, you would think this is the first time in history that a chief executive officer has gotten busted for having what certainly seems to be an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate.Well, let me tell you — that is fa
The US House of Representatives on Friday last week passed the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal 2026, which includes US$500 million in aid for Taiwan.The bill passed with overwhelming support, though one vocal opponent of the Taiwan provision was Republican US Representative Marjo
Much has been said about the significance of the recall vote, but here is what must be said clearly and without euphemism: This vote is not just about legislative misconduct. It is about defending Taiwan’s sovereignty against a “united front” campaign that has crept into the heart of our legislature
For much of former US president Joe Biden’s term, Elbridge Colby, now US President Donald Trump’s undersecretary for defense policy, opposed the US commitment to Ukraine, halting and erratic as it was. He argued that the weapons going to war in Europe would be needed in the Indo-Pacific region to de
Yeh Tsung-kuang (葉宗洸), dean of the College of Nuclear Science at National Tsing Hua University, said in a livestream that “restarting the third nuclear power plant would be the fastest way to resolve the power shortage problem.”Yeh added that if the Aug. 23 referendum on restarting the Ma-anshan Nuc
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