Written by Ian Inkster, Mark Wenyi Lai and Victoria Hsin Hsin Chang. Identity Politics in the International Context The global thesis is that industrial democracies
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Some Early Thoughts on the Taiwan 2018 Elections and Referendums in an International Context- Part One
Written by Ian Inkster, Mark Wenyi Lai and Victoria Hsin Hsin Chang. The academic commentaries now hitting the scene in the Taiwanese newspapers and social
Explaining the Results of Taiwan’s Mid-Term Election
Written by John Copper. On November 24, 2018, Taiwan held its mid-term election or what was better known as its “Nine-in-One Election.” Voters went to
Ten National Referendums
Written by Timothy Rich. Alongside local elections, Taiwanese also faced ten national referendums on Saturday, 24th of November. This proliferation was made possible by changes
A “Blue Wave” in Taiwan?
Written by Gerrit van der Wees. In the recently-held US mid-term elections, there was talk of a “blue wave”: the possibility that the Democrats /Blue
Who Will Win? Observing Taiwan Local Election 2018
Written by Mark Wenyi Lai. Taiwanese local election of 2018 is seen as the midterm election of Tsai Ing-wen’s first Presidency. The incumbent Democratic Progressive
Taiwan an opportunity for peace
Written by Gerrit van der Wees. Professor Graham Allison of Harvard University got it wrong, again! In a November 9th article in the WorldPost, a partnership
Midterm elections in the US and Taiwan
Written by Gerrit van der Wees. As the results of the US mid-term elections are just being analyzed, Taiwan is preparing for its own mid-term
Taiwan’s break of relations with El Salvador
Written by Gerrit van der Wees. In mid-August 2018, Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen undertook her fifth journey abroad since taking office. In view of the
President Tsai Ing-wen’s trip to South America
Written by Gerrit van der Wees. In mid-August 2018, Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen undertook her fifth journey abroad since taking office. The nine-day state visit
Has the U.S.–China–Taiwan relationship changed?
Written by Mark Lai. Last month, President Tsai Ing-wen visited Paraguay and Belize, two of the handful countries that still have formal diplomatic relations with
It’s time for Taiwan’s allies to consider their own Taiwan Relations Act
Written by Timothy S. Rich and Andi Dahmer. Due to the rise of China and Xi Jinping’s more aggressive behavior towards Taiwan, Taiwan and its regional
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