Taiwan independence: The elephant in the room
Written by Linda Gail Arrigo. There is a looming shadow in any discussion of satisfaction/dissatisfaction with the administration of Tsai […]
Political reform under Tsai Ing-wen: A disappointing record
Written by Kharis Templeman. Before the 2016 election brought them to power, Tsai Ing-wen and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) […]
Tsai’s second year: The emergence of non-partisans in Taiwan
Written by Austin Horng-En Wang and Yeh-Lih Wang. In the past two years, one of the most important phenomena in […]
The decay of Taiwan’s democracy?
Written by Kai-Ping Huang. After four months’ inquiry and clarification, the Ministry of Education (MOE) officially annulled the selection of the […]
Taiwan–U.S. relations face a watershed year
Written by Gerrit van der Wees. The year 2018 is promising to be a watershed for US-Taiwan relations. The key […]
Turbulence above the Taiwan Strait
Written by Kuan-Wei Chen. The unilateral activation of the northbound M503 air route by the People’s Republic of China in January […]
The winners and losers of the Taiwan Strait aviation row
Written by Mark Wenyi Lai. Early morning on January 4, China announced that it would begin using the new aviation route […]
Cross-Strait relations: The strategic importance of Taiwan
Written by Joseph Bosco. When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, it also simultaneously attacked the Philippines, triggering […]
Cross-Strait aviation and Beijing’s hybrid warfare
Written by Russell Hsiao. On January 4, the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) of the People’s Republic […]
Introduction to Special Issue on Cross-Strait Air Safety
Written by Karolina Wysoczanska. Since 1949, when Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists lost the civil war to Mao Zedong’s Communist forces and […]
Taiwan’s Tough History with the United Nations
Written by Alexander Kozlov. Taiwan has had a long and dramatic relationship with the United Nations, from being — as […]
A Further Note on Taiwan-UK Relations
Written by Ian Inkster. In the 27 September 2017 issue of Taiwan Insight I spelled out in ‘Taiwan, the UK […]
Despite icy China relations, Tsai starts 2018 in command at home
Written by Sheryn Lee. After being elected on a high in 2016, President Tsai Ing-wen’s (蔡英文) Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) […]
Taiwan’s Political Party System—Past, Present and Future
Written by John F. Copper. Any political system can be assessed and judged by its party structure, parties being a sine […]
