Abstract Taiwan lacks indigenous energy resources and imports 99% of its energy supply. This heavy energy-dependence represents a hidden threat for Taiwan’s energy security and…
Continue reading Lu, Shyi-Min, Yih-Shiaw Huang, and Jhy-Ming Lu
Country or Region: Taiwan
Abstract On March 11, 2011 a massive earthquake and accompanying tsunami devastated a significant part of coastal mainland Japan north of Tokyo. The loss of…
Abstract The growing concerns over the global warming and energy security problems in Taiwan have led the government to design and promote renewable energy policies…
Continue reading Lin, Shih-Mo, Jin-Xu Lin, Han-Pan Su, Fu-Kuang Ko, and Le-Ren Lu
Abstract Taiwan’s security is inextricably linked to the sea. Indeed, the nation’s economic livelihood, as well as its national security, requires that Taipei secure the…
Summary In this text, experts from seven countries – Japan, Russia, China, the US, South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia – assess the energy security issues…
Abstract The decisions to abandon the pursuit of nuclear weapons by South Korea and Taiwan represent two of the most important cases of nuclear rollback…
Abstract In January 1998, Taiwan promulgated the Law of the Republic of China (ROC) on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone and the Law…
Abstract Since 1990, 19 Workshops on Managing Potential Conflicts in the South China Sea have been held. The Workshop, attended by Government and military officials…
Abstract With the increasing use of the oceans and coastal areas, there is a need to pay greater attention to and reexamine the issue of…
Summary The relationship between China and Taiwan is more stable in 2009 than it has been in years, but China has nonetheless not renounced its…
Summary Among the hottest flashpoints in the world today, the Taiwan Strait cannot be ignored by U.S. policymakers and diplomats. China regularly rattles its saber…
Continue reading Shlapak, David, David Orletsky, and Barry Wilson,
Abstract SINCE THE END OF THE COLD WAR, THE POTENTIALLY OIL-RICH SPRATLY (NANSHA) ISLANDS HAVE BECOME A FLASHPOINT IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC. AS DEMOCRATIZATION TAKES ROOT…
Abstract Taiwan must currently contend with many pressing security and military challenges. Although the recent cross-Strait political climate has improved, the People’s Republic of China…
Summary The relationship between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China is regarded as a very serious potential source of conflict in East Asia, especially…
Abstract As a result of the People’s Republic of China’s military modernization, Taiwan must rethink its security options, focusing on its asymmetrical advantage as the…
