Abstract Future international relations in East Asia are likely to be largely shaped by the maritime strategies and policies of various actors. This paper examines…
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Abstract After the magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit Japan on 11 March 2011, one of the most severe nuclear disasters in history,…
Abstract Japan’s failure to prevent a major nuclear catastrophe at Fukushima, along with the fact that Taiwanese nuclear stations face a similar earthquake risk, have…
Abstract This article integrates the termination literature with the Punctuated‐Equilibrium (P‐E) model of policy change into a broader framework of policy termination to examine the…
Abstract Nuclear power is a highly controversial and salient example of environmental risk. The siting or operating of a nuclear power plant often faces widespread…
Abstract This paper studies the stability between energy consumption and GDP for Taiwan during 1954–2003. We use aggregate as well as various disaggregate data of…
Abstract This report, part of the Lowy Institute’s MacArthur Foundation Asia Security Project, explores the major-power maritime security dynamics surrounding China’s rise. It focuses on…
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Abstract This paper attempts to evaluate the impact of risk factors from the container security initiative (CSI) on the maritime supply chain in Taiwan, employs…
Abstract In this paper, I aim to explain the puzzle of why economic integration leads to political separation in a cross-Strait exchange. Being a political…
Abstract This article examines US policy toward the improving relations between the Republic of China on Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China. It also…
Abstract Is it time for the United States to rethink its Taiwan policy and walk away from Taiwan? Prominent Americans in influential publications insist that…
Abstract As tensions across the Taiwan Strait have risen in recent years, some have argued that the US policy of strategic ambiguity—under which Washington leaves…
Abstract A policy of strategic ambiguity is the fundamental policy of the US toward cross-Strait relations. The US takes very ambiguous positions on its commitment…
Abstract The premise of this paper is that China has a divided national identity, characteristic of a category of nation-states divided for political reasons since…
Abstract Taiwan is a mildly divided society—divided essentially along the lines of national identity. Indeed, there is no doubt that national identity is the dominant…
