Roubini Topic Archive: Taiwan
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Taiwan: Time to Deal From a Position of (Relative) Strength
The egg-shell walk of American diplomats over the sale of what amount to spare parts for a portion of Taiwan’s air force should put to rest any question about where the island, regarded by China as a renegade province, is heading. As recently as 2007, American carriers hovered nearby and the RAND Corporation predicted in [...]
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China’s Carrier and Other Sources of American Hysteria
The onset of strategic paranoia — the vigil kept by those at the top of the heap who regard any development as the beginning of the end — is a sure sign the beginning of the end has, indeed, occurred. Watch carefully for paranoia’s symptoms as the United States reacts to China’s decision to confirm [...]
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Geopolitical Risks: The Not-So-Pacific Rim
While any region of the size and complexity of the Pacific Rim is bound to see flare ups of rivalry and conflict, the coastal zone stretching roughly from the Malacca Straits to the Korean Peninsula has proved particularly busy in the second half of 2010. Three major drivers explain the current volatility: China’s rise in [...]
