Analysis
Thursday, January 18th 2024 / Wednesday, January 17th 2024
Thomas Grove and Carrie Keller-Lynn WSJ, Jan. 17, 2024 “This war is continuing and will continue until the end, until we have hit all our goals,” Netanyahu said.” Israel withdrew thousands of troops from Gaza following pressure from the U.S. to transition to a more surgical phase of its war against Hamas, a move that has sparked […]
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Wednesday, January 17th 2024 / Wednesday, January 17th 2024
COUNTERING CHINA Lai Ching-te Will Be the Next President of Taiwan: The Economist, Jan. 13, 2024 — On January 13th 2024, voters elected Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party as Taiwan’s next president. Inside Taiwan’s Strategy to Counter a Chinese Invasion | WSJ, YouTube, August 2023 — For decades, Taiwan has looked to its east coast as a safe haven […]
Wednesday, January 17th 2024 / Tuesday, January 16th 2024
Chun Han Wong and Charles Hutzler WSJ, Jan. 15, 2024 “Since Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping emerged from a November summit with an agreement to steady relations after years of plummeting ties, the two governments have held discussions on military communications, counternarcotics, technology controls and Taiwan—a well-acknowledged flashpoint. Lai’s win now puts that fledgling deal to the test.” Taiwan’s […]
Kenji Kawase Nikkei Asia, Jan. 14, 2024 “To meet its goals, Beijing explicitly added “relevant political parties [and] groups” that it will work with to promote cross-strait exchanges for “the great cause of the reunification of the motherland.”” Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party does not represent the island, Beijing said Saturday in an initial response to the DPP’s victory […]
Gordon G. Change Gatestone Institute, Jan. 14, 2024 “I think the people here are accustomed to the endless threats coming from China. … They seem to take them in stride.” The results are in. Taiwan’s voters stood up to China and all its war talk of recent weeks. Vice President Lai Ching-te of the Democratic […]
Editorial Taipei Times, Jan. 16, 2024 “Taiwan should be proud of what it accomplished this weekend. Watched by the world, it proved that “vibrant democracy” really is an accurate description of the way Taiwanese revel in their hard-won right to vote.” The highly anticipated election season drew to a close on Saturday, with Taiwanese giving their […]
Tuesday, January 16th 2024 / Tuesday, January 16th 2024
HOUTHIS RESPOND Houthi Rebels Hit US-Owned Cargo Ship In Gulf Of Aden: Robert Wright, Andrew England and Shotaro Tani, Financial Times, Jan. 15, 2024 — Iran-backed Houthis struck a US-owned cargo ship on Monday, the first direct assault on a commercial vessel since American and British forces launched multiple strikes against the Yemeni rebels last week. Attacking the […]
Tuesday, January 16th 2024
Tom McTague Unherd, Jan. 12, 2024 “The Houthis might be plucky little fuckers, but that’s also the point — they have proved remarkably resilient.” Finally, we’ve found the kind of Middle Eastern war we should be fighting. Still, that doesn’t mean we’ll win. Let’s start with the first proposition: that this is the right war. Strip […]
Arash Azizi The Atlantic, Jan. 12, 2024 “An entire generation of Axis fighters has been brought up in Iran’s unique brand of Islamism, with its emphasis on the Islamic Republic as the headquarters of a multinational army that will supposedly one day bring about the downfall of Israel.” Fridays are holy days of rest […]
Editorial Board Washington Post, Jan. 13, 2024 “Iran is the Houthis’ main weapons supplier, so it’s difficult to believe the militia would take such a dramatic step as targeting commercial shipping without the knowing acquiescence, if not outright encouragement, of Tehran.” The U.S.-led airstrikes against targets in the Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen represent a new level of […]
Tuesday, January 16th 2024 / Monday, January 15th 2024
Paul Berger and Costas Paris WSJ, Jan. 10, 2024 “… the rate increases are “substantially above” what is needed to cover the extra costs. “What we have right now from a carrier’s perspective is a blessing in disguise,” said Jensen.’ Western importers are reporting a steep rise in ocean-shipping rates and weekslong delays as carriers […]
Monday, January 15th 2024 / Thursday, January 18th 2024
BEYOND POLITICAL THEATER Opening Statement of MFA Legal Advisor Dr. Tal Becker at the International Court of Justice Proceedings: Dr. Tal Becker, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jan. 12, 2024 — 1. The State of Israel is singularly aware of why the Genocide Convention, which has been invoked in these proceedings, was adopted. Seared in our collective memory […]
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