Taiwan
Frontline Formosa
Taiwan’s fate will, ultimately, be decided by the battle-readiness of its people, says Alice Su
- Taiwan: Taiwan is a vital island that is under serious threat
- The past: How Taiwan is shaped by its history and identity
- The economy: It is time to divert Taiwan’s trade and investment from China
- Semiconductors: Taiwan’s dominance of the chip industry makes it more important
- The home front: The battle with China is psychological as much as physical
- Defence: Taiwan needs a new defence strategy to deal with China
- Politics: Taiwanese politics faces a crucial election in early 2024
- What Taiwan needs: Taiwan desperately needs support from the world
Taiwan
Taiwan is a vital island that is under serious threat
Taiwan’s fate will, ultimately, be decided by the battle-readiness of its people, says Alice Su
The past
How Taiwan is shaped by its history and identity
Understanding Taiwan requires study of its history
The economy
It is time to divert Taiwan’s trade and investment from China
Taiwan’s economy is strong, but it needs to reduce its dependence on China
Semiconductors
Taiwan’s dominance of the chip industry makes it more important
No industry matters more to Taiwan than chipmaking
The home front
The battle with China is psychological as much as physical
The importance of psychology in resisting China
Defence
Taiwan needs a new defence strategy to deal with China
Taiwan needs to prioritise becoming a porcupine, but ambiguity clouds its strategic decisions
Politics
Taiwanese politics faces a crucial election in early 2024
The presidential election will do much to decide Taiwan’s future
What Taiwan needs
Taiwan desperately needs support from the world
A vibrant small democracy needs protection from a big autocracy
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Turkey
Erdogan’s empire
Approaching its centenary, Turkey faces an election that could decide its future as a democracy, argues Piotr Zalewski
- Turkey: Turkey faces a crucial election this summer
- The economy: The Turkish economy is in pressing need of reform and repair
- Friends and relations: Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s relatives are becoming increasingly powerful
- Syria: The effects on Turkey of Syria’s civil war
- Political Islam: Turkey has given up promoting political Islam abroad
- Foreign policy: Turkey has a newly confrontational foreign policy
- Politics: The Turkish opposition faces big obstacles to winning the election
- The future: Turkey is still just a democracy, but it is not certain to remain that way