The French President Emmanuel Macron has argued that Europe should reduce its dependency on the United States and avoid getting involved in any conflict between Washington and Beijing over Taiwan. “The question asked of us Europeans is the following: is it in our interest for there to be acceleration on the topic of Taiwan? No. […]
War over Taiwan neither imminent or inevitable
Writing in Foreign Affairs magazine, Jessica Chen Wise, Professor for China and Asia Pacific Studies at Cornell University warns that mounting concern in the West at the prospect that China might invade Taiwan risks turning into a self-fulfilling prophecy. She says fears that China will soon invade Taiwan are overblown. There is little evidence that […]
US and China at War over Taiwan- Have we already chosen involvement?
Underlying the critics concern about AUKUS and the purchase of nuclear sub-marines is that these developments increase the likelihood that Australia would participate with the US in a war with China over Taiwan. Defence minister Richard Marles has denied that AUKUS and the submarine deal carry these implications, insisting that participation in such a war […]
Appeasement- Part of the Foreign Policy Playbook
Appeasement” refers to a policy aimed at avoiding conflict or war by making concessions to and aggressive or hostile country. In international relations appeasement involves giving in to the demands of a more powerful nation to avoid confrontation, even if it means sacrificing one’s own interest or values. Appeasement got a bad name due to […]