As tensions increase between China and Taiwan, Beijing has resorted to various means of interference beyond war, including banning imports of Taiwanese produce, leveraging access to its market to force international companies to follow its policies on Taiwan, running constant disinformation, cyber-attacks and espionage campaigns, and coordinating acts of sabotage against Taiwanese critical infrastructure. Such…
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is set to meet with the US Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, during a stopover in Los Angeles on 5-7 April. It is understood the meeting is taking place in the U.S. to avoid a hostile Chinese response like the one that followed Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan last…
Russia continues to pose a threat of an expanded military conflict beyond Ukraine, with provocative intrusions and exercises against NATO members. Even with limited resources, Moscow could rely on more nuclear forces in future conflicts. NATO members are taking the threat of an expansion of the conflict seriously.
There are many myths surrounding Mexico’s cartels—Joaquín Guzmán Loera, known as “El Chapo” in particular. The article debunks the myth of Guzmán as simply a businessman, shows the Sinaloa Cartel’s aggressive nature, and talks about Guzmán’s involvement in the cartels’ expansion plans. Believing in these myths can lead to an incorrect contextual framework and a…
