Cheap ground-launched cruise missiles could be the decisive weapons of the next Pacific war. They’re concealable, mobile, just accurate enough to hit some of the time, just powerful enough to inflict meaningful damage and—most importantly—simple …
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The best thing about Ukraine’s new Flamingo, a 6-tonne carbon fibre monstrosity with a secondhand turbofan engine and basic guidance, is that it’s cheap. One of the cruise missiles may cost just US$500,000. Taiwan should …
One way to tell whether a country is getting serious about defence is the size of its arms exhibitions. The one held in Taipei from 18 to 20 September was Taiwan’s biggest yet, reflecting the …
When Israel launched a surprise strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June, US forces were quickly drawn into a regional war. The United States had not started the conflict, but under pressure from Israel and …
Taiwan’s exclusion from Interpol, the world’s premier platform for law enforcement, runs counter to international policing efforts. Taiwan’s ports, airlines and banking system are already prime targets for organised crime. Its geographic position makes it …