No Pain, No Gain
Successful AVF transition requires greater commitment from government Plans are underway to transform Taiwan’s military from a force relying on a regular intake of conscripts aged 18-35 and serving 11-12 […]
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The Gripen Solution
Swedish-made fighter could solve ROCAF’s air-defense, acquisition problems. Co-author: Brian Benedictus* The Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) appears to be a formidable force on paper, wielding 300-plus fighter jets […]
China’s neighbours embrace asymmetric warfare
Asymmetry is the new black, at least among defense analysts dealing with the Asia-Pacific. Asymmetrical warfare is an age-old concept. Recently, however, it has been mostly associated with insurgent groups […]
Top Gun: A Case of F-35 for Taiwan
Written by Liao Yen-Fan* Despite its critics, F-35 remains an ideal solution to problems faced by ROCAF A review of the deteriorating situation and the struggle for F-35 The deteriorating […]
No Free Rider: Stronger Defense, Better DC Interaction Needed to Make Taiwan a Pivot Asset
The birth of the rebalancing, formerly known as the pivot, was one accompanied with great proclamations and perhaps even greater expectations. It came about during until then unusually assertive Beijing’s […]
Porcupine’s Spines: Taiwan’s Indigenous Missile Program
The fundamentally transformed strategic environment in Asia has forced policy planners in Taipei, and domestic and foreign experts, to explore innovative defense options that reflect the growing asymmetry—both qualitative and […]
Taiwan in Perspective 