SPECIAL | China-Taiwan
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WEBINAR | Crisis in the Taiwan Strait
AthenaLab speaks with Admiral (ret.) Lee Hsi-min about the crisis in the Taiwan Strait (available in English and Spanish).
ESSAY | Taiwan: A Rift Among Great Powers
To advance the analysis, this time we will focus on the historical evolution that explains today’s views and attitudes, particularly from China’s perspective, the efforts for rapprochement and integration with China that facilitated its current economic growth and power, and the description of the United States’ grand strategy in the current period, concluding with a reflection on this expression and a rift among the world’s great powers.
ESSAY | Taiwan and the Thucydides Trap
08.05.2022. The recent visit of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan, despite warnings issued by the highest authorities of the People’s Republic of China, has generated global concern over a possible military escalation with disastrous consequences for humanity.
COLUMN | Taiwan: A Democracy Under Siege
08.06.2022. One must have great composure to withstand the threats of an enemy with infinitely superior military capability, just 150 km away, and to move forward. Undoubtedly, it would have been easier for Taiwan’s leader, Tsai Ing-wen, not to host U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Today, mainland China would not be retaliating, and the world would be even more unsettled. Column by Juan Pablo Toro in El Mercurio.
COMMENTARY | Strategy and Semiconductors
08.02.2022. After a lengthy discussion, the U.S. Senate approved the so-called CHIP and Science Act on Wednesday, July 27, which authorizes an investment of $52 billion to revitalize the semiconductor industry in the country, along with an additional $200 billion for research in areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and quantum computing.
ARTICLE | Has the Other War Already Begun?
02.17.2022. Daily news reports cover the movements of Russian troops and Ukraine’s consequent preparations for a potential conflict. Russia, Ukraine, the U.S., and NATO are the most affected by this escalation, while the world watches and awaits the economic repercussions of the situation. However, another element is missing from the equation of global power: China. This power, more than a mere observer, could be the greatest beneficiary of this entire crisis when evaluating the reconfiguration of the balance of power and its aspiration to regain control of Taiwan.
