When Iran struck the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan with missiles and drones on July 17, killing two American soldiers and wounding several others, it lit a fuse that neither Wa......
As U.S.-Iran tensions show tentative signs of easing, a prominent Washington strategist is urging the Trump administration to confront an uncomfortable paradox at the heart of its ......
Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wen (鄭麗文) concluded her sixteen-day visit to the United States this week. Reactions have been predictably mixed, shaped more by existing politi......
Taiwan's military has covertly established a cross-border data backup infrastructure in Japan — a move designed to preserve critical command, communications, and operational data i......
A four-month conflict that has killed thousands and severed one-fifth of global energy transit came to a turning point in the early hours of Monday, June 15, when US Presiden......
The Trump administration has suspended a proposed $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan, one of the largest defense packages considered for the island, after the Pentagon and White House......
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi confirmed on the evening of May 15 that U.S. President Donald Trump called her directly from Air Force One shortly after departing China, off......
Two months into the U.S.-Iran war, a ceasefire that President Trump declared indefinite has held — for now. Negotiations have lurched on and off, and reports emerged this week that......
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in Beijing on May 6, offering some of China's most pointed criticism of the US-Israel conflict with......
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on the 21st an indefinite extension of a ceasefire with Iran, moving beyond the original 14-day window and pledging to maintain it until negot......
Just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters he was "ready to resume bombing Iran," he reversed course and unilaterally declared an "indefinite ceasefire" — a patter......
"China is very happy that I am permanently opening the Strait of Hormuz. I am doing it for them, also - And the World. This situation will never happen again.They have agreed not t......
With less than 48 hours before a US-Iran ceasefire was set to expire, the Pentagon confirmed on April 19 that US forces had opened fire on an Iranian cargo vessel attempting to bre......
In mid-April 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a naval blockade targeting shipping lanes near the Strait of Hormuz, seeking to pressure Iran into negotiating concessions ......
Nearly 50 days into the Iran war, which began on February 28, neither of Washington's two core objectives — permanently ending Iran's nuclear ambitions and securing free passage th......
Nuclear weapons, largely overlooked in global discourse since the Cold War ended, are quietly re-emerging as a topic of serious debate. Four years of ongoing war in Ukraine, Presid......
South Korea has begun sharing detailed information on its vessels with Iranian authorities as it seeks to secure safe passage for ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoin......
Chen Kuan-ju (陳冠如), chairman of the Taiwanese manufacturing company Thunder Tiger, recently revealed that the company is developing a new kamikaze attack drone. Named "Iron Triangl......
This article uses the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War and the 2026 U.S.-Iran conflict as parallel cases to explain two distinct mechanisms behind oil price increases. The former involved a......
Less than two hours before his own ultimatum expired, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a two-week pause on military strikes against Iran — adding yet another "TACO" moment to ......
On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale coordinated military strike against Iran, killing Supreme Leader Khamenei and much of Iran's senior leader......
In early April 2026, a high-stakes rescue operation deep inside Iranian territory unexpectedly ignited a wave of public debate on Chinese social media — not because of the audacity......
U.S. President Donald Trump's recent televised address claimed a decisive victory against Iran while failing to articulate any clear conditions for ending the brutal conflict. The ......
President Donald Trump has long treated politics as a highly publicized performance characterized by blunt declarative sentences and consistently raised stakes. He recently extende......
Alongside the missiles and military strikes of the escalating conflict, a quieter financial battle is unfolding with potentially lasting global consequences. Iran recently announce......
On March 31, President Trump announced plans to end U.S. military operations against Iran within three weeks — with or without a deal. Analysts warn this is less a resolution than ......
The global security landscape in 2026 represents a profound fiscal test alongside traditional military strategy. The staggering costs of modernizing aging nuclear arsenals are plac......
The US and Israeli military campaign against Iran, launched on February 28, has evolved into a protracted conflict that threatens global economic stability and inadvertently advan......
Since the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Feb. 28, the conflict has spread along the Axis of Resistance deep into the Gulf, generating a four-front war of compoundi......
Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, promising to tame inflation, revitalize the American economy, and avoid "stupid wars." However, he now faces the most severe politi......
On Feb. 28, U.S. President Donald Trump launched the most consequential military operation of his presidency. Coordinated with Israeli forces, Operation Epic Fury delivered a sweep......
As U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran ignite a broader Middle East conflict and the threat of a closure of the Strait of Hormuz looms over global energy markets, Taiwan is already fe......
Now entering its third week, the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran shows no signs of resolution. Debates continue to swirl in Washington over whether to force open the St......
Retired Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan says even a multinational escort effort would restore only a fraction of normal oil transit through the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring how diffic......
Samuel Huntington's landmark work The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order argued not only that civilizational conflict represents the greatest threat to world pe......
After Israel struck Iran's South Pars gas field on March 18, Iran launched retaliatory attacks on energy infrastructure across the Persian Gulf. Among the hardest hit was Qatar's R......
Israel struck Iran's South Pars natural gas field — the crown jewel of the country's energy sector — on March 18, marking a formal entry into an extreme phase of mutual energy infr......
The Japanese government has launched a legal review to determine whether it can deploy the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. The ......
Since the launch of Operation Epic Fury on February 28, U.S. and Israeli forces have, over 18 days of combat through March 17, killed 49 senior Iranian officials — including Suprem......
The ongoing U.S.-Iran military conflict is narrowing Washington's leverage over Beijing while potentially strengthening Chinese President Xi Jinping's strategic confidence toward T......
Two weeks into the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, the strategic picture is becoming clearer — and considerably less favorable to Washington than early declarations of......
As the Middle East conflict enters its third week, U.S. and Israeli military operations against Iran continue to intensify. Global oil prices are swinging sharply, repeatedly testi......
As the conflict in the Persian Gulf entered its 16th day on Tuesday, President Donald Trump escalated pressure on global allies to secure the Strait of Hormuz, calling for an inter......
When the United States and Israel launched large-scale airstrikes against Iran in late February, Washington's political narrative was straightforward: The strikes were a necessary ......
As the U.S.-Iran conflict enters its third week, the scope of military operations may expand beyond missile and drone exchanges to include amphibious operations targeting strategic......
Iran, which has twice been drawn into conflicts with the United States and Israel over the past year, was already a dominant oil power in the Middle East during the reign of Shah M......
Recent commentary has questioned the actions of Israel and the United States against Iran and described the threat posed by the Iranian regime as speculative. Such claims overlook ......
After U.S. and Israeli forces launched precision strikes against Iran, Chinese military aircraft that had been appearing almost daily in airspace around Taiwan nearly vanished. Tha......
China's "Two Sessions" wrapped up this week with a striking image: a near-empty presidium at the People's Liberation Army delegation session, the visible toll of Xi Jinping's (習......
