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 ......
The world is already burning in two places. The Asia-Pacific does not need to become a third. Yet Taiwan's current political climate — marked by a government that conflates dialogu......
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 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......
Whatever analytical tools are available to his advisers—and those advisers have grown increasingly reluctant to push back—Donald Trump is likely to chart a course defined less by s......
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......
Nearly one month into the U.S.-Iran war, what began with promises of a swift American victory and unconditional Iranian surrender has evolved into an open-ended conflict with no re......
On March 18, China Central Television released a five-minute animated short film produced entirely using artificial intelligence. Titled "The Chronicle of Gold Valley: The White Ea......
A satirical acronym coined in the financial press has become a serious analytical framework for understanding U.S. foreign policy: "TACO," short for "Trump Always Chickens Out."
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Now entering its fourth week with no ceasefire in sight, the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran is far from over. Independent Chinese economist Andy Xie (謝國忠) is blunt ab......
Four weeks into the Middle East conflict, the Strait of Hormuz remains only partially accessible — and the consequences are extending far beyond oil markets. Analysts warn that dis......
For commuters and small businesses dependent on logistics in Taiwan, one immediate concern has been fuel costs.Taiwan's state-owned oil firm CPC Corp will raise petrol and diesel p......
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......
With the United States struggling to find allies willing to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, Taiwan should proactively offer to send naval vessels to the Middle East — fully expec......
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......
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......
The Strait of Hormuz is currently hotter than the Taiwan Strait. As Iran aggressively mines the vital waterway and chokes off oil tanker traffic, U.S. forces are massing in the P......
Nearly two weeks after the United States and Israel launched large-scale military operations against Iran, the Middle East remains engulfed in conflict, raising severe concerns for......
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that the ongoing military campaign against Iran will end soon because there are few military targets left to hit, but the staggering f......
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced Friday that Japan will independently tap into its national strategic petroleum reserves as early as Monday, citing escalating confl......
Escalating conflicts in the Middle East that briefly pushed Brent crude oil past $100 a barrel are significantly amplifying market volatility, prompting BNP Paribas Wealth Manageme......
In assessing the conflict, University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer contendentIn assessing the ongoing conflict, University of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer contends t......
On the morning of February 27, Oman's Foreign Minister flew directly to Washington for an unscheduled meeting with Vice President JD Vance. He carried what mediators believed was a......
Recent military escalations between the United States and Iran have starkly exposed the fragility of Taiwan's energy policy, prompting warnings from policy analysts and oppositio......
The United States and Israel have launched "Operation Epic Fury," a surprise strike that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in an air raid. Iran's Revolutionary Guard has r......
Oil prices surged by more than 10% during Asian trading hours on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, after a joint United States–Israeli military operation killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatoll......
President Donald Trump warned Monday that the U.S. military offensive against Iran could last a month or longer, declaring that American forces will continue operations "no matter ......
