We are still living with World War II's aftermath in the Indo-Pacific. This collection explores the war's enduring impact on the region. Read more below 👇

@iips.bsky.social Senior Director @michaelmazza.bsky.social on the Philippines' role in global approaches to Taiwan. “[Countries] have embraced an indirect approach to deterring Beijing. The Philippines is emerging as the center of gravity for these efforts.” More 📖: ow.ly/2TiR50X9Xhk

@iips.bsky.social Senior Director @michaelmazza.bsky.social spoke on the recognitions of Palestine's statehood at the UNGA, arguing that Taiwan has a better case for statehood, and that politicians are pursuing "inflated ambition[s] to bring peace to the Middle East." More📚: ow.ly/QPB750X2t3K

"Overall, China's air route machinations are part and parcel of a broader effort to pressure, envelop, and complicate the defense of Taiwan," Mazza said. focustaiwan.tw/politics/202...

“Middle powers and smaller countries that have aligned with China now know what that alignment is worth: not much, not when American national security is at stake.“

NEW | “China, a great power? More like a great bystander.” My latest for the Taipei Times : www.taipeitimes.com/News/editori...

Great @iips.bsky.social event tomorrow with @gotoindopacific.bsky.social!

Day 1 – Our Mission 🚀 From safeguarding against authoritarian tactics, to promoting the U.S. and its allies as leaders of an order anchored in human rights, sovereignty, and peace, @iips.bsky.social is dedicated to shaping strategy needed to win the global competition with China.

For its inaugural event, @iips.bsky.social is hosting an *unprecedented* gathering of every former top Asia policymaker for the @DeptofDefense under presidents from George W. Bush to Joe Biden. See below for details and to RSVP!

Today’s the day!

I’m comfortable with this as long as Pete Hegseth makes Musk double pinky promise not to use the information for business advantage or share it with his BFFs in the CCP.

Need? Zero.

(1/2) To be clear, the “peace” Vance & Co. want is one in which: • Russia gets to continue abusing the human rights of the Ukrainians in territory it controls; • Russia can restart the war at a time and place of its choosing;

I, too, am for Ukrainian expansion.

Look, man, I appreciate all the new year messages, but I’m gonna need you all to stop filling my inbox and texts with snakes.

Standard US language

“I don’t really care if I’m dating a Soviet spy at all,” said Ms. Lee. “He helps me to escape reality. And if he’s making me feel good, I’m here for it.”

Unbelievable. The time for major foreign policy speeches was the in the spring of 2022.

Do you think Brian Thompson’s kids interpret and feel and experience this sentiment as an act of violence?

If the NBA was standing by its purported values, it would not be seeking to return to the China market.

"I declare martial law to…protect free constitutional order." Ok, then.

Since 1972, America’s China policy has been one in which it sacrifices its principles over and over again—even when it comes to ecological conservation. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/w...

Arguably, this isn’t a fundamental break from past behavior. Chinese ships have been “accidentally” cutting cables around Taiwan for quite some time.

In which the Biden administration sacrifices the safety of American citizens on the altar of making nice with China

Major disruption in Denmark - largest telco net out - railway out Causes unclear …

NEW | "The biggest question pertaining to the next Trump presidency is what, if anything, he wants from China." My latest for the Global Taiwan Institute.

Is this what they mean by projection?

I’m sorry, you simply cannot convince me that this isn’t a Weekend at Bernie’s situation.

“Why do I need pants? Pants are ridiculous.” -My 7yo, reminding me his future is sure to be bright

I’m sure North Korea is strictly limiting the use of these systems to Russia’s own territory 🙄

👋🏼 Hi all. I’m a Berlin-based journalist reporting on the rise of global authoritarianism and the defense of democracies. I’ve reported from Beijing, Moscow, Havana — even Pyongyang! Give me a RT and follow if you’re interested in these topics! 🌎🌍🌏

"For the Chinese leader, 'disorder and chaos' is precisely the point. When the smoke clears, Xi believes he will sit atop the wreckage—a new hegemon poised to reshape a destroyed world to his liking." I write today about China’s global malfeasance. Read it here: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-china-...

Why does this always happen to penguins? Why doesn’t it ever happen to me? www.nbcnews.com/news/world/e...

“America is now in a cold war with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and the global economy is ground zero.” NEW REPORT from the China Economic & Strategy Initiative team at the Project 2049 Institute. Read it here 👇 cesionline.org/2024/11/12/d...

Kamala Harris raised $1 billion and spent even more.

It is both hilarious and fitting that this is the home of the Sanya Initiative.

America’s One Neat Trick for dealing with North Korean bad behavior is to go into full supplicant mode.

The PRC quietly disappeared a Vietnamese fishing boat and its entire crew this past June. One of many eye-opening nuggets in this @nytimes.com report from ⁦‪Damien Cave: www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/w...

The (star trek themed) vibe i bring to the party

Oh baby

In which an arm of the U.S. government willingly agrees to PRC-imposed speech restrictions.

Can we please put this line of analysis to bed? Chinese Coast Guard vessels were just in the Bering Sea—nobody argues that would bolster a Chinese claim to sovereignty in the Arctic.

For the PRC, anything short of total submission is an “incomplete homework assignment.”

“Peng Shuai? Never heard of her.” -the WTA, probably

Yet more evidence that China is an expansionist power—one that seeks not only to expand its borders but to extend its assault on basic freedoms to areas not yet under its direct control.

I feel this deeply.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: This all ends in coercive pro-natalism.

What a time to be alive.

🎙️What does William Lai's victory in Taiwan's presidential race mean for the future of cross-strait relations and US-Taiwan ties? In the new episode of the Voice for CHOICE podcast, we discuss the results of Taiwan's election with @michaelmazza.bsky.social. chinaobservers.eu/voice-for-ch...