06/06/2026 5:53 PMJapan as Taiwan’s Strategic Rear Front
Officially, there is no military alliance between Tokyo and Taipei. Japan does not have a defense treaty with Taiwan. It does not even have formal diplomatic relations with the island, its relations having been maintained at a “non-governmental” level since the 1972 Sino-Japanese communiqué....
14/05/2026 5:33 PMA Photograph of the New World Orde
This trip is a strategic parity scene. Not just a discussion about Iran, Taiwan, or prices. Beijing wants to show that the Sino-American relationship is no longer resolved in a fashion of "Washington decides", "Beijing reacts". China wants to impose another grammar: two great powers, two systems, two...
23/02/2026 4:29 PMTaiwan, a global revealer.
Taiwan is often referred to as a 'territorial conflict'. The expression conforts: But this reading grid is no longer enough. Taiwan is less a territory than a thermometer — and sometimes an accelerator—of the tipping over of the world order. What is at stake here goes beyond cartography: It is the...
26/06/2024 9:39 AMExpansionist China’s Expanding Hegemonic Ambitions and Maritime Disputes
Introduction
In 2021, this author’s article on Chinese naval expansion in the Indian Ocean Region provided a comprehensive overview of China’s growing maritime ambitions and its strategic moves to establish a more dominant presence in the region. Since...
25/05/2022 6:48 PMOrmai il presidente Usa pare ci abbia preso gusto alle uscite di dubbio gusto e ancor più di dubbia opportunità, e chiediamo nuovamente venia per l'equilibrismo linguistico. Che è comunque nulla se paragonato all'equilibrismo a cui Biden sta costringendo i Paesi di mezzo mondo, forse anche tre quarti, con le sue dichiarazioni...