Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Porcupines Need More Than a Military 336 November 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Taipei Times (Taiwan) on 7 November 2021 by Taipei Times (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:ChinaCOVID-19EuropeTaiwanTaiwan StraitTom Cotton Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore China: The ‘Shield of the Americas’ Cannot Protect Latin America August 22, 2026. Published in HuanqiuThis appears to be American aid, but the underlying motivation is anything but altruistic. 0 Egypt: War and Negotiations August 24, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineAll predictions regarding the end of the war have proved wrong. 0 South Africa: Data Centers Take a Beating in the US: Any Lessons for South Africa? August 20, 2026. Published in Cape TimesData centres were the subject of vitriol, not praise. 0 Saudi Arabia: What Next for Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan? August 20, 2026. Published in Arab NewsWhile Hamas has said that its weapons would be handed over to the Board of Peace, many hurdles remain. 0 Austria: 1 Year after Alaska, Trump Is Giving Putin Yet Another Gift August 25, 2026. Published in Der Standard[A] year after Alaska, there is no sign of peace. 0 Topics Egypt: Country of Lords August 26, 2026. Published in almasryalyoum[W]hen America was founded 250 years ago, the principle upon which it was built was that there would be no kings, no lords and no class privileges. 0 Germany: Trump Dismantles Next Alliance* August 25, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungSouth Korea belongs to the growing number of countries in the wider West that need to consider whether they can still rely on America. 0 Austria: 1 Year after Alaska, Trump Is Giving Putin Yet Another Gift August 25, 2026. Published in Der Standard[A] year after Alaska, there is no sign of peace. 0 Egypt: War and Negotiations August 24, 2026. Published in Ahram OnlineAll predictions regarding the end of the war have proved wrong. 0 India: Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ for Iran: Whose Clock Runs Out 1st? August 24, 2026. Published in FirstpostThe critical issue being overlooked, however, is whether the Gulf clock will tick patiently throughout this process. 0 Saudi Arabia: US Treasury Secretary’s Threats: Psychological or Real? August 24, 2026. Published in Arab NewsThe new threat confounds Iranian strategists who based their negotiations on backing Trump into a corner ahead of the midterm elections. 0 Germany: Even the Forever Young Former President Is 80 Now August 24, 2026. Published in Süddeutsche ZeitungObama is the only one of the group of former presidents who is not yet 80. 0 Germany: Trump’s Know-It-All Mentality August 24, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung[A] promising policy of peace is not based on one-sided and high-handed social media posts. 0 Related Articles Taiwan: US-EU Estrangement and Global Disorder August 14, 2026. Published in The Merit TimesWhat should the world do when the United States is no longer trustworthy or capable of leading? Taiwan: Doubling Down Is Easier Than Backing Down: 4 Cards Trump Is Playing To Exit the US-Iran War, None of Them Good August 6, 2026. Published in The News LensWhat America’s allies fear most is not that the United States will back down, but that it no longer knows what it is fighting for, yet refuses to stop. Mexico: Gangrene July 27, 2026. Published in La JornadaEmpires never surrender — they rot. Austria: Trump May Talk a Lot of Nonsense — But NATO Restructuring Is Moving Forward Nonetheless July 15, 2026. Published in Der StandardHow should you handle a U.S. president who constantly distinguishes himself with infantile provocations? Saudi Arabia: Could There Be a NATO Without the US? July 10, 2026. Published in Arab NewsSaving NATO in the age of Trump was on the minds of everyone in Ankara, but of course it was not discussed. Previous articleEmbellishing Joint Training as Joint Defense, US Uses Cross-Strait Relations for Domestic Political PurposesNext articleTaiwan Question Will Eventually Be Solved with China’s Growing Comprehensive Strength LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment