Taiwan spat reveals deeper issues at UN aviation agency: J. Michael Cole in the Toronto Star
ICAO’s responses to a situation of its own making were self-contradictory, the accusations invidious, and the behaviour fell well short of what we...
ICAO Twittergate-Taiwan scandal highlights deeper problems at the UN: J. Michael Cole for Inside Policy
This silly incident is emblematic of the deeper problems that arise when we allow an increasingly authoritarian regime to hijack key international institutions,...
Taiwan's Han Kuo-yu offers uncomfortable echoes of Donald Trump: J. Michael Cole in Nikkei
Kuomintang candidate's supporters like his raucous, anti-intellectual populism, writes J. Michael Cole. By J. Michael Cole, November 26, 2019 Although Han Kuo-yu, presidential...
Beijing’s ire over former PM Harper’s Taiwan visit calls for a strong response: J. Michael Cole for Inside Policy
Canada should stand by its principles or, at a minimum, hold the line when it comes to protecting its interests and those of...
China’s Intransigence Strengthens Hong Kong-Taiwan Ties: J. Michael Cole in Taiwan Sentinel
Rather than isolate Taiwan and Hong Kong, Beijing’s unwillingness to accommodate different political systems on its peripheries and its inability to do “soft...
Loss of Solomon Islands is no significant blow to Taiwan: J. Michael Cole in the Nikkei Asian Review
China's Pacific strategy may backfire by bolstering support for President Tsai, writes J. Michael Cole. By J. Michael Cole, September 18, 2019 When...
Creativity and risk-taking necessary to ensure Taiwan’s participation at UN institutions: J. Michael Cole for Inside Policy
We have given the autocratic Chinese regime the power to create a dangerous blind spot in the international system, writes J. Michael Cole. By...
What Canada can do about Hong Kong: J. Michael Cole in the Toronto Sun
The situation calls for Canada to join and co-ordinate with other democracies in condemning police excesses in Hong Kong and calling for an...
What Canada can and should do about the crisis in Hong Kong?: J. Michael Cole for Inside Policy
Canada and like-minded allies must be prepared to respond should Beijing decide to act on its authoritarian instincts in Hong Kong, writes J....
Hong Kong is a Mess for Beijing; Taiwan Would be a Nightmare: J. Michael Cole in the Taiwan Sentinel
Liberal democratic societies are simply incompatible with the increasingly authoritarian mindset that animates the Chinese Communist Party. J. Michael Cole writes that the...
