The Biden Presidency and the Future of Western Engagement with Taiwan: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (November 12, 2020): As the US transitions to a new administration, one of the biggest questions is how the Biden presidency...
State-Sponsored Hostage-Taking and Forced Confessions Unmask the CCP’s True Nature: J. Michael Cole for Inside Policy
In this kind of environment, any foreign national in China is at potential risk of being disappeared, accused, and paraded on state-run media,...
Understanding the Threat of Russia and China in the Post-COVID Era: New Report by Stephen Blank, J. Michael Cole, and Balkan Devlen
OTTAWA, ON (September 28, 2020): The COVID-19 pandemic has illuminated how China and Russia have sought to take advantage of the West’s good...
Taiwan - Between the Extremes of War and Abandonment: New MLI Commentary by J. Michael Cole
OTTAWA, ON (September 24, 2020): With China engaging in increasingly aggressive action and rhetoric against Taiwan, and with a major US election on...
China Ends ‘Median Line’ in the Taiwan Strait: The Start of a Crisis? J. Michael Cole in the National Interest
Without a doubt, we have entered the most dangerous phase in cross-Strait relations since 2003-2004, if not the Taiwan Strait Missile Crisis of...
Hong Kong’s National Security Law Takes on a Darker Hue with Assault on the Media: J. Michael Cole for Inside Policy
Canada, like other democracies, should state its strong disapproval of Hong Kong’s move against a reputable media organization, and work with likeminded partners...
McCallum’s China Delusions Continue: J. Michael Cole for Inside Policy
If we followed McCallum’s recommendations, once the Meng issue is resolved, Ottawa should resume its relationship with China as if the terrible human...
The Making of ‘Insidious Power: How China Undermines Global Democracy’: J. Michael Cole in Taiwan Sentinel
A new book released on July 30 takes a close look at the agencies and mechanisms of China's ‘sharp power’ in eight democracies...
Exploring China’s political warfare against Taiwan: New Paper by J. Michael Cole
OTTAWA, ON (July 29, 2020): Since the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou on an extradition request from the US, Canada’s political class...
What’s Behind China’s Growing Military Activity Around Taiwan? J. Michael Cole in The National Interest
A worrying spike in Chinese military activity near Taiwan since the beginning of 2020 has led some analysts to conclude that Beijing is exploiting a...
