As the U.S. and Taiwan deepen their security cooperation, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become a critical frontier for integrated deterrence. In today’s Indo-Pacific security environment, where deterrence hinges on distributed capabilities and resilient supply chains, Taiwan is redefining its defense strategy through UAVs, commonly called drones. Far from beingContinue Reading
Upon its release last month, OpenAI’s GPT-4o, which allowed people to transform any picture into the artistic style of Studio Ghibli, became a global sensation. The bandwagon was joined by folks from all walks of life and in no time, there were Studio Ghibli versions of U.S. President Donald Trump,Continue Reading
South Korean politicians are considering legislation to regulate online platforms. While the legislation is designed to provide South Korea’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) with additional authority to regulate online platforms, the proposed legislation could spark new trade tensions with the United States. The debate over online platform regulations originated withContinue Reading
Three months into his return to the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump has churned out a series of sweeping domestic and foreign policies. The underlying motivation behind these moves is crystal clear: to solidify a loyal inner circle and consolidate power in Washington – especially as he considers seekingContinue Reading
Andrew Marshall, the visionary founder of the now-disbanded Office of Net Assessment (ONA) in the Pentagon, once remarked, “The purpose of net assessment is to look at the big picture and to assess the long-term competition between states.” He believed that the essence of net assessment is to compare bothContinue Reading
On March 31, Japan’s National Diet enacted a budget bill for fiscal year of 2025 with a majority vote of the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito, with the support of Nippon Ishin (the Japan Innovation Party) after multiple revisions in both the Lower and UpperContinue Reading
If we follow the most recent political protests around the world through social media, we are likely to encounter Pikachu — a character from the Japanese anime Pokémon — running among protesters in Turkey, or thousands of South Koreans waving concert light sticks for idols as K-pop songs blast inContinue Reading
China’s ambitious mediation initiative — the Beijing Declaration on Palestinian Unity — once signaled a bold new chapter in the long-stalled quest for Palestinian reconciliation. Brokered in July 2024 among 14 historically rival factions, the declaration was hailed as a critical step toward bridging deep-seated divisions and fostering a unifiedContinue Reading
While there is wide-spread speculation about what the second administration of U.S. President Donald Trump will do with regard to its massive troop presence in Europe, the administration has made it clear that it intends to maintain and strengthen the U.S. military presence in Japan vis-a-vis an increasingly aggressive ChinaContinue Reading
On the night of Friday, March 14, at the end of another week during which Radio Free Asia (RFA) journalists provided rare reporting on the Myanmar civil war, North Korea’s alliance with Russia, political prisoners in Vietnam, and China’s persistent human right violations against Tibetans, Uyghurs, Hong Kongers, and ChineseContinue Reading
