A recent Sinophone Borderlands public opinion survey sheds light on Bangladeshi views of the Rohingya, roughly a million of whom have been forced to seek refuge in Bangladesh. February 15, 2023, marks the 2000th day since the start of the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya. Although the historical background of the Rohingya crisis is much longer… Continue reading What Do Bangladeshis Really Think of the Rohingya?
Two years have passed since Myanmar’s military staged a coup and violently took control of the country. Despite the military government’s brutal suppression of freedom of expression, civilians continue to march on the street, fighting for the slimmest possibility of freedom and democracy. However, despite symbolic international condemnation and economic sanctions placed on Myanmar military… Continue reading Two years after the Myanmar Coup, so much and so little has changed internationally
William Lai’s appointment as the presumptive presidential candidate is contested at the party base; Washington has reservations and is worried; Beijing remains underwhelmed and positions its players. On January 15th, six weeks after President Tsai Ing-wen’s official resignation from her position as chairperson of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), incumbent vice-president William Lai (Lai… Continue reading New Party Chair of Taiwan’s DPP on Everyone’s Lips: William Lai and the Strategic Triangle of Taiwan, China, and the US
Taiwan’s efforts to establish diplomatic relations with the Western Balkans region have so far been unsuccessful, and its presence in the region is limited. The lack of diplomatic or representative offices for Taiwan in the Western Balkans, combined with the strong diplomatic, political, and economic ties with China, highlights the limited progress Taiwan has made… Continue reading Taiwan in the Western Balkans: Low on the list of priorities
Although the military conflict is unlikely, China’s view of the “near-sea” and its gray zone tactic integrate with military coercion in the region implies that the area of the PLA’s military operation for Taiwan might be much broader than Russia’s is in Ukraine. Security risks in the Taiwan Strait have become a heated issue since… Continue reading Cross-Strait Military Strategy – beyond war over Taiwan-Strait
