Taiwan’s Ability to Defend the Mainland
Invasion of Taiwan – Part 5
The circumstances under which the PRC has historically indicated it would consider the use force have evolved over time....
The PLA’s Current Posture Against Taiwan
Invasion of Taiwan – Part 4
The PLAA has increased its posture in the Eastern Theater Command and along the Taiwan Strait, providing the PLAA...
The Invasion Unfolds
Scenario Generation Exercise - Part 3 - America Comes to Taiwan’s Rescue
8 Feb 2024: Taiwan Straits
On 8 Feb 2024, China commenced a series of...
Chinese Leadership Discusses Strategy
Scenario Generation Exercise – Part 2 - USA Ponders Over Options
30 Jun 2023. White House. Washington.
Director CIA, William Burns asked for a most urgent...
Events Leading up to the Invasion
Scenario Generation Exercise – Part 1 - Xi Jinping Gives the Go-ahead
16 Feb 2022. Meeting of Central Military Commission (CMC) on Taiwan Question. Beijing
Russia...
EDITORIAL – Conditions for the Invasion of Taiwan
Analysts have generally regarded four perspectives on the future of Taiwan, in view of the threat by China:
Status Quo Continuation. The status quo might...
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR – Hamas Leadership, Setup and Capabilities
Hamas is a Palestinian Islamist militant group that has been fighting against Israel since its founding in 1987. Hamas has a political and a...
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR – Hamas Ideology and Gaza Politics
Hamas, militant Palestinian nationalist and Islamist movement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that is dedicated to the establishment of an independent Islamic...
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR – What led up to the October 7 Massacre
In 1948 the State of Israel was created on land inhabited by both Jews and Arab Palestinians. Hostilities between the two communities that year...
ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR – Israel’s Intelligence Failure
The deadly attack by Hamas on 7 October represents the greatest failure of Israeli intelligence in the country's 75-year history. At least 1,200 Israelis...