The Taiwan Choice: Showdown in Asia; Australian Foreign Affairs 14
About this ebook
The latest issue of Australian Foreign Affairs examines the rising tensions over the future of Taiwan as China's pursuit of 'unification' pits it against the United States and US allies such as Australia. The Taiwan Choice looks at the growing risk of a catastrophic war and the outlook for Australia as it faces a strategic choice that could reshape its future in Asia.
Hugh White on why war over Taiwan is the gravest danger Australia has faced
Linda Jakobson on how Xi Jinping views Taiwan in an age of Chinese expansionism.
Brendan Taylor on what a conflict over Taiwan might look like.
Yu-Jie Chen on the Taiwanese view of autonomy, independence and China
Stephen Dziedzic on Australia's intensifying China debate.
William Stoltz on how Canberra can combat malware and cyberaggression
Cait Storr on Daniel Deudney's Dark Skies, the geopolitical space race and the likelihood of nuclear war.
Andrew Wear on Jeevan Vasagar's Lion City and how Australia can learn from Singapore, the world's most successful city state.
PLUS Award-winning writer Richard Cooke on foreign policy jargon
AND correspondence on AFA13- India Rising?
About the author
Jonathan Pearlman is the editor of Australian Foreign Affairs and is a correspondent for the Telegraph (UK) and the Straits Times newspaper (Singapore). He previously worked at the Sydney Morning Herald, covering foreign affairs and politics from Canberra and Sydney. He has worked as a correspondent in the Middle East, as well as covering various international stories, including the 2008 US election and the violence in eastern Congo. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including the Diplomat magazine, Good Weekend magazine, and the Australian Book Review, and he has been a Walkley Award finalist and United Nations Media Award winner. He was born in Sydney and studied at the University of New South Wales and Oxford University.
