SIMULEX Duquesne 2025

Republic of China (Taiwan)

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1. Political

• Taiwan President Lai’s three big challenges in 2025 (brookings.edu)
• A War Built on Fiction: China’s Baseless Claim over Taiwan | Hudson Institute
• Admiral warns lawmakers of 'unprecedented aggression' by Chinese military near Taiwan - Washington Times
• Taiwan - Why Resupplying Taiwan in a Future War Will Be Harder than Resupplying Ukraine (2024)
• Taiwan - A Will to Win - The Role of the Public in Taiwan (2024)
• From Strategic Ambiguity to Strategic Anxiety: Taiwan's Trump Challenge | RAND
• The Return to Strategic Ambiguity: Assessing Trump's Taiwan Stance | RealClearDefense
• Why Trump Won't Sacrifice Taiwan | RealClearDefense
• The Recall Campaign and Political Polarisation in Taiwan - MP-IDSA

2. Economic

• Tiawan - Is Taiwan's Silicon Shield a Security Guarantee or a Target (2025)
• Taiwan - Why Resupplying Taiwan in a Future War Will Be Harder than Resupplying Ukraine (2024)
• The end of Taiwan's strategic flexiblity - Asia Times
• From Minerals to Microchips: What Taiwan Can Learn from Ukraine | Geopolitical Monitor
• How Trump’s Tariffs Will Affect US-Taiwan Relations | Hudson Institute

3. Military

3a. Military- - Land

• THE PARADOX OF UNCERTAINTY: DETERRENCE IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT - War Room - U.S. Army War College

• Taiwan’s Arms Procurement Policies in Context - MP-IDSA

• China Takes Tougher Tone on Taiwan, Announces Military Drills - Bloomberg

• Forceful Taiwan Reunification | RealClearDefense
• Taiwan - Can Taiwan Survive an Attack by China (2023)
• Taiwan - The Survival of Mobile Firepower - An Uncertain Factor in Taiwan's Asymmetrical Defense (2023)
• Taiwan - Why Resupplying Taiwan in a Future War Will Be Harder than Resupplying Ukraine (2024)
• China - Is Beijing’s Long Game on Taiwan About to End (2023)
• Taiwan - Can Taiwan Resist a Large Scale Military Invasion (2023)
• Taiwan - Nuclear Powder Keg (2021)
• Taiwan - How China's Nuclear Buildup Affect Taiwan and the US (2023)
• Taiwan_-_Nuclearization_of_Taiwan__2021
• The Risk of War in the Taiwan Strait Is High—and Getting Higher | Foreign Affairs

3b. Military - Navy

• China Brings Its Tension & Aggression in Se Asia Into the Peaceful South Pacific | RealClearDefense
• A War of Chokepoints: Mavulis Island in a Future Taiwan War Scenario - Modern War Institute (westpoint.edu)
• Chinese Warships, Fighters Hold Snap Live Fire Drills 40 Miles Off Taiwan, Say Officials - USNI News
• Admiral warns lawmakers of 'unprecedented aggression' by Chinese military near Taiwan - Washington Times
• Report to Congress on Chinese Naval Modernization | RealClearDefense
• As Navy prioritizes Middle East, China encircles Taiwan - Washington Examiner

3c. Military - Air

• Give the A-10s to Taiwan and they can stop a Chinese sea invasion - Asia Times

3d. Military - Technology

• Wary of cable sabotage, Taiwan looks to satellites as back-ups | The Strategist (aspistrategist.org.au)
• Could Taiwan Survive an EMP Attack by China?  – The Diplomat
• How Taiwan Must Prepare To Face Chinese Drone Saturation | RealClearDefense

4. Diplomatic

• How to Succeed in Deterring an Invasion of Taiwan Without Really Trying (Hard) | RAND
• Time for an Update to the UK’s Taiwan Policy | Royal United Services Institute (rusi.org)
• Brent Ramsey: Taiwan's Future and Fate Depend on the U.S. — Part III | The Patriot Post
• Taiwan - UK Agency on the Issue of Taiwan (2024)
• Taiwan - Taiwan Raises Hopes U.S. Will Back Its Survival (2025)
• From Strategic Ambiguity to Strategic Anxiety: Taiwan's Trump Challenge | RAND
• China’s Expanding View of “Taiwan Independence” and Implications for U.S. Policy | Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University
• Xi Jinping’s Moscow visit highlights China’s strategic vulnerabilities (brookings.edu)
• The Return to Strategic Ambiguity: Assessing Trump’s Taiwan Stance - Foreign Policy Research Institute
• Trump's Early Moves Should Give Taiwan Confidence | RAND
• The Taiwan Tightrope: Deterrence Is a Balancing Act, and America Is Starting to Slip
• Why Trump Won't Sacrifice Taiwan | RealClearDefense

• Give the A-10s to Taiwan and they can stop a Chinese sea invasion - Asia Times

• Time for QUAD to step up to Taiwan's defense - Asia Times

• How Trump’s Tariffs Will Affect US-Taiwan Relations | Hudson Institute

5. Strategy

• THE PARADOX OF UNCERTAINTY: DETERRENCE IN THE TAIWAN STRAIT - War Room - U.S. Army War College
• How to Succeed in Deterring an Invasion of Taiwan Without Really Trying (Hard) | RAND
• Ryan Hass on Taiwan: Peace Through Strength is Taiwan’s Ticket to Stronger Relations with US - Taipei Times
• Time for an Update to the UK’s Taiwan Policy | Royal United Services Institute (rusi.org)
• Brent Ramsey: Taiwan's Future and Fate Depend on the U.S. — Part III | The Patriot Post
• Taiwan President Lai’s three big challenges in 2025 (brookings.edu)
• States vulnerable to foreign aggression embrace the cloud: lessons from Taiwan | The Strategist (aspistrategist.org.au)
• Wary of cable sabotage, Taiwan looks to satellites as back-ups | The Strategist (aspistrategist.org.au)
• From Strategic Ambiguity to Strategic Anxiety: Taiwan's Trump Challenge | RAND
• Tiawan - Is Taiwan's Silicon Shield a Security Guarantee or a Target (2025)
• Taiwan - Cross-Strait Tensions and Southeast Asia's Middle Powers - A Singaporean Perspective (2024)
• China - Is Beijing’s Long Game on Taiwan About to End (2023)
• Taiwan - Taiwan’s Contested Survival (2024)
• Taiwan - A Will to Win - The Role of the Public in Taiwan (2024)
• Taiwan - Great Power Competition and Taiwan (2024)
• Could Taiwan Survive an EMP Attack by China?  – The Diplomat
• From Strategic Ambiguity to Strategic Anxiety: Taiwan's Trump Challenge | RAND
• Xi Jinping’s Moscow visit highlights China’s strategic vulnerabilities (brookings.edu)
• At the Doorstep: A Snapshot of New Activity at Cuban Spy Sites (csis.org)
• The Return to Strategic Ambiguity: Assessing Trump’s Taiwan Stance - Foreign Policy Research Institute
• Taiwan’s New Strategy: Make China Fear the Pain of an Invasion - WSJ
• The Risk of War in the Taiwan Strait Is High—and Getting Higher | Foreign Affairs
• The Taiwan Tightrope: Deterrence Is a Balancing Act, and America Is Starting to Slip
• The War of Revision Is Coming - WSJ
• China Can’t Invade Taiwan So Easily
• Ukraine and Taiwan: Why Learning the Right Lessons Matters - Modern War Institute
• How Taiwan Must Prepare To Face Chinese Drone Saturation | RealClearDefense
• No, The Chinese Will Not Invade Taiwan - by Andrew Cockburn
• China’s ‘Taiwanese Separatist’ Hotline Shows Expanding Lawfare Strategy | RealClearDefense
• From Minerals to Microchips: What Taiwan Can Learn from Ukraine | Geopolitical Monitor
• Time for QUAD to step up to Taiwan's defense - Asia Times
• Building Taiwan's Resilience: Insights into Taiwan’s Civilian Resilience Against Acts of War | RAND

6. Grand Strategy

• A Historical Analysis of a True Invasion of Taiwan | RAND

• China–Taiwan Weekly Updates | Institute for the Study of War (understandingwar.org)

• CHINA-TAIWAN ISSUES IN THE SECURITY CLIMATE OF EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA - Military Database - ProQuest
• States vulnerable to foreign aggression embrace the cloud: lessons from Taiwan | The Strategist (aspistrategist.org.au)
• Taiwan - Vietnam in a Taiwan Contingency (2024)
• Taiwan--Does Reputation Matter? Explaining China’s Evolving Strategy in South China Sea Disputes
• Taiwan - Ukraine’s war zone lessons for Taipei (2024)
• CIA Website For Chinese Spies - Failing The Test (substack.com)
• The Stanford Review on X: "INVESTIGATION: Uncovering Chinese Academic Espionage at Stanford. After interviewing multiple anonymous Stanford faculty, students, and China experts, the Review can confirm that the CCP is orchestrating a widespread intelligence-gathering campaign at Stanford. 1/8 https://t.co/XOho9E95t4" / X
• Taiwanese Assessments and Responses to ‘United Front’ Threats - MP-IDSA
• China Can’t Invade Taiwan So Easily
• Taiwan and the Ghost of the Cuban Missile Crisis | RealClearDefense
• The Taiwan Trap: Why Withdrawing U.S. Troops from Korea Risks a Two-Front War | RealClearDefense
• How Vulnerable are Kinmen and Matsu Islands? - MP-IDSA
• Bookshelf: Taiwan’s journey to geopolitical hotspot | The Strategist
• Why Taiwan Matters - by Shane McNeil - The Sentinel Review
• Taiwan’s Journey to Geopolitical Hotspot | RealClearDefense
• Is Taiwan ready for an attack by China? | The Spectator