2013 - 4th Quarter
The ECFA Trap or Ma Ying-jeou's 'Pig in a Poke'
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Begin with this basic premise, i.e. the well-known axiom that all countries operate out of self-interest. There is nothing wrong with that; it is to be expected. Of course, for a country to have more than one motive for action is also possible, but if self-interest is not a part of a country's modus operandi, then its leadership should be ...
Taiwan and Mongolia: Who Could Be Taiwan's "Russia"?
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Two current democracies, Mongolia and Taiwan, opposites in size and population, have a strange, intertwined past. Mongolia is now the 19th largest state (square miles) in the world, but ranks 140th in population. Diminutive Taiwan on the other hand barely makes 136th in world size, yet it ranks 20th in population. But their polar fate runs deeper, and involves a ...