Tag: Chinese Invasion

  • Stay Behind Forces in Taiwan: No Room to Swing a Gladius

    Stay Behind Forces in Taiwan: No Room to Swing a Gladius

    Stanley Mitchell // Strategists and analysts should reconsider the value and purpose of SB operations in the context of Taiwan. Historical SB operations were intended to support and amplify the activity of a relatively closely located friendly force, and to facilitate the flow of operatives. All of this is made exponentially more difficult in an…

  • Why China Lacks Subtlety about Its Intentions with Taiwan

    Why China Lacks Subtlety about Its Intentions with Taiwan

    Garrett Ehinger // Taiwan is only about 100 miles off the coast of China, and much like how the United States felt during the Cuban Missile Crisis, China perceives military and strategic threats from a US-aligned Taiwan. But there are other qualities of a democratic Taiwan that cause it to chafe the PRC.