Today the Govt announced it intends recklessly to proceed with international student caps – with cuts to #Go8 members who do the heavy lifting in research, education and underpinning Aust’s reputation as a high-quality international ed provider. go8.edu.au/go8-statement-…

China peeps! CCA and Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) are hosting three stimulating China-related events in the next few weeks: 1) On Wednesday 11 Sep from 9 - 10 a.m. EST, I will host a virtual launch event and panel discussion on our recently released Taiwan Policy Database, featuring Ambassador

China is at it again: Chinese athletes taking Taiwan's flag away before the IPSC Asia Pacific Championship in Indonesia. Organizers condemned China's action as unsportsmanlike, restored Taiwan's flag. youtube.com/watch?v=-Wc3GW…

Taipei open to joint forces with Manila taipeitimes.com/News/front/arc…

It's been over 100 days since President 賴清德Lai Ching-te took office! Minister 林佳龍 Lin Chia-lung is delighted to witness international support for #Taiwan🇹🇼 grow as we continue to demonstrate our commitment to collaborating on democracy, peace & prosperity with like-minded global partners.

Do you or your students need to conduct qualitative interviews (be it structured, semi-structured or non-structured)? I created a partial bibliography with a list of books on qualitative interviewing (may need updating for more recent books, it's 2022). drive.google.com/file/d/1buEJTx…

Working on the literature & cases of diplomatic protection carried out by China, US, UK, Australia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. If you have interesting articles about this topic, please DM or comment. I plan to create a database and make comparisons between these countries.

No, this is actually the CCG deliberately ramming the PCG vessel. The CCG’s actions and behavior are a threat to the safety and security of the PCG and its crew and should be condemned by all law-abiding nations.

Our Taiwan Strait Security Index indicates we’re in a new, elevated stage of Chinese military activity around Taiwan. Since President Lai’s inauguration, ADIZ or centerline crossings have risen to an average of 18.7 a day, up from 7.5. Tracker & chart credit to Nick Hallmark

Some thoughts today on the recent bipartisan Senate resolution on Taiwan and on the poor debate on cross straits relations in Australia. ''Australia’s debate over Taiwan needs to be asking different questions'' theaustralian.com.au/commentary/why… via The Australian

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How is international relations influenced by the ceremonial and performative? Our editor Maria Mälksoo put together a fantastic collection on ritual and IR that's free to read all of September. Take a look! 📚 👉 buff.ly/3Z3SWaQ

International systems rely on participation to work. For too long, #Taiwan has been kept out of international bodies like the UN, despite being eminently qualified to make real contributions to the world's peace and prosperity.

As folks go on the academic job market, here is a deck on my experience navigating the application, the phone/zoom interview, the campus visit & the offer. It includes my spreadsheet, interview questions, campus itinerary, etc. Take care of yourself! docs.google.com/presentation/d…

The implied conclusion of argument that Taiwan doesn't spend enough is that Taiwan must be abandoned. That shift in the discourse is already beginning, and I suspect, always the end of many its speakers. However, It also means abandoning Manila. taipeitimes.com/News/feat/arch…

Two BRILLIANT datasets for International Relations researchers & dissertation supervisors! 1st up Andrew W. Neal National Security and Defence Docs Dataset 1987-2024 datashare.ed.ac.uk/handle/10283/8… 2nd Laura J. Shepherd & Caitlin Biddolph WPS National Action Plans wpsnaps.org

#BREAKING: 🇳🇱 Dutch Parliament passes motion on UN Resolution 2758 147 votes to 3, led by 🇳🇱 Co-Chair Jan Paternotte for #Initiative2758. This motion rejects 🇨🇳's distortion of UN Resolution 2758, and requests the Dutch government to seek support for this position within the EU 👇

A German naval frigate and a supply ship each sailed through the Taiwan Strait from north to south today. During this period, #ROCArmedForces maintained full control over our surrounding sea and airspace, and the situation remained normal.

Looking forward to the continuation of the policy under Lai.

I thank people who think that I am still in my early 30s, making me feel six to seven years younger 😌