U.S.-Taiwan security cooperation is expanding beyond arms sales into integrated systems and supply chains to strengthen deterrence, even as shifting U.S. signals and Taiwan’s domestic constraints add uncertainty to its path forward.
Taiwan’s proposed US$40 billion defense budget reflects a shift away from a single invasion scenario toward broader resilience and sustained readiness. The challenge now is less about spending alone, and more about aligning strategy, systems, and political consensus to make that preparedness viable.
TADTE 2025 highlighted Taiwan’s growing role in global security, showcasing AI-driven defense innovation and expanding U.S. partnerships through co-developed missile projects and next-generation drone technologies.
Taiwan is strengthening civil resilience by working closely with local communities to expand emergency response training and disaster preparedness through the WOSR Committee and alternative service programs.
Taiwan is strengthening its resilience through President Lai Ching-te’s Whole-of-Society Defense Resilience (WOSR) initiative, which integrates civil defense, economic security, and counter-disinformation efforts to bolster stability amid growing external threats.
By Nikki Dong and Alex Myslinski Taiwan Celebrates National Day President Lai Ching-te’s National Day speech on October 10 highlighted Taiwan’s commitment to democracy, resilience, and regional peace. He reiterated Taiwan’s stance on sovereignty, advocating for cooperation with international allies to ensure security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. At the ceremony, President Lai , the…
By Nikki Dong and Alex Myslinski U.S. House Passes Pacific Partnership Act The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed an act aiming to strengthen cooperation with Taiwan and the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) on September 9. The Pacific Partnership Act, introduced by U.S. Representative Ed Case (D-HI), requires the President and Secretary of State to…
Amid geopolitical concerns, Taiwan is striving to build up its drone manufacturing capability for both military and commercial applications. Nearly two decades back, a Taipei-based real estate developer pursued the risky idea of investing in a startup company for the development of drones. The company, Taiwan UAV, notes that it became the first indigenous manufacturer…
Taiwan’s military is set to receive a windfall in the form of a five-year special budget focused on indigenous defense capabilities. Under the Six Core Strategic Industries initiative, the domestic defense supply chain is growing, though foreign technology still plays an integral role. Since early 2020, Chinese military aircraft have regularly intruded into Taiwan’s southwest…
The ROC’s two territories in the region have strategic and political significance, yet both are difficult to defend. Taiwan’s Coast Guard in March twice conducted live-fire drills on the Pratas Islands – known in Chinese as the “Dongsha” – located in the South China Sea 450 kilometers southwest of Kaohsiung. Such exercises were rare in…
