Despite these ostensible policy shifts, the Trump administration has continued and even expanded certain U.S.-Taiwan cooperation in ways that meaningfully strengthen the relationship. Washington has sought to enlarge or accelerate bilateral resiliency initiatives; U.S. military instruction for Taiwan’s military; trade and investment cooperation; commercial and defense supply chain integration; and deliveries from previous arms sales packages.

In Israel’s nearly eight-decade history, no election has been more eagerly anticipated than the general election scheduled to take place on October 27. Many Israeli voters have been waiting for this election for a long time, hoping for an opportunity to oust Israel’s current government from power and evict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office.

On September 19, 2026, the Taiwanese government launched the World Alliance for Disaster Management (WADM). The WADM represents a groundbreaking development in Taiwan’s international participation.

We should expect U.S.-China relations over the next two years to maintain a certain degree of stability at the leadership level. This stability, however, is likely to remain fragile. The structural differences between the two countries are difficult to resolve, while domestic political pressures on both sides will continue to generate new sources of friction.

As U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping engaged in their summit pageantry in Washington, D.C., in late September, Beijing engaged in a renewed spate of coercive activities against the U.S. ally, the Philippines, in the South China Sea.

BRICS 2026 reflects the reality that the members can agree on a basic diagnosis of the problems of the existing order but not on what to do about it.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of an abrupt scaling down, via his Truth Social account, of the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint military exercise with South Korea on August 16 sent a minor shockwave rippling across the network of U.S. allies and partners.

Drones and other unmanned systems are changing the way wars are fought. Taiwan already has much of what this industry needs: precision manufacturing, strong component suppliers, and a reputation for secure and reliable supply chains. If companies in different fields can work together, those strengths could be turned into new products and a real place in the global market.

On August 12, 2026, China and Indonesia conducted joint navy exercises in waters 70 to 80 nautical miles east of Taiwan in disputed waters. This marks the first time a multinational military exercise has taken place in the contested maritime region within Taiwan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and a clear escalation of China’s maritime operations east of Taiwan intended to coerce authorities in Taipei.