America and the Asia Pacific

科爾比的推文發飆事件，顯示出川普政府既想建立帝國，又想坐享其成

Brian Hioe
川普政府戰爭部次長埃爾布里奇·科爾比（Elbridge Colby）近期在推特上發表了一系列推文，猛烈抨擊「中等強權」將取代美國主導地位的說法。科爾比聲稱：「我們（戰爭部）並不擔心這會成為一種嚴重的可能性。相反地，我們更擔心少數盟友和夥伴會『認為這是可能的』，並因此將寶貴的時間、金錢和政治資本浪費在這種分散注意力的事情上。」...
America and the Asia PacificAugust 2026InternationalPolitics中文0 min read

Colby Tweet Tantrum Shows Trump Administration’s Desire to Have Empire and Eat It, Too

Brian Hioe
A recent series of tweets by Elbridge Colby, Under Secretary of War in the Trump administration, lashes out at the idea of “middle powers” supplanting US dominance. Colby claims that “We at [the Department of War] are not concerned that this is a serious possibility. Rather, we are more concerned that a few allies and partners will *think it is* and waste valuable time, money, and political capital on a distraction.”...
America and the Asia PacificEnglishFeaturedInternationalJuly 20264 min read

Will Dependency on the US Be Questioned in Taiwan After Iran?

Brian Hioe
A Truth Social post by US President Donald Trump drew widespread condemnation after Trump threatened that “a whole civilization” would die if Iran did not comply with US demands to surrender. In the same post, Trump incongruously stated “God Bless the Great People of Iran”, as well as touted “Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized people prevail”....
America and the Asia PacificApril 2026EnglishInternational5 min read

What Does the KMT’s Version of the Special Budget for Defense Tell Us?

Brian Hioe
The KMT has finally released its own version of the special defense budget. This proves, in some sense, a reversal of stance for the KMT, which previously sought to block any arms purchases from the US by way of the special defense budget, voting this down ten times. This occurred with the claim that the US was simply trying to foist useless weapons onto Taiwan through arms purchases and that arms purchases would, in fact, provoke China to further hostilities directed at Taiwan...
America and the Asia PacificCross StraitEnglishInternationalMarch 2026Regional Tensions5 min read