The striking results of 2016 elections have come about not only because of “regular” rumblings of economic discontent or the “traditional cleavages” of identity politics...
That no satisfactory method of resolving the question of what do about KMT party assets has emerged reflects that there is still no satisfactory answer of how to resolve questions of lingering authoritarianism by the KMT...
Can we trace the victory of Tsai Ing-Wen for president and the overwhelming victory of the DPP in legislature back to the Sunflower Movement? Both yes and no...
We might note that, to date, there have at least not been very many foreboding warnings about Tsai guiding Taiwan in the direction of Taiwanese-independence and possibly provoking cross-strait conflict...
If most international attention has focused on Tsai Ing-Wen's victory over Eric Chu in presidential elections, who were the winners and losers of legislative elections?...
It is time to start looking ahead to the impact that the Tsai presidency will have upon Taiwan’s international relationships with nations in the Asia Pacific, as well as how her administration will figure into larger geopolitical trends...
When we look back on 2016 elections, will we find that it in the end it was just a choice between Pepsi and Coca-Cola, between two brands, in choosing between the KMT and DPP?...