Lana Pedisic
@lanapedisic.bsky.social
Security Issues | EU-China | EU-Taiwan | Indo-Pacific | Disinformation
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Austria is set for a far-right chancellor. For the EU it’s the ‘new normal’
Austria is set for a far-right chancellor. For the EU it’s the ‘new normal’
If Herbert Kickl becomes chancellor, Vienna will join list of disruptive member states, putting EU policies in peril
When Austria’s Freedom party (FPÖ) entered government 25 years ago, shock waves reverberated around Europe. Punitive measures were…
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Austria is set for a far-right chancellor. For the EU it’s the ‘new normal’
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Regulations updated to deal with investigating submarine cable sabotage
Taiwan launches detention rule in light of 'gray zone' activities at sea - Focus Taiwan
Taiwan's authorities said Thursday that a mechanism has been established to facilitate interdepartmental efforts to allow vessels suspected of engaging in acts of sabotage in coastal waters to be deta...
focustaiwan.tw
January 16, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Regulations updated to deal with investigating submarine cable sabotage
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Tonight in Taipei 🌙🇹🇼
December 20, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Tonight in Taipei 🌙🇹🇼
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This is unequivocally my book recommendation for 2024:
China Marches West by Peter Perdue.
Excellently written and about a truly epic (but oft overlooked) period of grand Qing expansionism & those it trampled under hoof…
China Marches West by Peter Perdue.
Excellently written and about a truly epic (but oft overlooked) period of grand Qing expansionism & those it trampled under hoof…
December 19, 2024 at 7:53 PM
This is unequivocally my book recommendation for 2024:
China Marches West by Peter Perdue.
Excellently written and about a truly epic (but oft overlooked) period of grand Qing expansionism & those it trampled under hoof…
China Marches West by Peter Perdue.
Excellently written and about a truly epic (but oft overlooked) period of grand Qing expansionism & those it trampled under hoof…
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"If the KMT forcefully passes the amendments ... Taiwan's democratic self-checking and self-repairing mechanism will be gone, and it will also cause significant and irreversible damage to Taiwan's civil society and democratic system," the ruling party said."
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12...
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12...
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers were aiming to stop three amendments that would make it more difficult for voters to oust elected officials who they see as unfit.
www.japantimes.co.jp
December 20, 2024 at 6:55 AM
"If the KMT forcefully passes the amendments ... Taiwan's democratic self-checking and self-repairing mechanism will be gone, and it will also cause significant and irreversible damage to Taiwan's civil society and democratic system," the ruling party said."
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12...
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12...
Right on point.
Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani is angry with the EU.
The message we get is that the more you align with 🇷🇺🇮🇷🇨🇳, the more progress you make on the EU path
Whereas, if you are at 100% alignment with the EU as Kosovo is, there's no progress for you
This has nothing to do with a merit-based process
The message we get is that the more you align with 🇷🇺🇮🇷🇨🇳, the more progress you make on the EU path
Whereas, if you are at 100% alignment with the EU as Kosovo is, there's no progress for you
This has nothing to do with a merit-based process
December 19, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Right on point.
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TSMC, and DTF, I guess. Symbols of Taiwan.
Soup Dumplings as Soft Power
Din Tai Fung has become a potent global symbol of Taiwan, at a time when the island sorely needs it.
foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/13/t...
Soup Dumplings as Soft Power
Din Tai Fung has become a potent global symbol of Taiwan, at a time when the island sorely needs it.
foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/13/t...
Soup Dumplings as Soft Power
Din Tai Fung has become a potent global symbol of Taiwan, at a time when the island sorely needs it.
foreignpolicy.com
December 14, 2024 at 8:33 PM
TSMC, and DTF, I guess. Symbols of Taiwan.
Soup Dumplings as Soft Power
Din Tai Fung has become a potent global symbol of Taiwan, at a time when the island sorely needs it.
foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/13/t...
Soup Dumplings as Soft Power
Din Tai Fung has become a potent global symbol of Taiwan, at a time when the island sorely needs it.
foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/13/t...
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👏👏👏 Paraguay on Thursday kicked out a Chinese envoy for interfering in its domestic affairs and urging the South American nation to break off ties and long friendship with Taiwan. The Chinese diplomat was given 24 hours to leave the country.
www.cnn.com/2024/12/05/a...
www.cnn.com/2024/12/05/a...
Paraguay kicks out Chinese envoy for Taiwan comments | CNN
Paraguay on Thursday kicked out a Chinese envoy for allegedly interfering in its domestic affairs and urging the South American nation to break off ties and long friendship with Taiwan. The Chinese di...
www.cnn.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:46 AM
👏👏👏 Paraguay on Thursday kicked out a Chinese envoy for interfering in its domestic affairs and urging the South American nation to break off ties and long friendship with Taiwan. The Chinese diplomat was given 24 hours to leave the country.
www.cnn.com/2024/12/05/a...
www.cnn.com/2024/12/05/a...
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🇵🇼 Greetings from Palau, last stop of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's Pacific tour. The region is a crucial diplomatic front for Taipei and could also play a strategic role in a potential conflict.
Our latest on why his trip matters: on.wsj.com/4gozCu7 with @austinramzy.bsky.social
Our latest on why his trip matters: on.wsj.com/4gozCu7 with @austinramzy.bsky.social
December 6, 2024 at 5:00 AM
🇵🇼 Greetings from Palau, last stop of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te's Pacific tour. The region is a crucial diplomatic front for Taipei and could also play a strategic role in a potential conflict.
Our latest on why his trip matters: on.wsj.com/4gozCu7 with @austinramzy.bsky.social
Our latest on why his trip matters: on.wsj.com/4gozCu7 with @austinramzy.bsky.social
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New @doublethinklab.bsky.social report from my colleagues @jasperhewitt.bsky.social and Elena Yi-Ching Ho!
In collaboration with @voanews.bsky.social, they examined into PRC information operations during the US elections and observed 315 Spamouflage accounts on X. Read the full report below.
In collaboration with @voanews.bsky.social, they examined into PRC information operations during the US elections and observed 315 Spamouflage accounts on X. Read the full report below.
Doublethink Lab and Voice of America: US Election Joint Observation Mission Final Report
This report provides an overview of Chinese information operations during the US elections.
medium.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:19 AM
New @doublethinklab.bsky.social report from my colleagues @jasperhewitt.bsky.social and Elena Yi-Ching Ho!
In collaboration with @voanews.bsky.social, they examined into PRC information operations during the US elections and observed 315 Spamouflage accounts on X. Read the full report below.
In collaboration with @voanews.bsky.social, they examined into PRC information operations during the US elections and observed 315 Spamouflage accounts on X. Read the full report below.
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US to deploy missile units to Japan islands in Taiwan contingency – Kyodo News: ‘the first joint operation plan for the United States and Japan to cope with a contingency involving Taiwan and China’
U.S. to deploy missile units to Japan islands in Taiwan contingency
The U.S. military will set up temporary bases along Japan's southwestern Nansei island chain and the Philippines to deploy missile units in the event of a Taiwan contingency, sources familiar with Jap...
english.kyodonews.net
November 25, 2024 at 8:34 AM
US to deploy missile units to Japan islands in Taiwan contingency – Kyodo News: ‘the first joint operation plan for the United States and Japan to cope with a contingency involving Taiwan and China’