As welcome as recent moves toward Iranian-Gulf détente have been, extensive obstacles continue to stand in the way of a real and sustained relaxation of tensions, cause by what international relations scholars call the “security dilemma.”
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Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense is warning that current Chinese military exercises could be cover for a future invasion. China's President Xi Jinping has said he wants to reunite with Taiwan peacefully, but Beijing has increased the pace of its exercises, leading to questions about what the United States should – and would – do if Beijing invades Taiwan. Nick Schifrin reports.
Defending Taiwan is about more than defending democracy abroad. A successful Chinese occupation of Taiwan would also threaten allies, global trade, and the Pacific.