News Analysis
President Joe Biden has stated, in no uncertain terms, that the United States would defend Taiwan in the event of a military attack by China. His increasingly public commitment strengthens deterrence.
Thinking About China
Opinion
Biden’s Red Line on Taiwan
The new American position of strategic clarity publicly vows to defend Taiwan against attack by China
President Joe Biden participates in a CNN town hall hosted by anchor Anderson Cooper at Baltimore Center Stage in Baltimore, Maryland, on Oct. 21, 2021. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images
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Anders Corr
Author
Anders Corr has a bachelor's/master's in political science from Yale University (2001) and a doctorate in government from Harvard University (2008). He is a principal at Corr Analytics Inc. and publisher of the Journal of Political Risk, and has conducted extensive research in North America, Europe, and Asia. His latest books are “The Concentration of Power: Institutionalization, Hierarchy, and Hegemony” (2021) and “Great Powers, Grand Strategies: the New Game in the South China Sea" (2018).
