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Strategic Ambiguity and Clarity: The Proper Way to Protect Taiwan

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Strategic Ambiguity and Clarity: The Proper Way to Protect Taiwan
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and former U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) attend a meeting at the presidential office in Taipei on April 15, 2021. Ann Wang/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Morgan Deane
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The current debate over America’s strategic ambiguity misses the best parts of both clarity and ambiguity. U.S. strategy should change to adopt them.

Morgan Deane
Morgan Deane
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Morgan Deane is a former U.S. Marine, a military historian, and a freelance author. He studied military history at Kings College London and Norwich University. Morgan works as a professor of military history at the American Public University. He is a prolific author whose writings include "Decisive Battles in Chinese History," "Dragon’s Claws with Feet of Clay: A Primer on Modern Chinese Strategy," and the forthcoming, "Beyond Sunzi: Classical Chinese Debates on War and Government." His military analysis has been published in Real Clear Defense and Strategy Bridge, among other publications.
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