{"product_id":"the-taiwan-tinderbox-the-island-nation-at-the-center-of-the-new-cold-war","title":"The Taiwan Tinderbox: The Island-Nation at the Center of the New Cold War","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRussia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the\nworld and overturned assumptions that large-scale conventional war was\ninconceivable in the twenty-first century. On the other side of the planet,\ndemocratic Taiwan faces the rising threat of a military takeover by China a\nconflict whose impact on the international community would be catastrophic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRenowned Taiwan expert and former intelligence officer J.\nMichael Cole explains how this Pacific nation has become a tinderbox that could\nignite a full-scale global conflict. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDrawing on unparalleled access to Taiwanese government\nsources and two decades of on-the-ground observation, he explores the root\ncauses of the conflict between Taiwan and China - from the identity politics\nthat make \"peaceful unification\" inconceivable, to the rise of Xi\nJinping, the most powerful and authoritarian Chinese leader since Mao Zedong. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWith in-depth analysis of how the war in Europe is\ninfluencing preparations by Beijing, Taipei, and Washington for a potential\ncross-Strait confrontation, \u003ci\u003eThe Taiwan Tinderbox\u003c\/i\u003e is an\nimpassioned plea for the defense of Taiwan as a priority for the international\ncommunity and the future of democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Michael Cole\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Non-Resident Fellow\nwith the Global Taiwan Institute in Washington, D.C., the Macdonald-Laurier\nInstitute in Ottawa, Canada, and the Taiwan Hub at the University of\nNottingham, UK. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe is also a Research Fellow and Executive Editor with the\nProspect Foundation in Taiwan, and a strategic consultant for various\ngovernments and the private sector. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUntil May 2024, he was the Senior Advisor on Countering\nForeign Authoritarian Influence (CFAI) with the International Republican\nInstitute (IRI). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe is a former analyst with the Canadian Security\nIntelligence Service (CSIS) in Ottawa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"JOHN WILEY \u0026 SONS SINGAPORE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44800028606671,"sku":"9781509568055","price":45.73,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_e4c70f43-7b66-43e6-b443-483aaf92d1fc.webp?v=1777005172","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/the-taiwan-tinderbox-the-island-nation-at-the-center-of-the-new-cold-war","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}