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J. Michael Cole

J. Michael Cole

J. Michael Cole is editor in chief of Taiwan Sentinel as well as a Taipei-based Senior Fellow with the China Policy Institute/Taiwan Studies Programme at the University of Nottingham, UK

J. Michael Cole is editor in chief of Taiwan Sentinel as well as a Taipei-based Senior Fellow with the China Policy Institute/Taiwan Studies Programme at the University of Nottingham, UK and associate researcher with the French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (CEFC). He was chief editor of www.thinking-taiwan.com, a site sponsored by a foundation created by current Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, from 2014-16, and deputy news editor at the Taipei Times from 2010-13. He is a former analyst at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) in Ottawa and has a Master’s Degree in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada. He is a regular columnist for The Diplomat, The National Interest, and a contributor for Jane’s Defence Weekly. His work has also appeared in several international outlets including the Wall Street Journal, the Globe and Mail, the Christian Science Monitor, the Age, the Brookings Institution, and CNN. His latest book, Convergence or Conflict in the Taiwan Strait, was published by Routledge in 2016.
You can follow him on Twitter: @jmichaelcole1.
Posts by J. Michael Cole
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January 03, 2013

China's Maritime Surveillance Fleet Adds Muscle

China has added new capabilities that could increase tensions in the East and South China Seas even more.

December 25, 2012

BrahMos Among Deals Putin Inks with India

India and Russia sign an important deal to co-develop an air-launched version of the supersonic cruise missile.

December 19, 2012

Russia and America's New Arms Race

Signs are emerging that Moscow and Washington will compete over precision guided conventionally-armed ICBMs.

December 11, 2012

A New Game Plan For China's Nuclear Arsenal?

Xi’s recent speech to the 2nd Artillery have some thinking that changes are in store for China’s nuclear doctrine.

December 05, 2012

New Leaders: New Attitude?

Recent examples have some concerned that Beijing is taking a tougher line on a number of issues, including cross-Strait relations.

December 02, 2012

China's Oil Quest Comes to Iraq

While China’s oil dealings with countries like Iran and Sudan receive global attention, its budding relationship with Iraq may turn out to be the most important.

November 27, 2012

China's New Passport Sparks Controversy

China’s refashioned passports features watermarks to some hotly disputed territories.

November 20, 2012

Mixed Messages From China on Taiwan

A new promotional defense video showed a Chinese missile destroying Taiwanese jets.

November 12, 2012

U.S.-Japan to Revise Defense Ties

“The proposed changes in the guidelines appear to be custom-made to address the China challenge…”

November 05, 2012

The Ultimate Missile Defense: Drones?

Japanese missile defenses were unable to track N. Korea’s April missile launch. Could drones be the solution?

October 31, 2012

China's J-31 Stealth Aircraft Takes Flight

With the first flight of the J-31 or F-60, many questions are being asked. Will it operate on a carrier? Is it for export?

October 22, 2012

Russia Flexes its Atomic Muscles

Angered by U.S. plans to deploy missile defenses, Moscow puts on display its fearsome nuclear arsenal.

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