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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.
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July 23, 2014
To Freeze or Not to Freeze: The DPP’s ‘Independence Clause’
By J. Michael Cole
The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) independence clause is a non-issue and should be treated as such.
July 10, 2014
Where Would Beijing Use External Distractions?
By J. Michael Cole
Should the CCP find itself in dire straits, could provoking external conflicts boost its legitimacy at home?
July 01, 2014
Was Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement Successful?
By J. Michael Cole
Did Taiwan's Sunflower Movement succeed?
June 13, 2014
Neutralizing Contention: A New Policy for Taiping Island and the South China Sea
By J. Michael Cole
To create space between its maritime claims and Beijing's, Taiwan should neutralize Taiping Island.
June 03, 2014
Beijing Rejects Taiwan’s ‘Greater One China’ Proposal
By J. Michael Cole
Mainland China continues to reject any proposal for reunification outside the "one country, two systems" framework.
May 24, 2014
Wake Up, Washington: All's Not Well in Taiwan
By J. Michael Cole
Unless Washington quickly modernizes its views on current realities in the Taiwan Strait, it will be caught unprepared.
April 30, 2014
Taiwan Executes 5 Death Row Inmates as Political Crisis Deepens
By J. Michael Cole
J. Michael Cole reports from Taipei for The Diplomat.
April 28, 2014
Taiwan Rocked by Anti-Nuclear Protests
By J. Michael Cole
Anti-nuclear protesters have taken to the streets of Taipei to demand the end of atomic energy on the island.
April 19, 2014
To Buy or Not to Buy? A Dilemma for Taiwan’s Navy
By J. Michael Cole
Taiwan's Navy is considering the purchase of Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates. Does it really need them?
April 11, 2014
Sunflowers End Occupation of Taiwan’s Legislature
By J. Michael Cole
J. Michael Cole reports from Taipei for The Diplomat.
April 01, 2014
Say Goodbye to ‘Peaceful Unification’
By J. Michael Cole
The successful occupation of the legislature shows that peaceful unification in the future is a pipe dream.
March 31, 2014
Hundreds of Thousands Protest Against Trade Pact in Taiwan
By J. Michael Cole
Protests over a Taiwan-China trade pact continued, with up to 350,000 attending a rally outside the Presidential Office.