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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.

Posts by J. Michael Cole

March 21, 2013

The Future of Missile Defense in Asia?

J. Michael Cole explains the potential implications for Asia of a successful missile defense test in Europe.

March 20, 2013

NASA-Linked Chinese Scientist Arrested

A Chinese space researcher is arrested as he allegedly tries to flee the U.S. with sensitive aerospace info.

March 12, 2013

Tensions Build as North Korea Scraps Armistice

North Korea declares the armistice that put an end to active fighting in the Korean War “a dead paper.”

March 07, 2013

Taiwan’s Regional Security Profile Grows

Taiwan is silently carving out a role as a possible component with the region’s growing security architecture.

February 28, 2013

China's Navy Goes Stealth

China recently commissioned the first Type 056 Jiangdao-class stealth corvette in another step towards modernization.

February 26, 2013

F-35: Grounded Due to Engine Issues

America’s most expensive defense program, the F-35, suffers yet another setback.

February 20, 2013

North Korea’s Daily Double

A day before its 3rd nuclear test the DPRK allegedly tested engines for its missile program.

February 05, 2013

China’s Navy Aims for Transparency

Many have complained China’s military lacks a certain degree of transparency in its operations. That could be changing.

January 22, 2013

Tensions Mount Between Japan and China

With strong words coming from both sides, Tokyo and Beijing’s spat over islands in the E. China Sea drags on.

January 15, 2013

Lasers: Asia's Coming "Sci-Fi" Arms Race

More and more direct-energy weapons appear to be the wave of the future.

January 12, 2013

Japan, China Scramble Military Jets in East China Sea

Tensions continue to mount in the East China Sea between Japan and China over disputed islands.

January 09, 2013

Japan Explores War Scenarios with China

Japan’s Defense Ministry explores three scenarios in which Tokyo could come to blows with Beijing.