The Cost of Abandoning Taiwan: How Appeasement Leads to an Outcome Far Worse Than Defeat
This analysis argues that the United States must defend Taiwan to maintain its global strategic, economic, and technological standing. It posits that the long-term costs of abandoning Taiwan would be far more damaging to U.S. power than the risks associated with a potential conflict.
Why it matters
The piece highlights the critical role Taiwan plays in the global semiconductor supply chain and the broader geopolitical competition between the U.S. and China.
Foreign policy debates are often framed around a single question: what causes are worth fighting for? Far less often do strategists ask the more uncomfortable but ultimately more revealing question, what causes are worth losing for? In the case of Taiwan, that distinction matters profoundly.
The article advocates for a hawkish foreign policy stance regarding U.S. military commitment and strategic interests.
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