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January 11, 2026
New Book on U.S. Allies and the Taiwan Strait
Date: 2026/01/01
Dear All,
Apologies for cross-posting. I am delighted to announce the incredibly timely publication of the newest Element in our Cambridge Elements series: Adam Liff's U.S. Allies and the Taiwan Strait.
The book is open access, so everyone reading this should be able to download it for free. I've appended the abstract below.
Happy New Year Everyone!
By Adam Liff
Against the backdrop of worsening tensions across the Taiwan Strait, this Element analyzes the positions and policies vis-à-vis Taiwan of six major democratic US treaty allies-Japan, Australia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, France, Germany-and the European Union. Historically and today, these US partners have exercised far greater agency supporting Taiwan's international space and cross-Strait stability-in key instances even blazing early trails Washington would later follow-than the overwhelmingly US-centric academic and policy discourse generally suggests. Decades ago, each crafted an intentionally ambiguous official position regarding Taiwan's status that effectively granted subsequent political leaders considerable flexibility to operationalize their government's 'One China' policy and officially 'unofficial' relationship with Taiwan. Today, intensifying cross-Strait frictions ensure that US allies' policy choices will remain critical factors affecting the status quo's sustainability and democratic Taiwan's continued viability as an autonomous international actor.
Mary Alice Haddad
John E. Andrus Professor of Government
Professor of East Asian Studies
Professor of Environmental Studies
Wesleyan University
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