The Taiwan Democracy and Security Project is part of the U.S.-Asia Security Initiative at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Scholarly Publications
Taiwan's Democracy Challenged: The Chen Shui-bian Years
December 2015
At the end of Chen Shui-bian’s two terms as the president of Taiwan, his tenure was widely viewed as a disappointment, if not an outright failure.
The Aborigine Constituencies in the Taiwanese Legislature
November 2015
The Republic of China on Taiwan has long reserved legislative seats for its indigenous minority, the yuanzhumin.
Threats, Alliances, and Electorates: Why Taiwan's Defense Spending Has Fallen as China's Has Risen
November 2015
Over the past 20 years, the military balance between the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan has rapidly shifted.
Other Publications
Taiwan's Place in the Evolving Security Environment of East Asia
July 2018
In March 2018 the Taiwan Democracy and Security Project, a part of the U.S.-Asia Security Initiative at Stanford University’s Shorenstein Asia- Pacific Research Center, convened a workshop that...
Conference Report: The Politics of Polarization in Taiwan [Oct. 2014]
December 2014
Over the past year and more, Taiwan’s political elite has been deadlocked over the question of deepening economic relations with the People’s Republic of China.
News
AIT Director Addresses Significance of Taiwan Relations Act's 40th Anniversary
March 2019
On March 4, Brent Christensen, Director of the American Institute in Taiwan’s Taipei office, delivered the keynote speech at the Taiwan Democracy and Security Project's annual workshop.
APARC Scholar on Taiwan's Local Elections
November 2018
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party suffered a large setback in Taiwan’s local elections on November 24, 2018, with voters delivering a sharp rebuke to President Tsai Ing-wen.We curate here...
Ambassador James Moriarty talks US-Taiwan relation at APARC
May 2018
Chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan’s Board of Trustees James Moriarty visited Shorenstein APARC on May 3rd for a seminar titled “The United States and Taiwan: An Enduring Friendship.” The...
Events
My Vision for Kaohsiung: Reshaping Party Politics and Public Service in Taiwan’s Democracy
April 3, 2019
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U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a Changing Indo-Pacific Region
March 15, 2019
Mr. Randall Schriver is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs. Mr.
The 40th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act
February 13, 2019
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Projects
Taiwan Democracy Project Working Paper Series
This series is a collection of occasional working papers produced for the Taiwan Democracy Project, supported by the Center on Democracy, Development, and Rule of Law. TDP WP 2015:2 - Threats,...
English
Taiwan Democracy and Security Project Speaker Series
The Taiwan Democracy and Security Project Speaker Series features talks by Taiwanese public officials, intellectuals, and scholars, and by U.S.-based scholars of Taiwan and of cross-strait...
English
Annual Conference on Taiwan Democracy
Each year, CDDRL's Taiwan Democracy Project organizes at least one public conference addressing some of the challenges confronting Taiwan's democratic development, in comparative perspective.
English
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Taiwan and the TPP: A Re-Evaluation
April 2016
This half-day symposium brought together scholars and practitioners to reconsider Taiwan's prospects for entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership in light of the conclusion of negotiations in October 2015 and the election of a new president and...
The January Taiwan Elections and the Implications for Cross-Strait Relations
March 2016
AbstractTaiwan’s domestic politics, particularly presidential elections, has been the main driver of the island’s relations with China for two decades. The 2016 elections, in which the Democratic Progressive Party, led by Dr.
Taiwan's 2016 Presidential and Legislative Elections
March 2016
On January 16, 2016, Taiwanese went to the polls to elect a new president and legislature.