Andrew Latham is a Senior Washington Fellow at the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy and a professor of international relations and political theory at Macalester College in Saint Paul, MN. You can follow him on X: @aalatham. Dr. Latham is a daily columnist for 19FortyFive.com
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During the 1995–1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, the United States did more than demonstrate political resolve. It demonstrated operational reach in a form Beijing could...
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