The failure of the KMT and TPP to agree on a joint presidential ticket and the fallout from their televised spat is likely to hurt all parties involved, giving momentum to the DPP.

By Brian Hioe

Unless the pan-Blue camp finds a way to unite behind a single candidate, the DPP is the odds-on favourite to win the 2024 presidential election but the outlook for the legislative elections is less clear

By Brian Hioe

The EU and its member states are already playing a constructive role in the Indo-Pacific region's economic development. It is also in their interests to contribute to efforts to preserve the peace in the South China Sea

By Darryl Lupton

Pan-Green parties have had more success in appealing to the youth in the past two elections but things are not as clear cut this time around

By Brian Hioe

By Jerome F Keating

The concept of an empire is not foreign to Western minds. The Greeks will easily point back to the empire, which Alexander the Great forged (333-323 BCE); it stretched from the Aegean to India and ironically even included their age-old foe Persia.

The wave of #MeToo cases that has swept across Taiwan has gone on for over three weeks now. The influence of the wave of allegations has already been profound, though whether this leads to lasting social and political change regarding entrenched issues of sexual assault or harassment remains to be seen.

By Brian Hioe

With three candidates already in the race to be Taiwan's next president and the possibility of others joining, this election has echoes of the past

By Brian Hioe

The legal tussle over CtiTV's licence renewal illustrates how difficult it is to balance regulating media, stemming Chinese influence, and avoiding allegations of politically persecuting political opponents.

By Brian Hioe

Is Taiwan doing enough to ensure that local lawyers are serving as gatekeepers rather than crime enablers?

By Paul Shelton