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This study uses the postmodern military model to measure how public perception of the military is influenced by self-identification in Taiwan. It unveils the schism that exists between military and society, contributing to low morale and a lack of esprit de corps that puts the island's forces at risk from an increasingly confident China.

Middle-Power Responses to China's BRI and America's Indo-Pacific Strategybrings together an international, multidisciplinary group of leading experts to contribute a well-rounded, multifaceted view of the transformation that is currently taking place in the geopolitics of the Asia-Pacific.

Artificial intelligence and implications for security cooperation in Asia / by Sadamasa Oue -- Evolving toward a balanced cyber strategy in East Asia: cyber deterrence or cooperation? / by Hon-min Yau -- A review of defense development in Japan and Taiwan / by Eddie T.H. Chien and Yi-Chen, Hung -- Nuclear ambition: Taiwan's attempt to go nuclear vs. Japan's latent nuclear capabilities / by Takeuchi Toshitaka -- Coordinating Japanese and Taiwanese surface-to-ship missile systems: rationale and scheme / by Masahiro Matsumura -- Retrospect and prospects for Taiwan-Japan security cooperation / by Chihlung Dan -- Perceptions in Taiwan of security cooperation with Tokyo: a culturalist prognosis / by Dean Karalekas.

Artificial intelligence and implications for security cooperation in Asia -- Evolving toward a balanced cyber strategy in East Asia: cyber deterrence or cooperation? -- A review of defense development in Japan and Taiwan -- Nuclear ambition: Taiwan's attempt to go nuclear vs. Japan's latent nuclear capabilities -- Coordinating Japanese and Taiwanese surface-to-ship missile systems: rationale and scheme -- Retrospect of and prospects for Taiwan-Japan security cooperation -- Perceptions in Taiwan of security cooperation with Tokyo: a culturalist prognosis.

Intro -- Contents -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Artificial Intelligence and Implications for Security Cooperation in Asia -- 1.1 Implications of AI on Military Affairs -- 1.2 Factors Driving Future AI Development -- 1.3 American Military Use of AI -- 1.4 Chinese Military Use of AI -- 1.5 Japanese Military Use of AI -- 1.6 Taiwan's Military Use of AI -- 1.7 Summary of AI Assessment -- 1.8 Trilateral Cooperation, Interoperability vis-à-vis China -- 1.9 AI Policy Proposal -- References -- Chapter 2 Evolving Toward a Balanced Cyber Strategy in East Asia: Cyber Deterrence or Cooperation? -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Deterrence Theories -- 2.3 New Deterrence Variants in Cyberspace -- 2.4 Empirical Challenges of Cyber Deterrence in East Asia -- 2.5 Conceptual Problems of Offensive Cyber Capabilities -- 2.6 From Cyber Deterrence to Cyber Cooperation -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 A Review of Defense Development in Japan and Taiwan -- 3.1 Post-War History: The International Situation -- 3.2 The First Island Chain -- 3.3 The International Roles of Japan and Taiwan -- 3.4 Defense Development in Japan -- 3.5 Defense Development in Taiwan -- 3.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Nuclear Ambition: Taiwan's Attempt to Go Nuclear vs. Japan's Latent Nuclear Capabilities -- 4.1 Taiwan's Attempt to Go Nuclear -- 4.2 Japan's Latent Nuclear Capabilities -- 4.3 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 5 Coordinating Japanese and Taiwanese Surface-to-Ship Missile Systems: Rationale and Scheme -- 5.1 China's Arms Buildup for A2/AD -- 5.2 A Need for More Anti-Ship Missiles -- 5.3 Policy Coordination for a Region-Wide Barrier -- 5.4 Japan-Taiwan Anti-Ship Missile Coordination -- 5.5 Sharing Operational Data -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 Retrospect of and Prospects for Taiwan-Japan Security Cooperation

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Authors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I: Historical Foundations -- Chapter 1: Writing the History of the South China Sea Disputes -- Introduction -- Who Controls the Past, Controls the Future -- The Early Works on the Disputes -- Flawed Evidence -- 1876 Claim to the Paracels by the Chinese Ambassador to London -- 1883 Protests Against German Surveys in the Spratly Islands -- The 1887 Sino-Tonkin Convention -- The Mystery of the 1902 Voyage -- The Island Names -- 1933 Diplomatic Protest? -- 1930s' Surveys -- The Cairo Declaration -- The Surrender of the Japanese Garrisons in the Paracels and Spratlys -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part II: Enterprises -- Chapter 2: Undisputed Winners: The Benefits and Beneficiaries of the South China Sea Maritime Territorial Disputes -- Introduction -- Beneficiaries of the South China Sea Disputes -- Benefits of the South China Sea Disputes -- Material Benefits -- Immediate Financial Gains -- Future Investment Guarantees -- Affiliated Industry Creation and Expansion -- Immaterial Benefits -- Narrative of Necessity -- Relative Risk -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Tourism as a Territorial Strategy in the South China Sea -- Introduction -- Tourism as a Territorial Strategy and Tool of Chinese Foreign Policy -- Tourism, "Creative Territorialization," and Tension in the South China Sea -- Contested Sovereignty and Territory as Selling Points -- A Political Reading of Popular Tourist Guides -- Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines Enter the Fray -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Part III: Localities -- Chapter 4: The Role of Provinces in Decision-Making Processes in China: The Case of Hainan Province -- Introduction -- The Center-Province Relationship in Foreign Policy-Making -- Political Decentralization in China

An examination of the undercurrents of statehood and sovereign integrity vis-à-vis the State of Palestine, Taiwan, and Western Sahara; and examines why the international system is convoluted and often powerless in effecting the principles of self-determination. This denial of collective aspiration continues to be a source of regional and global insight.