Under Threat From China, What Can Taiwan Learn From Israel?｜Taiwan Talks EP104

Описание: 00:00 Introduction
02:26 Israel, neighbors
02:59 Taiwan, Israeli security challenges
07:20 Nikkei veterans report
10:21 What drives the IDF?
11:29 Can Israel’s secret help Taiwan
22:29 China to increase defense spending by more than 7%
24:31 The ‘Taiwan question’
38:02 U.S. Arms sales

Welcome to the second part of our Israel-Taiwan show. In the first part, we discussed geopolitical comparisons between Taiwan and Israel-Palestine. Today we ask whether Taiwan’s defense can learn lessons from Israel.

Also in the show:
• The Israeli Defense Forces are at the core of Israeli society. We find out what difference this makes to Israel’s security
• In the 1960s, Israel partnered with Taiwan under the martial law era Kuomintang, or KMT, to develop nuclear weapons
• China has announced it’s increasing defense spending by more than 7% this year


Our panelists on the show are:

Tony Hu formerly US Department of Defense, Senior Director for China, Taiwan, Mongolia. Also formerly American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), Security Cooperation Office, Deputy Chief. And also the Taiwan in-Country Manager for Raytheon Company.

Guermantes Lailari a retired US Air force Foreign Area Officer specializing in counterterrorism, irregular warfare, and missile defense. He was a United States Air Force Attaché in the Middle East, and served in Iraq. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sponsored him as a Taiwan Fellow during 2022 and he will continue his research in 2023 at National Chengchi University in Taipei.