ST Deep Dive: Concerns over Taiwan; options with Aukus

Here's a round-up of recent commentaries and more by think-tanks in the region and elsewhere that could be of interest to those who watch Asia.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a stark reminder of the possibility that the fate of Taiwan may be eventually decided by military force, says Mr Drew Thompson, a visiting senior research fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

Were that to happen, he says, South-east Asian states would face unavoidable political, economic and security risks. 

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